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After jointly founding the so-called Space Club, Youichi and his friend Amamiya Ginga, the son of Amamiya Daigo, spent their school days building a rocket -- until one fateful night, a mysterious young girl called Aries crash-lands near them, her memories also lost from the shock of the landing.

Release DateDec 9, 2016
Price$ 34.99  Top 3%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)90.1% (very positive) Top 25% / 91.6%  Top 20%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)80.9% Top 20% / 82.5%  Top 15%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)131  / 155
Curators34 reviews  Top 20%
Median Play Time35.5 hours  Top 3%
Play Time per Dollar1 hour  Top 25%
Followers2.2K  Top 25%
Owners± 7.8K 
Copies Sold± 5.2K 
Gross Revenue ($)± 80.8K  Top 25%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Himawari - The Sunflower - steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This graph shows Himawari - The Sunflower -'s Steam rating and reviews between December 2016 and December 2023. Steam's rating is varying from 100% (January 2017) to 91.3% (September 2023).

With 155 reviews, Himawari - The Sunflower - could be a decent indie success. There is a peak in May 2020 that suggests a major update or discount.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Himawari - The Sunflower - and the proportion of players they represent.

This donut chart displays the languages of Himawari - The Sunflower -'s reviewers. The most popular language is Simplified Chinese (57%), followed by English (34%). There is diversity in the review languages, with 9 languages represented. The game has 2 translations (English and Simplified Chinese), it's always good to have more translations to access other markets.

Time Played

Chart displaying Himawari - The Sunflower - percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time played in Himawari - The Sunflower -, comparing positive and negative reviews. The time played is great, reaching 60 hours in the 80th percentile.

The negative reviews median playtime closely matches the median for positive reviews, meaning that there is no major difference between the players' experiences and the reviews probably reflect personal preferences more than anything else. Some Himawari - The Sunflower - players left negative reviews after playing for a long time (more than 52 hours for the top 20%), it can be a sign that a part of the fanbase was displeased about the evolution of the game and decided to review bomb it. The Players' feedback section might help understanding the issue.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Extensive visual novel
  • Great character building
  • Intriguing mysteries
  • Immersion
  • Diverse sci-fi topics
  • Thrilling
  • Good price
  • Interesting hidden motives
  • Memorable characters
  • Good use of sunflowers
  • Must do routes in specific order
  • Romance aspect not good
  • Too much information dumping
  • Sci-fi not the main dish

The intention behind these pros & cons isn't to establish a balanced evaluation of the game, but rather to assist developers in identifying enhancement opportunities. The game's score of 90.1%  Top 25% should be considered while evaluating them.

Take into account that list was generated using AI on a small sample of Himawari - The Sunflower -'s Steam review data, it is not meant to be exhaustive. Additionally, remember that not all issues need to be fixed, sometimes the best approach is to communicate better to manage the player's expectations.

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