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"You are the player, and must chase the Boogie Man. If you catch him, you win! And that's the happy ending, but if you don't..." This is the third title in the Strange Man series. Keith tours a castle with his wife, Helena. Sit back, and enjoy tonight's entertainment: A horrific display of murder.

Release DateFeb 12, 2018
Price$ 2.99  Bottom 25%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)82% (positive) / 82.5%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)75.3% / 75.8%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)178  Top 30% / 194  Top 30%
Curators12 reviews
Median Play Time7.5 hours  Top 25%
Play Time per Dollar2.5 hours  Top 10%
Followers923 
Owners± 32.7K  Top 30%
Copies Sold± 9K  Top 30%
Gross Revenue ($)± 17.1K 

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of The Boogie Man steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This chart shows The Boogie Man's Steam rating and reviews from February 2018 to December 2023. Steam's rating is varying from 100% (June 2018) to 78.3% (September 2020).

With its 194 reviews Top 30%, The Boogie Man could be considered a decent success for an indie game. There is a peak in July 2020 that suggests a major update or discount.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for The Boogie Man and the proportion of players they represent.

This donut graph displays the languages of The Boogie Man's Steam reviews. The most popular language is English (57%), followed by Simplified Chinese (18%). There is a nice diversity in the reviews, with 17 languages represented. 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

Chart displaying The Boogie Man percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time played in The Boogie Man depending if the reviewer left a positive or a negative review. The time played is decent, reaching 12 hours in the 80th percentile.

The median play time for the negative reviews is 1.7 times less than the median for positive reviews.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • interesting story
  • good atmosphere
  • fine characters
  • clever puzzles
  • fun to play
  • wonderful story
  • huge map
  • creepiest of all the games
  • exciting story
  • good mechanics
  • poor voice acting
  • difficult to achieve happy ending
  • confusing puzzles
  • subjective player character
  • unsatisfactory villain
  • misleading puzzles
  • no objectives provided
  • exploration not rewarded
  • disappointing player character
  • weak horror element

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 82% rating should be factored in during their evaluation.

Take into account that list was generated using AI on a small sample of The Boogie Man'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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