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Legend tells of a door deep below Tokyo's sewers. All who enter are lost forever. Detective Ito's partner is missing. Explore Tokyo & uncover the darkness that lays beneath the streets in this Point & Click - meets Visual Novel - narrative adventure that questions the very core of Ito's sanity.

Release DateSep 7, 2017
Price$ 17.99  Top 15%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)86.4% (very positive) / 85.5%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)81.8% Top 20% / 81.4%  Top 20%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)976  Top 15% / 1.3K  Top 15%
Curators79 reviews  Top 10%
Median Play Time8.5 hours  Top 20%
Play Time per Dollar28 minutes
Followers12.7K  Top 10%
Owners± 114.4K  Top 15%
Copies Sold± 61.5K  Top 15%
Gross Revenue ($)± 719.1K  Top 10%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Tokyo Dark steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This chart shows Tokyo Dark's Steam rating and reviews from September 2017 to December 2023. Steam's rating oscillates between 94.3% (September 2017) and 85.5% (December 2023).

With 1.3K reviews Top 15%, Tokyo Dark could be an indie success or even a small AAA success. The graph seems to be a long tailed distribution. That sometimes means that the marketing efforts were concentrated on the game launch, and that there was no major update or discounts after.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Tokyo Dark and the proportion of players they represent.

This donut graph displays the languages of Tokyo Dark's Steam reviews. The most popular language is English (60%), followed by Russian (13%). There is a nice diversity in the reviews, with 25 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 Tokyo Dark percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time players have spent in Tokyo Dark, comparing positive and negative reviews. The time played is adequate, reaching 15 hours in the 80th percentile.

The median play time for the negative reviews is 1.6 times less than the median for positive reviews. A high negative review play time (median : 6 hours) could mean that Tokyo Dark crashes after a while or becomes too repetitive or difficult in the end. You could check if there is an explanation in the Players' feedback section.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • great ost
  • great art & animation sequences
  • interesting story
  • tons of endings
  • NG plus unlocks skipping and save slots to hunt all the endings & achieves
  • interesting stat system
  • cautious gameplay
  • great graphics
  • atmospheric soundtrack
  • professional protagonist
  • minimal voice acting
  • bugs in gameplay
  • loading time issues
  • underdeveloped characters
  • multiple endings inconsistencies

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 86.4% rating should be factored in during their evaluation.

Please take this list with a grain of salt, as this is an AI generated list based on a small sample of Tokyo Dark'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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