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200 exciting levels in Picross Mermaid — Nonograms!

Developer  Publisher:  Genre:  Translations:  Features:  Tags:  
Release DateAug 1, 2018
Price$ 4.99
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)57.1% (mixed) Bottom 20% / 60.9%  Bottom 25%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)54.8% Bottom 25% / 57.8%  Bottom 30%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)42  / 69
Curators5 reviews  Bottom 30%
Median Play Time59.7 hours  Top 2%
Play Time per Dollar12 hours  Top 1%
Followers76  Bottom 20%
Owners± 281.1K  Top 10%
Copies Sold± 1.8K 
Gross Revenue ($)± 853 

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Picross Fairytale: Legend of the Mermaid steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

Here you can see Picross Fairytale: Legend of the Mermaid's Steam rating and reviews between August 2018 and November 2023. Steam's rating is in a range going from 66.6% (October 2018) to 50% (May 2019).

Considering the 69 reviews, and if it didn't take too long to make the game, Picross Fairytale: Legend of the Mermaid could be a small indie success. There is a peak in June 2019 that suggests a major update or discount.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Picross Fairytale: Legend of the Mermaid and the proportion of players they represent.

This doughnut chart shows Picross Fairytale: Legend of the Mermaid's review languages. The most popular language is English (55%), followed by Russian (20%). The player's languages are well diversified, with 11 different languages appearing in the reviews. The game is translated in 4 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 Picross Fairytale: Legend of the Mermaid percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the number of hours played in Picross Fairytale: Legend of the Mermaid depending if the reviewer left a positive or a negative review. You'll notice that the time played is very impressive, reaching 141 hours in the 80th percentile.

The median play time for the negative reviews is 74 times less than the median for positive reviews. When the negative review time is low (median : 78 minutes), it can be a sign that the game crashes on some systems or that players misunderstood the nature of the game (Does the Steam page clearly explain it, with gifs and a gameplay video ?). It can also mean that some players were somehow offended by Picross Fairytale: Legend of the Mermaid and decided to review it and get a refund under 2 hours. The Players' feedback section might help understanding the issue.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • enjoyable nonogram puzzles
  • ability to check rows and columns
  • option to fill cells or cross them out
  • no penalty for writing, erasing, or using markers
  • pure logic required to complete puzzles
  • 30x30 grid with no mistakes achievable
  • achievement for buying hints
  • pictures are pretty
  • story adds to the experience
  • same enjoyable gameplay as predecessor
  • premium cash store for hints
  • quality-of-life features lacking
  • difficulty level inconsistent
  • not as good as other similar games
  • mouse not utilized well
  • missing highlighting for current row and column
  • solved numbers at start/end of row not greyed out
  • not free-to-play anymore
  • no numbering of cells
  • no highlighting of row or column

The intention behind these pros & cons isn't to establish a balanced evaluation of the game, but rather to assist developers in identifying enhancement opportunities. The game's rating of 57.1%  Bottom 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 Picross Fairytale: Legend of the Mermaid's review data that Steam provides. You don't always need to solve every issue. What some players hate might be what your fanbase loves.

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