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The future came. You'd think that means the apex of the progress and science, but no. After the epidemic spread all over the world in 2022, 95% of the whole population mutated into horrible creatures without any moral values or humanity and started hunting everything that moves. The planet became empty.

Release DateNov 26, 2018
Price$ 8.99
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)55.4% (mixed) Bottom 15% / 57.4%  Bottom 20%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)54.1% Bottom 20% / 55.7%  Bottom 25%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)112  / 136
Curators13 reviews
Median Play Time2.5 hours
Play Time per Dollar16 minutes  Bottom 30%
Followers5.8K  Top 15%
Owners± 6K 
Copies Sold± 4.9K 
Gross Revenue ($)± 14.4K 

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

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

This chart shows ASTRAL's Steam rating and reviews from November 2018 to September 2023. Steam's rating is varying from 38.8% (September 2019) to 57.7% (May 2023).

With its 136 reviews, ASTRAL could be considered a decent success for an indie game. There are peaks that suggests major updates or discounts. They often took place in June.

Review Languages
 

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

This donut chart displays the languages of ASTRAL's reviewers. The most popular language is Russian (54%), followed by English (27%). There is a nice diversity in the reviews, with 13 languages represented. The game has 2 translations (Russian and English), it's always good to have more translations to access other markets.

Time Played

Chart displaying ASTRAL percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time played in ASTRAL depending if the reviewer left a positive or a negative review. The time played is short, reaching only 228 minutes in the 80th percentile. Some players enjoy short games, but there is always a risk that people will be disapointed.

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
  • Atmosphere
  • Storytelling
  • Puzzle mechanics
  • Use of color
  • Solid platforming
  • Sound design
  • Environmental storytelling
  • Unique gameplay mechanic
  • Decent graphics
  • Variety in gameplay
  • Poor level design
  • Easy puzzles
  • Limited replay value
  • Bugs and glitches
  • Issues with documents (text too small to read)
  • Frogger-like mini-game
  • Monochrome graphics
  • Static graphics
  • Annoying character movement
  • Overly simplistic gameplay

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 55.4% rating  Bottom 15% should be factored in during their evaluation.

Take into account that list was generated using AI on a small sample of ASTRAL's Steam review data, it is not meant to be exhaustive. You don't always need to solve every issue. What some players hate might be what your fanbase loves.

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