Crazy, physics-driven, four-player marathon across Japan. Combining classic racers like Micro Machines and the insanity of TV's Takeshi's Castle, smash through offices and shopping malls and hurl fruit at your opponents in a party game unlike anything you've played before!
- Sports (123)
- Indie (117)
- Racing (114)
- 4 Player Local (93)
- Family Friendly (90)
- Funny (85)
- Anime (82)
- Multiplayer (80)
- Fighting (77)
- Psychological Horror (70)
- Local Multiplayer (70)
- Action (62)
- Casual (59)
- Memes (56)
- Physics (54)
- Controller (53)
- Early Access (47)
- RTS (42)
- Runner (41)
- Third Person (33)
Release Date | Dec 17, 2018 |
Price | $ 14.99 Top 15% |
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All) | 91.3% (very positive) Top 20% / 91.9% Top 20% |
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All) | 83.4% Top 15% / 84.4% Top 15% |
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All) | 241 Top 30% / 307 Top 25% |
Curators | 53 reviews Top 15% |
Median Play Time | 3.6 hours |
Play Time per Dollar | 14 minutes Bottom 30% |
Followers | 2.6K Top 20% |
Owners | ± 35.2K Top 25% |
Copies Sold | ± 10.7K Top 30% |
Gross Revenue ($) | ± 69.2K Top 25% |
Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
Here you can see Nippon Marathon's Steam rating and reviews between February 2018 and December 2023. Steam's rating is in a range going from 95.3% (March 2018) to 89.8% (June 2018).
With 307 reviews Top 25%, Nippon Marathon could be a decent indie success. Peaks in the chart suggest that major updates or discounts happened. Most of the peaks took place in November.
Review Languages
This donut graph displays the languages of Nippon Marathon's Steam reviews. The most popular language is English (52%), followed by Japanese (17%). The player's languages are well diversified, with 17 different languages appearing in the reviews. The game is translated in 5 languages. Considering that, unless the game is text-heavy, adding translations is not a lot of work compared to making a game, it is often a good idea to translate the game in many languages.
Time Played
This chart displays the number of hours played in Nippon Marathon, comparing positive and negative reviews. You can also see the reviews during the Early Access phase. The time in game is acceptable, with 10 hours in the 80th percentile.
The median play time for the negative reviews is 4.7 times less than the median for positive reviews. A low negative review time (median : 50 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 Nippon Marathon and decided to review it and get a refund under 2 hours. You could check if there is an explanation in the Players' feedback section.
Players' Feedback
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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 rating of 91.3% Top 20% should be taken into account when assessing them.
Please keep in mind that this list was AI-generated with only a statistical sample of Nippon Marathon's review data that Steam provides. Additionally, remember that not all issues need to be fixed, sometimes the best approach is to communicate better to manage the player's expectations.