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Don't Be Afraid is an adventure horror game, that allows you to personate a boy, kidnapped by a psychopath. You have to survive, escape and find out how you were kidnapped. Exploring the gigantic, mysterious house of your torturer, you will soon reveal many secrets, hidden inside it’s walls…

Release DateDec 17, 2020
Price$ 9.99  Top 30%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)84.3% (positive) / 85.3%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)78.8% Top 25% / 79.9%  Top 20%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)415  Top 20% / 523  Top 20%
Curators38 reviews  Top 15%
Median Play Time4.1 hours
Play Time per Dollar25 minutes
Followers3.3K  Top 20%
Owners± 21.4K 
Copies Sold± 16K  Top 25%
Gross Revenue ($)± 142.9K  Top 20%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Don't Be Afraid steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

Here you can see Don't Be Afraid's Steam rating and reviews between December 2020 and December 2023. Steam's rating oscillates between 91.7% (January 2021) and 85% (October 2023).

The 523 reviews Top 20% suggest that Don't Be Afraid might be an indie success or even a small AAA success. The chart looks like a long tail distribution, which sometimes means that the marketing was concentrated on the game launch and then stopped, and that no major update or discounts followed.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Don't Be Afraid and the proportion of players they represent.

This doughnut graph shows Don't Be Afraid's reviewers languages. The most popular language is English (48%), followed by Russian (9%). The player's languages are well diversified, with 21 different languages appearing in the reviews. The game has been translated in 12 languages.

Time Played

Chart displaying Don't Be Afraid percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time players have spent in Don't Be Afraid depending if the reviewer left a positive or a negative review. The time played is decent, reaching 7 hours in the 80th percentile.

The negative reviews median playtime closely matches the median for positive reviews, meaning that there is no major difference between the players' experiences and the reviews probably reflect personal preferences more than anything else.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • 3 different endings
  • scary atmosphere
  • professional voice acting
  • challenging puzzles
  • original content
  • multiple areas
  • solid puzzles
  • replay value
  • interesting story
  • well put together
  • repetitive
  • classic Unity performance issues
  • taboo subject matter
  • easy enemies
  • overuse of mannequins
  • obvious puzzles
  • manual saving not allowed
  • use of common Unity assets
  • very short game
  • confusing puzzles

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 84.3% should be taken into account when assessing them.

Please take this list with a grain of salt, as this is an AI generated list based on a small sample of Don't Be Afraid's review data provided by Steam. You don't always need to solve every issue. What some players hate might be what your fanbase loves.

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