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Welcomed by the fluttering of cherry blossom, the main character, Brian, starts a new high school life in Japan. Brian soon starts to get along with two girls in the same class after they start to talk to him. With their help, Brian gradually learns Japanese culture and customs.

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Release DateNov 22, 2016
Price$ 9.99  Top 30%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)91.8% (very positive) Top 20% / 82.5%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)82.5% Top 15% / 76.6%  Top 30%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)147  / 302  Top 25%
Curators44 reviews  Top 15%
Median Play Time5.6 hours  Top 30%
Play Time per Dollar34 minutes
Followers2K  Top 25%
Owners± 87.6K  Top 20%
Copies Sold± 13.4K  Top 25%
Gross Revenue ($)± 64.1K  Top 25%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Japanese School Life steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This graph shows Japanese School Life's Steam rating and reviews between November 2016 and December 2023. Steam's rating oscillates between 100% (December 2016) and 76.4% (December 2017).

With 302 reviews Top 25%, Japanese School Life could be a decent indie success. There are peaks that suggests major updates or discounts.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Japanese School Life and the proportion of players they represent.

This donut chart displays the languages of Japanese School Life's reviewers. The most popular language is English (58%), followed by Simplified Chinese (16%). There is a healthy diversity in the review languages, with 17 different languages represented. The game has 2 translations (English and Japanese), it could have been more popular if it was translated in more languages.

Time Played

Chart displaying Japanese School Life percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time players have spent in Japanese School Life, comparing positive and negative reviews. The time played is decent, reaching 10 hours in the 80th percentile.

The median play time for the negative reviews is similar to the median for positive reviews, hinting that there is no significant difference in the player's experience and that is more a question of personal taste.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • art style is pretty
  • catchy songs
  • interesting perspective on Japanese culture
  • voice work is great
  • clean and cute art
  • thin story
  • main character is insufferable
  • achievements don't work
  • poorly created characters
  • cultural regurgitation
  • incongruities in writing and design
  • lack of educational content
  • failing to add to the story
  • fantasy characters that lack depth
  • lack of meaningful choices/endings

These advantages and disadvantages are not meant to provide a fair assessment of the game, but to help developers identify potential improvements. The game's score of 91.8%  Top 20% should be considered while evaluating them.

Please take this list with a grain of salt, as this is an AI generated list based on a small sample of Japanese School Life's review data provided by Steam. 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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