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Sneak and smash your way through this fiendishly addictive comedy-puzzle-adventure

Release DateApr 19, 2012
Price$ 9.99  Top 30%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)93.3% (positive) Top 15% / 83.6%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)79.7% Top 25% / 75.7%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)45  / 122
Curators23 reviews  Top 25%
Median Play Time13 hours  Top 15%
Play Time per Dollar1.3 hour  Top 20%
Followers259 
Owners± 57.2K  Top 20%
Copies Sold± 4.6K 
Gross Revenue ($)± 39K  Top 30%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of MacGuffin's Curse steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

Here you can see MacGuffin's Curse's Steam rating and reviews between April 2012 and April 2023. Steam's rating is in a range going from 100% (July 2012) to 81% (November 2014).

The 122 reviews suggest that MacGuffin's Curse might be a reasonable indie success. There are peaks that suggests major updates or discounts.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for MacGuffin's Curse and the proportion of players they represent.

This doughnut chart shows MacGuffin's Curse's review languages. The most popular language is English (75%), followed by Russian (7%). The player's languages are well diversified, with 11 different languages appearing in the reviews. The game has only one translation (English). Having more translations could have boosted the game's popularity.

Time Played

Chart displaying MacGuffin's Curse percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the number of hours played in MacGuffin's Curse, showing a comparison between positive and negative reviews. The time played is adequate, reaching 20 hours in the 80th percentile.

The median play time for the negative reviews is 6.8 times less than the median for positive reviews. A low negative review time (median : 126 minutes) can mean that the game crashes on some systems or that the type of gameplay was not completely clear to the players (Is the game unmistakably explained on the Steam Store ?). It is also possible that players were otherwise displeased by MacGuffin's Curse and decided to review it and get a refund under 2 hours. The Players' feedback section might give some insight about that.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • characters are memorable
  • writing is enjoyable
  • lots of optional areas and side quests
  • core puzzle mechanic is solid
  • humorous moments
  • features metroidvania-style gameplay
  • music is well done
  • no bugs experienced
  • fun while it lasts
  • good puzzle design
  • some puzzles are tedious
  • have to plan many moves in advance
  • frustrating crate puzzles
  • puzzles can get kind of hard towards the end
  • restrictive corridors and objects
  • pixelated graphics are not noteworthy
  • movement can be restricted
  • some levels test the brain to the fullest

It's important to understand that this list of positives and negatives is not an unbiased evaluation of the game. Its purpose is to support developers in understanding what their players want. The game's rating of 93.3%  Top 15% should be taken into account when assessing them.

Please keep in mind that this list was AI-generated with only a statistical sample of MacGuffin's Curse's review data that Steam provides. Moreover, be aware that problems aren't always meant to be solved. Communicating clearly and managing the player's expectations is important too!

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