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NUTS is a single-player walking simulator surveillance mystery. Record the squirrels, report your findings, and piece together what’s really going on in Melmoth Forest.

Release DateFeb 4, 2021
Price$ 19.99  Top 10%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)87.1% (very positive) / 87.4%  Top 30%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)81.5% Top 20% / 82.2%  Top 15%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)519  Top 20% / 668  Top 20%
Curators78 reviews  Top 10%
Median Play Time3.8 hours
Play Time per Dollar11 minutes  Bottom 20%
Followers3.1K  Top 20%
Owners± 28.3K  Top 30%
Copies Sold± 12.4K  Top 25%
Gross Revenue ($)± 142.4K  Top 20%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

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

This graph shows NUTS's Steam rating and reviews between February 2021 and December 2023. Steam's rating is relatively stable, varying from 87.4% (December 2023) to 90.1% (October 2021).

With 668 reviews Top 15%, NUTS 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 NUTS and the proportion of players they represent.

This doughnut graph shows NUTS's reviewers languages. The most popular language is English (72%), followed by Russian (4%). There is a healthy diversity in the review languages, with 18 different languages represented. The game is available in 13 languages, which is great.

Time Played

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

This chart displays the time played in NUTS, comparing positive and negative reviews. The time played is decent, reaching 5 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
  • Unique gameplay loop
  • Engaging puzzle mechanics
  • Interesting story
  • Beautiful minimalist visuals
  • Clever use of color palette
  • Good music and voice acting
  • Atmospheric soundscape
  • Varied gameplay mechanics
  • Relaxing gameplay loop
  • Innovative and atmospheric
  • Repetitive tasks
  • Short gameplay
  • Poor controller support
  • Unclear controls and affordances
  • Protagonist's immersion
  • Misleading color coding of objects
  • Lacking ending
  • Hard to find documents
  • Easy final puzzles
  • Mechanics not introduced earlier

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 score of 87.1% should be considered while evaluating them.

Take into account that list was generated using AI on a small sample of NUTS's Steam review data, it is not meant to be exhaustive. 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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