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MUSICUS!

OVERDRIVE · MangaGamer · 2021-04-08

Steam

AdventureCasual

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Text

Releases: Dec 20, 2019 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), May 29, 2020 (OOParts)

MUSICUS is a visual novel that takes a deep dive into the lives of musicians and explores what drives people to create music despite the great sacrifices it often takes.

96%
positive of 113 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
pending
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
$44.99
steam price (US)

Kei Tsushima, a student on the fast track to university, dropped out under sudden circumstances. While not as smooth as originally planned, he is now at part-time night school to continue his efforts to become a doctor like his father and fulfill his family's expectations. But recently he is less trusting of his mandated course: "Is this what's best for me?" The various people he meets from all walks of life in his new class environment help broaden his perspective and give him a glimpse of the things he is still unaware of in this world. "...Can I really go back after this?" "Do I actually w(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 9 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 44% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 38% of 29,368 Adventure games in the census by review count.
Estimated sales: 2.3k–5.1k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 113 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $17.99 at Steam (2023-06-29)via IsThereAnyDeal

Review momentum

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Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Details

WindowsSingle-playerSteam CloudFamily Sharing2 DLC

1 supported languages: English

Post-launch support: 2 DLC released, first 2021-06-17 (Steam store data)

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