Hillthorn Steam page analysis
View on Steam ↗Capsule 70Page copy 81Screenshots 81Setup 87checked 2026-11-04
Similar games: screenshots 62/255 · 2 trailers · 7 languages
HillthornFool Moon · 20 tags · 8 screenshotsSection scores weights from methodology v1
Compare with the best pages in its genre: Horror · Puzzle
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<a href="https://www.steampagechecker.com/report/hillthorn"><img src="https://www.steampagechecker.com/badge/hillthorn.svg" alt="Hillthorn Steam page score on StoreCheck: 81/100" height="22"></a>Side by side with the 3 games Steam shows next to it, section by section. Free, shareable link.
The score measures. The Player Jury puts your capsules in a real-size Steam list in front of 300 genre players. In development, $19 per test.
Fixes, ranked by estimated impact 6 ISSUES
highMost of the capsule is near-black+2 pts
61% of pixels are near black.
Reduce the black area or fill it with a readable shape.
high1 of your first 5 screenshots is near-black+2 pts
Screenshots #2 (29) of 255 at thumbnail size. Steam shows the first 4 to 5 before the arrow.
Move your brightest shots forward: #4 (132) and #7 (91).
highFirst sentence never names the genre+2 pts
It opens: "A disappearance in a secluded community."
Name the genre in the first sentence, the part shoppers read on hover.
mediumCapsule is darker than most+1 pts
Average brightness 56/255.
Brighten the focal subject so it separates from Steam's dark #1b2838 background.
How you look on Steam
Measured at 231 × 87: brightness 56/255, contrast 65, colorfulness 29, 61% near-black pixels.
Store copy short 70 · long 98
Short description · 278 / 300A disappearance in a secluded community. A mountain hiding its secrets. A detective running out of time. Welcome to Hillthorn, a dark investigation game that invites you to uncover the mystery without a single word spoken, using your skills of logic and intuition through cards.
First sentence never names the genre. It opens: "A disappearance in a secluded community."
A rewritten draft built from your own words is in the full report.
Screenshot audit measured brightness, store order
Steam shows 4 to 5 thumbnails before the arrow. Red = near-black (under 30/255), amber = dark (under 45).
First five screenshots vs the games Steam shows next to you average brightness, 0–255
Trailer, tags and setup
- warnTop five tags include Adventure.
- ok2 trailers.
- okDemo available on a Coming Soon page.
- okAll 20 tag slots used.
- ok13 languages.
- ok8 GIFs or clips in the long description.
- okDiscord, X, website linked.
Games Steam shows next to you
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1.3% of impressions become visits. Below 2% usually means the capsule doesn't read at small size.
What's working
- ✓ 13 languages
- ✓ All 20 tag slots used
- ✓ 8 GIFs or clips in the description
- ✓ Short description uses 278 of 300 characters
Pricing the score is always free · no account · 5 checks a day
- ✓ Score + 9 sections
- ✓ Measured screenshots
- ✓ Funnel diagnosis
- ✓ Top 4 fixes
- ✓ All fixes, ranked
- ✓ Description draft
- ✓ Screenshot order
- ✓ Tag plan + checklist
- ✓ 300+ genre players
- ✓ Real-size Steam list
- ✓ Written reasons
- ✓ 48 hours
- ✓ Daily re-score
- ✓ Neighbor alerts
- ✓ 1 jury test a month
- ✓ 3 games
Scored with methodology v1. A higher score means a clearer page, not guaranteed sales.