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Video World cover art

Video World

Things For Humans · 2021-01-21

Steam

Indie

Modes: Single player · Perspectives: Third person

Releases: Jan 22, 2021 (Mac), Jun 06, 2022 (Nintendo Switch), Jan 22, 2021 (PC (Microsoft Windows))

​Video World is a Halloween synth-pop musical about working at a video store. It is a companion video-game to the EP 'Video World' from Australian synth-pop artist Monster Mansion.

88%
positive of 113 reviews
Very Positive
steam's rating (official)
0–20,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
Playable
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Playable
Free
steam price (US)

Video World follows teenage video-store employee Casper, who has been tasked with decorating the store for a Halloween sale event. After encountering a magical talking pumpkin - Jill'o Lantern - and desperate to get a promotion, he enlists JIll's help to use magic and music to turn the store into a Halloween wonderland.(Storyline via IGDB)

Health check

Quiet
  • · 9 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~1/week).
  • · Review velocity down 10% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Current weekly pace is under 5% of the all-time peak week (65 reviews).
  • · Top 40% of 37,784 Indie games in the census by review count.

All-time low: $1.79 at Steam (2021-01-21)via IsThereAnyDeal

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
555520212026Week of 2021-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 55 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-10-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 1 positive
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Details

WindowsmacOSSingle-playerFamily Sharing1 DLC

1 supported languages: English

Post-launch support: 1 DLC released, first 2021-01-27 (Steam store data)

Player tags

3DCuteFunnyMagic1990'sCasualComedyLGBTQ+RhythmCartoony

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