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Lovecraft’s Untold Stories is an action roguelite with RPG elements. Explore randomly generated levels based in Lovecraft's stories, fight cultists and all kinds of monsters from the Mythos, improve your gear, solve puzzles, and find clues and knowledge to defeat the Great Old Ones.

Release DateJan 31, 2019
Price$ 14.99  Top 15%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)78.9% (mostly positive) / 74.4%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)74.7% / 71.2%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)611  Top 20% / 855  Top 15%
Curators67 reviews  Top 10%
Median Play Time8.6 hours  Top 20%
Play Time per Dollar34 minutes
Followers7.7K  Top 10%
Owners± 309.2K  Top 10%
Copies Sold± 33.4K  Top 20%
Gross Revenue ($)± 275.4K  Top 15%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Lovecraft's Untold Stories steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

Here you can see Lovecraft's Untold Stories's Steam rating and reviews between June 2018 and December 2023. Steam's rating is in a range going from 93.3% (June 2018) to 74.3% (November 2023).

With 855 reviews Top 15%, Lovecraft's Untold Stories could be an indie success or even a small AAA success. The November 2019 peak suggests that there was a major update or discount.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Lovecraft's Untold Stories and the proportion of players they represent.

This doughnut graph shows Lovecraft's Untold Stories's reviewers languages. The most popular language is English (50%), followed by Russian (22%). The player's languages are well diversified, with 22 different languages appearing in the reviews. The game is translated in 6 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 Lovecraft's Untold Stories percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the number of hours played in Lovecraft's Untold Stories, showing a comparison between positive and negative reviews. The reviews during the game's time in Early Access are visible too. The time played is adequate, reaching 29 hours in the 80th percentile.

The median play time for the negative reviews is 2.6 times less than the median for positive reviews.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • + interesting concept, story and enjoyable atmosphere
  • + RPG system, inventory, weapons and sub-weapons
  • + has some decision making, if not a bit limited
  • + apparently you can unlock characters (not there yet)
  • + decent pixel art, but maybe needs more contrast to highlight detail
  • + lovecraftian world, good atmosphere
  • + promising game
  • - lots of glitches and issues
  • - unpolished state of the game
  • - controls are kind of unorthodox
  • - difficulty and loot need better progression
  • - enemy AI will need balancing
  • - needs better controls, mouse UI if possible
  • - more decision making, more risk vs reward
  • - more significant RPG element, maybe even a stat system
  • - basic moves and attacks for the enemies
  • - collision boxes are a nightmare

These advantages and disadvantages are not meant to provide a fair assessment of the game, but to help developers identify potential improvements. The game's rating of 78.9% should be taken into account when assessing them.

Please keep in mind that this list was AI-generated with only a statistical sample of Lovecraft's Untold Stories's review data that Steam provides. Moreover, be aware that problems aren't always meant to be solved. Communicating clearly and managing the player's expectations is important too!

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