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Strategy sim game where you build a newspaper! Hire reporters, assign them stories and create amazing front pages! Balance advertisers and politics as you grow the subscriber base. Win awards, complete goals and challenges, research new technology and choose your path as events unfold.

Early Access3 Dec, 2018
Release DateDec 3, 2018
Price$ 13.99  Top 20%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)44.4% (mixed) Bottom 10% / 52%  Bottom 15%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)46.7% Bottom 15% / 51.3%  Bottom 20%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)18  Bottom 25% / 25  Bottom 30%
Curators6 reviews  Bottom 35%
Median Play Time1.5 hour
Play Time per Dollar7 minutes  Bottom 10%
Followers398 
Owners± 926  Bottom 30%
Copies Sold± 667  Bottom 30%
Gross Revenue ($)± 7.5K 

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

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

Here you can see Above the Fold's Steam rating and reviews between December 2018 and July 2022. Steam's rating is in a range going from 63.6% (May 2019) to 52% (July 2022).

With 25 reviews Bottom 35%, Above the Fold could be a success for a hobbyist, or a small indie success if it didn't take too long to produce. 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 Above the Fold and the proportion of players they represent.

This donut graph displays the languages of Above the Fold's Steam reviews. The most popular language is English (88%), followed by German (8%). The player's languages are not very diversified, with only 3 different languages appearing in the reviews. The game has only one translation (English). Having more translations could have boosted the game's popularity.

Time Played

Chart displaying Above the Fold percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the number of hours played in Above the Fold, comparing positive and negative reviews. It also shows the reviews during Early Access. The time in game is acceptable, with 8 hours in the 80th percentile.

The median play time for the negative reviews is 6.8 times less than the median for positive reviews. When the negative review time is low (median : 59 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 Above the Fold and decided to review it and get a refund under 2 hours.

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