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Command & Conquer™ Red Alert™ 3

analyzed 2026-08-13 · sample of 396 English reviews across the whole review history

Players most often talk about the gameplay, and they tend to like it: 63 of the 86 reviews mentioning it are positive, with one calling it "One of the best strategy games I've ever played". Multiplayer is the next most-discussed aspect, drawing praise for playing with friends, though 14 of 41 multiplayer mentions are negative. The story and characters are also well received, with 22 of 28 story mentions positive and 14 of 15 character mentions positive; the live-action cast and voice acting come up as a recurring highlight. The clearest recurring criticism is stability, mentioned in 16 reviews and negative in all 16, with players describing crashes and the game becoming unplayable after updates. Platform access is similarly all-negative, tied to forced launchers and dead servers. Balance draws more negative than positive mentions, and AI behavior is criticized more often than not. Opinion splits on difficulty and game length, with positive and negative mentions nearly even for both. Players also bring up the distinct factions, the music, and the atmosphere as strengths, while mission design and controls draw mixed or negative comments. Some ask for more content or mod support, and a few point to the price as good value.

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Aspects

share of sample, axis to 30% · ± is the sampling uncertainty around each share

  • positive
  • mixed / neutral
  • negative
  • gameplay

    63 positive · 16 negative · 5 mixed · 2 neutral

    • It is good despite the age. It is one of the last good C&C RTS type of games EA will ever make.
      positive · Nov 29, 2021 · review 104739376
    • gameplay and.
      positive · Jun 30, 2014 · review 10988046
    • Fun gameplay and great graphics combined with a campy story accompanied with corny acting.
      positive · Jul 20, 2011 · review 1107957
  • multiplayer

    26 positive · 14 negative · 0 mixed · 1 neutral

    • The only reason you will buy this is to play with friends and story mission.
      positive · Nov 29, 2021 · review 104739376
    • Interesting plot twist, also has good graphics taking into account how old it is by now, overall a good and enjoyable game, even more funny to play if you got friends who play it.
      positive · Jun 30, 2014 · review 10967157
    • Great coop
      positive · Feb 26, 2022 · review 111066727
  • story

    22 positive · 5 negative · 0 mixed · 1 neutral

    • The only reason you will buy this is to play with friends and story mission.
      positive · Nov 29, 2021 · review 104739376
    • Interesting plot twist, also has good graphics taking into account how old it is by now, overall a good and enjoyable game, even more funny to play if you got friends who play it.
      positive · Jun 30, 2014 · review 10967157
    • I like the story.
      positive · Jun 30, 2014 · review 10988046
  • graphics

    18 positive · 2 negative · 0 mixed · 1 neutral

    • Interesting plot twist, also has good graphics taking into account how old it is by now, overall a good and enjoyable game, even more funny to play if you got friends who play it.
      positive · Jun 30, 2014 · review 10967157
    • Fun gameplay and great graphics combined with a campy story accompanied with corny acting.
      positive · Jul 20, 2011 · review 1107957
    • I have been re-playing this game 3 times already on different platforms and I don't regret any second I spent in this gorgeus game.
      positive · Mar 31, 2022 · review 113136252
  • stability

    0 positive · 16 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • game wont even start.
      negative · Feb 27, 2022 · review 111167308
    • Was working on WIndows 10 but the last windows update seems to have killed the ability to play new skirmishes.
      negative · Apr 30, 2022 · review 114741758
    • closing always
      negative · Dec 30, 2023 · review 154850532
  • balance

    2 positive · 12 negative · 1 mixed · 0 neutral

    • THESE ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ things shoot 2, YES 2 rockets at your buildings and their done.
      negative · Jun 30, 2014 · review 10959046
    • The multiplayer at this point is slim to dead sadly and they haven't patch any balances, the Allies are so over powered it is insane how good they have it with the freeze and commander choices that just makes it a breeze for them.
      negative · Jun 30, 2014 · review 10978033
    • My main 2 complaints are the lack of online servers and the fact you can drain the land completely of reasources in longer matches and have to resort to fighting with what units you have left already built.
      negative · Aug 29, 2014 · review 11914497
  • characters

    14 positive · 1 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • + Great cast that helped complement the cheeky script
      positive · Jul 30, 2014 · review 11481291
    • unbelievable cast and even more unbelievable shenanigans.
      positive · Dec 31, 2022 · review 129784861
    • Still, great characters with a cast of great actors.
      positive · Jan 31, 2023 · review 131940532
  • voice acting

    13 positive · 2 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • Fun gameplay and great graphics combined with a campy story accompanied with corny acting.
      positive · Jul 20, 2011 · review 1107957
    • Tim Curry is in the game.
      positive · May 31, 2022 · review 116302497
    • Still, great characters with a cast of great actors.
      positive · Jan 31, 2023 · review 131940532
  • music

    12 positive · 0 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • On the other hand, RA3 is more relaxing while playing for the environment is way cozier than CNC3 and the background music is relaxing as well.
      positive · Jul 28, 2016 · review 24570958
    • It's worth your time just for the music reveal.
      positive · Oct 31, 2016 · review 26330063
    • Great Soundtrack (Hellmarch is amazing), Good UI, Challenging AI, lots of maps, and a lot of Youtube content if your looking to see the game played before you make a purchase.
      positive · Mar 31, 2017 · review 30858471
  • difficulty

    5 positive · 5 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • NOPE, the computer is way too ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ OP.
      negative · Jun 30, 2014 · review 10959046
    • However game overall felt Easy even at highest difficulty.
      negative · May 30, 2024 · review 166333457
    • The difficulty of the game is quite frustrating considering that the game itself is poorly scripted, as there are multiple bugs.
      negative · Jun 27, 2015 · review 16737022
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  • game length

    3 positive · 3 negative · 0 mixed · 3 neutral

    • The campaign is entertaining and long, so you get to play it from each of the faction's perspective (Russia, Allies and Japan).
      positive · Aug 31, 2014 · review 11934633
    • Great time sink especially now we are all under quarantine.
      positive · Apr 30, 2020 · review 68279717
    • Took me almost 60 hours, but I truly enjoyed it.
      positive · Jul 31, 2020 · review 73582414
  • platform access

    0 positive · 9 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • what a waste, just found it it wont start because its trying to connect to a server that is not in use anymore.
      negative · Feb 27, 2022 · review 111167308
    • and yes I was Very upset that Online is no more
      negative · Sep 29, 2014 · review 12292852
    • Patching new Launcher-into the game, forcing acceptance of EA-Terms and EULA.
      negative · Feb 26, 2023 · review 133677757
  • price value

    4 positive · 3 negative · 0 mixed · 2 neutral

    • And for 5 dollars on steam it is worth it.
      positive · Dec 30, 2014 · review 13718427
    • Seeing this multi-pack with the rest of the games in the collection was a no brainer and worth every penny!
      positive · Apr 30, 2024 · review 163884013
    • I bought them on STEAM !!CHEAP!! and you can get em too.
      positive · Jul 25, 2012 · review 2635112
  • build variety

    7 positive · 1 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • The three armies are all very different and unique, each with there own gimmicks and units that are both visually appealing and easy to tell apart on the battlefield.
      positive · Aug 29, 2014 · review 11914497
    • The factions are fun and they are all different.
      positive · Aug 31, 2014 · review 11934633
    • Even though the multiplayer was officially shut down earlier this year, its still a fantastic LAN party game to play with mates, probably one of the best RTS's ever made, lots of variation in the units/races with lots of fun to be had in multiplayer skirmishes.
      positive · Dec 31, 2014 · review 13748780
  • content amount

    3 positive · 4 negative · 0 mixed · 1 neutral

    • love to play old time but i wish they add red alert part 2, will more fun play in part 2
      negative · Dec 31, 2021 · review 107017399
    • Needs option to install more maps.
      negative · Feb 28, 2023 · review 133813070
    • This was ok but there wasnt enough vore
      negative · Sep 30, 2017 · review 35343263
  • performance

    3 positive · 5 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • Forces telemetry, lag due to the forced telemetry(and what seems like some kind of DRM?
      negative · Dec 30, 2024 · review 184237466
    • Locked to 30 FPS and no fix for it possible
      negative · Jan 31, 2026 · review 217234081
    • 30 FPS lock, still great game even has co op if uw ant to jump through hoops.
      negative · Jun 29, 2018 · review 43169656
  • ai behavior

    1 positive · 6 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • The enemy AI can be a bit of a jerk at times but if you've ever played a C&C game before you would already know that.
      negative · Jul 20, 2011 · review 1107957
    • - AI can be very dull
      negative · Jul 30, 2014 · review 11481291
    • It doesn't help that your AI teammate is dumb as a box of rocks.
      negative · Nov 30, 2022 · review 127655829
  • atmosphere

    7 positive · 0 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • + Stayed true to the tone and feel of the Red Alert universe
      positive · Jul 30, 2014 · review 11481291
    • You’re here for the vibes. For the glorious nonsense. For the nostalgic joy of watching B-list actors pretend they’re at DEFCON 1 while standing in front of a green screen with the stability of a wet napkin.
      positive · Jun 29, 2025 · review 198421542
    • Of course when it comes to story and lore Tib series takes the medal but when it comes to beauty and fun I must say for me Red alert has it in the bag.
      positive · Feb 27, 2016 · review 21506628
  • combat

    5 positive · 2 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • A very fun rts with epic cool transforming like units to along with funny live actors and scenes to W tim curry
      positive · May 31, 2026 · review 226887299
    • The tactics in RA3 is more than CNC3 in my opinion, for each unit can have a special ability.
      positive · Jul 28, 2016 · review 24570958
    • The game is well designed, with Land Air and Sea Combat, Good diversity between factions, unit promotions, unit microskills (activatable abilities), Support Abilities (Faction based abilities available to you).
      positive · Mar 31, 2017 · review 30858471
  • quest design

    3 positive · 4 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • The missions are boring and uninteresting.
      negative · Jun 27, 2015 · review 16737022
    • The mission design during the campaign ranges from basic to bad. The focus on coop was an interesting choice, but the execution ultimately a nuisance.
      negative · Apr 29, 2025 · review 193837283
    • Other RTS games like the battle for midle earth 2 or Dawn of war have a better story and better missions, those missions are always different.
      negative · Jan 29, 2018 · review 39714089
  • writing

    5 positive · 2 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • + Great cast that helped complement the cheeky script
      positive · Jul 30, 2014 · review 11481291
    • Highly recommend if you enjoy RTS and cheezy cutscenes LOL!
      positive · Mar 31, 2024 · review 161886845
    • the humor and the ridiculousness of some moments make the game even more awesome.
      positive · Jan 30, 2016 · review 20849200
  • learning curve

    4 positive · 2 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • The graphics are pretty good for a 6 year old game and the environments all look colourful and lively, it's not overly complicated to learn but there are many different ways to win a battle.
      positive · Aug 29, 2014 · review 11914497
    • Great RTS which is pretty easy to learn, but you can even micromanage every unit.
      positive · Dec 30, 2015 · review 20119270
    • liked the toturials of the game, would recommend.
      positive · Dec 31, 2025 · review 214752221
  • controls

    1 positive · 4 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • - Troop movements aren't always as reliable as you'd like
      negative · Jul 30, 2014 · review 11481291
    • It's a bit clunky and oddly designed at times, but it's still very fun.
      negative · May 31, 2026 · review 226847522
    • Softcore porn aside, the game feels very slow, and due to the reimplementation of a map grid system unit movement looks and feels a bit clunky.
      negative · Jan 30, 2021 · review 85639976
  • developer conduct

    0 positive · 5 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • They're just releasing broken games ever since.
      negative · Nov 29, 2021 · review 104739376
    • Not the worst rts but shadow of what the franchise was and a clear sign of the EA rot setting in.
      negative · Dec 31, 2021 · review 107008222
    • Money that's going to EA corporate who's too greedy to even fix a game so it can actually run.
      negative · Jul 25, 2019 · review 54291033
  • mods

    5 positive · 0 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • PLEASE SUPPORT THE MODDING COMMUNITY! and C&C ONLINE.
      positive · Nov 29, 2021 · review 104739376
    • Highly reccomend the RA3 Upheavel mod, which adds the red alert 3 uprising units into the multiplayer of the game for even more fun.
      positive · Dec 31, 2014 · review 13748780
    • My dad and I pay all the time, and it stays fresh thanks to the active modding community.
      positive · Mar 29, 2024 · review 161743296

Review timeline

monthly peak 345 reviews · all languages

review volume 100 200 300 0 positive review share 100% 50% 0% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Nov 2010 · 3 reviews (3 up · 0 down) · 100% positive · small sample Dec 2010 · 4 reviews (4 up · 0 down) · 100% positive · small sample Jan 2011 · 9 reviews (8 up · 1 down) · 89% positive Feb 2011 · 9 reviews (9 up · 0 down) · 100% positive Mar 2011 · 15 reviews (15 up · 0 down) · 100% positive Apr 2011 · 2 reviews (2 up · 0 down) · 100% positive · small sample May 2011 · 2 reviews (2 up · 0 down) · 100% positive · small sample Jun 2011 · 5 reviews (3 up · 2 down) · 60% positive Jul 2011 · 14 reviews (13 up · 1 down) · 93% positive Aug 2011 · 6 reviews (6 up · 0 down) · 100% positive Sep 2011 · 6 reviews (6 up · 0 down) · 100% positive Oct 2011 · 7 reviews (7 up · 0 down) · 100% positive Nov 2011 · 3 reviews (3 up · 0 down) · 100% positive · small sample Dec 2011 · 13 reviews (13 up · 0 down) · 100% positive Jan 2012 · 11 reviews (9 up · 2 down) · 82% positive Feb 2012 · 3 reviews (2 up · 1 down) · 67% positive · small sample Mar 2012 · 4 reviews (4 up · 0 down) · 100% positive · small sample Apr 2012 · 2 reviews (2 up · 0 down) · 100% positive · small sample May 2012 · 2 reviews (2 up · 0 down) · 100% positive · small sample Jun 2012 · 3 reviews (3 up · 0 down) · 100% positive · small sample Jul 2012 · 55 reviews (53 up · 2 down) · 96% positive Aug 2012 · 7 reviews (7 up · 0 down) · 100% positive Sep 2012 · 4 reviews (1 up · 3 down) · 25% positive · small sample Oct 2012 · 3 reviews (3 up · 0 down) · 100% positive · small sample Nov 2012 · 3 reviews (3 up · 0 down) · 100% positive · small sample Dec 2012 · 9 reviews (8 up · 1 down) · 89% positive Jan 2013 · 7 reviews (7 up · 0 down) · 100% positive Feb 2013 · 6 reviews (6 up · 0 down) · 100% positive Mar 2013 · 2 reviews (2 up · 0 down) · 100% positive · small sample Apr 2013 · 1 reviews (1 up · 0 down) · 100% positive · small sample May 2013 · 2 reviews (2 up · 0 down) · 100% positive · small sample Jun 2013 · 4 reviews (4 up · 0 down) · 100% positive · small sample Jul 2013 · 26 reviews (25 up · 1 down) · 96% positive Aug 2013 · 18 reviews (17 up · 1 down) · 94% positive Sep 2013 · 16 reviews (14 up · 2 down) · 88% positive Oct 2013 · 12 reviews (12 up · 0 down) · 100% positive Nov 2013 · 29 reviews (26 up · 3 down) · 90% positive Dec 2013 · 99 reviews (89 up · 10 down) · 90% positive Jan 2014 · 45 reviews (42 up · 3 down) · 93% positive Feb 2014 · 42 reviews (34 up · 8 down) · 81% positive Mar 2014 · 55 reviews (46 up · 9 down) · 84% positive Apr 2014 · 26 reviews (22 up · 4 down) · 85% positive May 2014 · 20 reviews (16 up · 4 down) · 80% positive Jun 2014 · 146 reviews (129 up · 17 down) · 88% positive Jul 2014 · 49 reviews (37 up · 12 down) · 76% positive Aug 2014 · 39 reviews (32 up · 7 down) · 82% positive Sep 2014 · 30 reviews (22 up · 8 down) · 73% positive Oct 2014 · 24 reviews (20 up · 4 down) · 83% positive Nov 2014 · 45 reviews (36 up · 9 down) · 80% positive Dec 2014 · 97 reviews (78 up · 19 down) · 80% positive Jan 2015 · 41 reviews (26 up · 15 down) · 63% positive Feb 2015 · 27 reviews (22 up · 5 down) · 81% positive Mar 2015 · 27 reviews (22 up · 5 down) · 81% positive Apr 2015 · 31 reviews (29 up · 2 down) · 94% positive May 2015 · 26 reviews (21 up · 5 down) · 81% positive Jun 2015 · 67 reviews (41 up · 26 down) · 61% positive Jul 2015 · 47 reviews (39 up · 8 down) · 83% positive Aug 2015 · 34 reviews (25 up · 9 down) · 74% positive Sep 2015 · 27 reviews (20 up · 7 down) · 74% positive Oct 2015 · 34 reviews (26 up · 8 down) · 76% positive Nov 2015 · 42 reviews (36 up · 6 down) · 86% positive Dec 2015 · 68 reviews (51 up · 17 down) · 75% positive Jan 2016 · 108 reviews (88 up · 20 down) · 81% positive Feb 2016 · 59 reviews (50 up · 9 down) · 85% positive Mar 2016 · 32 reviews (26 up · 6 down) · 81% positive Apr 2016 · 36 reviews (31 up · 5 down) · 86% positive May 2016 · 37 reviews (32 up · 5 down) · 86% positive Jun 2016 · 44 reviews (34 up · 10 down) · 77% positive Jul 2016 · 51 reviews (44 up · 7 down) · 86% positive Aug 2016 · 77 reviews (56 up · 21 down) · 73% positive Sep 2016 · 45 reviews (39 up · 6 down) · 87% positive Oct 2016 · 29 reviews (24 up · 5 down) · 83% positive Nov 2016 · 121 reviews (107 up · 14 down) · 88% positive Dec 2016 · 67 reviews (57 up · 10 down) · 85% positive Jan 2017 · 154 reviews (129 up · 25 down) · 84% positive Feb 2017 · 102 reviews (86 up · 16 down) · 84% positive Mar 2017 · 63 reviews (55 up · 8 down) · 87% positive Apr 2017 · 41 reviews (34 up · 7 down) · 83% positive May 2017 · 134 reviews (107 up · 27 down) · 80% positive Jun 2017 · 97 reviews (85 up · 12 down) · 88% positive Jul 2017 · 106 reviews (90 up · 16 down) · 85% positive Aug 2017 · 60 reviews (49 up · 11 down) · 82% positive Sep 2017 · 54 reviews (45 up · 9 down) · 83% positive Oct 2017 · 65 reviews (53 up · 12 down) · 82% positive Nov 2017 · 155 reviews (137 up · 18 down) · 88% positive Dec 2017 · 99 reviews (76 up · 23 down) · 77% positive Jan 2018 · 110 reviews (80 up · 30 down) · 73% positive Feb 2018 · 134 reviews (111 up · 23 down) · 83% positive Mar 2018 · 82 reviews (68 up · 14 down) · 83% positive Apr 2018 · 47 reviews (41 up · 6 down) · 87% positive May 2018 · 56 reviews (46 up · 10 down) · 82% positive Jun 2018 · 64 reviews (48 up · 16 down) · 75% positive Jul 2018 · 73 reviews (63 up · 10 down) · 86% positive Aug 2018 · 44 reviews (31 up · 13 down) · 70% positive Sep 2018 · 26 reviews (22 up · 4 down) · 85% positive Oct 2018 · 31 reviews (26 up · 5 down) · 84% positive Nov 2018 · 170 reviews (159 up · 11 down) · 94% positive Dec 2018 · 73 reviews (59 up · 14 down) · 81% positive Jan 2019 · 58 reviews (46 up · 12 down) · 79% positive Feb 2019 · 63 reviews (58 up · 5 down) · 92% positive Mar 2019 · 38 reviews (28 up · 10 down) · 74% positive Apr 2019 · 32 reviews (22 up · 10 down) · 69% positive May 2019 · 35 reviews (30 up · 5 down) · 86% positive Jun 2019 · 141 reviews (128 up · 13 down) · 91% positive Jul 2019 · 154 reviews (136 up · 18 down) · 88% positive Aug 2019 · 48 reviews (38 up · 10 down) · 79% positive Sep 2019 · 38 reviews (32 up · 6 down) · 84% positive Oct 2019 · 38 reviews (31 up · 7 down) · 82% positive Nov 2019 · 207 reviews (196 up · 11 down) · 95% positive Dec 2019 · 263 reviews (240 up · 23 down) · 91% positive Jan 2020 · 237 reviews (202 up · 35 down) · 85% positive Feb 2020 · 181 reviews (149 up · 32 down) · 82% positive Mar 2020 · 170 reviews (152 up · 18 down) · 89% positive Apr 2020 · 190 reviews (155 up · 35 down) · 82% positive May 2020 · 141 reviews (124 up · 17 down) · 88% positive Jun 2020 · 222 reviews (179 up · 43 down) · 81% positive Jul 2020 · 146 reviews (130 up · 16 down) · 89% positive Aug 2020 · 114 reviews (105 up · 9 down) · 92% positive Sep 2020 · 165 reviews (140 up · 25 down) · 85% positive Oct 2020 · 171 reviews (151 up · 20 down) · 88% positive Nov 2020 · 163 reviews (137 up · 26 down) · 84% positive Dec 2020 · 179 reviews (144 up · 35 down) · 80% positive Jan 2021 · 169 reviews (148 up · 21 down) · 88% positive Feb 2021 · 223 reviews (183 up · 40 down) · 82% positive Mar 2021 · 124 reviews (109 up · 15 down) · 88% positive Apr 2021 · 108 reviews (96 up · 12 down) · 89% positive May 2021 · 196 reviews (166 up · 30 down) · 85% positive Jun 2021 · 133 reviews (115 up · 18 down) · 86% positive Jul 2021 · 175 reviews (152 up · 23 down) · 87% positive Aug 2021 · 113 reviews (100 up · 13 down) · 88% positive Sep 2021 · 87 reviews (73 up · 14 down) · 84% positive Oct 2021 · 82 reviews (72 up · 10 down) · 88% positive Nov 2021 · 137 reviews (118 up · 19 down) · 86% positive Dec 2021 · 149 reviews (123 up · 26 down) · 83% positive Jan 2022 · 261 reviews (232 up · 29 down) · 89% positive Feb 2022 · 155 reviews (141 up · 14 down) · 91% positive Mar 2022 · 136 reviews (111 up · 25 down) · 82% positive Apr 2022 · 184 reviews (160 up · 24 down) · 87% positive May 2022 · 102 reviews (91 up · 11 down) · 89% positive Jun 2022 · 95 reviews (79 up · 16 down) · 83% positive Jul 2022 · 101 reviews (81 up · 20 down) · 80% positive Aug 2022 · 79 reviews (71 up · 8 down) · 90% positive Sep 2022 · 106 reviews (92 up · 14 down) · 87% positive Oct 2022 · 82 reviews (77 up · 5 down) · 94% positive Nov 2022 · 95 reviews (81 up · 14 down) · 85% positive Dec 2022 · 123 reviews (105 up · 18 down) · 85% positive Jan 2023 · 156 reviews (136 up · 20 down) · 87% positive Feb 2023 · 98 reviews (84 up · 14 down) · 86% positive Mar 2023 · 103 reviews (86 up · 17 down) · 83% positive Apr 2023 · 98 reviews (88 up · 10 down) · 90% positive May 2023 · 278 reviews (239 up · 39 down) · 86% positive Jun 2023 · 139 reviews (123 up · 16 down) · 88% positive Jul 2023 · 131 reviews (111 up · 20 down) · 85% positive Aug 2023 · 92 reviews (80 up · 12 down) · 87% positive Sep 2023 · 98 reviews (87 up · 11 down) · 89% positive Oct 2023 · 73 reviews (61 up · 12 down) · 84% positive Nov 2023 · 107 reviews (93 up · 14 down) · 87% positive Dec 2023 · 120 reviews (108 up · 12 down) · 90% positive Jan 2024 · 109 reviews (97 up · 12 down) · 89% positive Feb 2024 · 80 reviews (74 up · 6 down) · 92% positive Mar 2024 · 345 reviews (242 up · 103 down) · 70% positive Apr 2024 · 129 reviews (103 up · 26 down) · 80% positive May 2024 · 117 reviews (93 up · 24 down) · 79% positive Jun 2024 · 123 reviews (101 up · 22 down) · 82% positive Jul 2024 · 113 reviews (96 up · 17 down) · 85% positive Aug 2024 · 119 reviews (101 up · 18 down) · 85% positive Sep 2024 · 73 reviews (65 up · 8 down) · 89% positive Oct 2024 · 92 reviews (78 up · 14 down) · 85% positive Nov 2024 · 114 reviews (91 up · 23 down) · 80% positive Dec 2024 · 128 reviews (112 up · 16 down) · 88% positive Jan 2025 · 121 reviews (102 up · 19 down) · 84% positive Feb 2025 · 102 reviews (83 up · 19 down) · 81% positive Mar 2025 · 198 reviews (158 up · 40 down) · 80% positive Apr 2025 · 77 reviews (61 up · 16 down) · 79% positive May 2025 · 83 reviews (65 up · 18 down) · 78% positive Jun 2025 · 88 reviews (60 up · 28 down) · 68% positive Jul 2025 · 88 reviews (79 up · 9 down) · 90% positive Aug 2025 · 63 reviews (51 up · 12 down) · 81% positive Sep 2025 · 63 reviews (55 up · 8 down) · 87% positive Oct 2025 · 74 reviews (62 up · 12 down) · 84% positive Nov 2025 · 62 reviews (55 up · 7 down) · 89% positive Dec 2025 · 77 reviews (62 up · 15 down) · 81% positive Jan 2026 · 69 reviews (62 up · 7 down) · 90% positive Feb 2026 · 60 reviews (52 up · 8 down) · 87% positive Mar 2026 · 76 reviews (65 up · 11 down) · 86% positive Apr 2026 · 61 reviews (52 up · 9 down) · 85% positive May 2026 · 74 reviews (62 up · 12 down) · 84% positive Jun 2026 · 63 reviews (55 up · 8 down) · 87% positive Jul 2026 · 71 reviews (58 up · 13 down) · 82% positive Aug 2026 · 28 reviews (24 up · 4 down) · 86% positive

monthly share rated positive · 50% reference · months with <5 reviews faded

the timeline as a table
Reviews per month, all languages; months with no reviews are left out.
month reviews up down positive note
Nov 2010 3 3 0 100% small sample
Dec 2010 4 4 0 100% small sample
Jan 2011 9 8 1 89%
Feb 2011 9 9 0 100%
Mar 2011 15 15 0 100%
Apr 2011 2 2 0 100% small sample
May 2011 2 2 0 100% small sample
Jun 2011 5 3 2 60%
Jul 2011 14 13 1 93%
Aug 2011 6 6 0 100%
Sep 2011 6 6 0 100%
Oct 2011 7 7 0 100%
Nov 2011 3 3 0 100% small sample
Dec 2011 13 13 0 100%
Jan 2012 11 9 2 82%
Feb 2012 3 2 1 67% small sample
Mar 2012 4 4 0 100% small sample
Apr 2012 2 2 0 100% small sample
May 2012 2 2 0 100% small sample
Jun 2012 3 3 0 100% small sample
Jul 2012 55 53 2 96%
Aug 2012 7 7 0 100%
Sep 2012 4 1 3 25% small sample
Oct 2012 3 3 0 100% small sample
Nov 2012 3 3 0 100% small sample
Dec 2012 9 8 1 89%
Jan 2013 7 7 0 100%
Feb 2013 6 6 0 100%
Mar 2013 2 2 0 100% small sample
Apr 2013 1 1 0 100% small sample
May 2013 2 2 0 100% small sample
Jun 2013 4 4 0 100% small sample
Jul 2013 26 25 1 96%
Aug 2013 18 17 1 94%
Sep 2013 16 14 2 88%
Oct 2013 12 12 0 100%
Nov 2013 29 26 3 90%
Dec 2013 99 89 10 90%
Jan 2014 45 42 3 93%
Feb 2014 42 34 8 81%
Mar 2014 55 46 9 84%
Apr 2014 26 22 4 85%
May 2014 20 16 4 80%
Jun 2014 146 129 17 88%
Jul 2014 49 37 12 76%
Aug 2014 39 32 7 82%
Sep 2014 30 22 8 73%
Oct 2014 24 20 4 83%
Nov 2014 45 36 9 80%
Dec 2014 97 78 19 80%
Jan 2015 41 26 15 63%
Feb 2015 27 22 5 81%
Mar 2015 27 22 5 81%
Apr 2015 31 29 2 94%
May 2015 26 21 5 81%
Jun 2015 67 41 26 61%
Jul 2015 47 39 8 83%
Aug 2015 34 25 9 74%
Sep 2015 27 20 7 74%
Oct 2015 34 26 8 76%
Nov 2015 42 36 6 86%
Dec 2015 68 51 17 75%
Jan 2016 108 88 20 81%
Feb 2016 59 50 9 85%
Mar 2016 32 26 6 81%
Apr 2016 36 31 5 86%
May 2016 37 32 5 86%
Jun 2016 44 34 10 77%
Jul 2016 51 44 7 86%
Aug 2016 77 56 21 73%
Sep 2016 45 39 6 87%
Oct 2016 29 24 5 83%
Nov 2016 121 107 14 88%
Dec 2016 67 57 10 85%
Jan 2017 154 129 25 84%
Feb 2017 102 86 16 84%
Mar 2017 63 55 8 87%
Apr 2017 41 34 7 83%
May 2017 134 107 27 80%
Jun 2017 97 85 12 88%
Jul 2017 106 90 16 85%
Aug 2017 60 49 11 82%
Sep 2017 54 45 9 83%
Oct 2017 65 53 12 82%
Nov 2017 155 137 18 88%
Dec 2017 99 76 23 77%
Jan 2018 110 80 30 73%
Feb 2018 134 111 23 83%
Mar 2018 82 68 14 83%
Apr 2018 47 41 6 87%
May 2018 56 46 10 82%
Jun 2018 64 48 16 75%
Jul 2018 73 63 10 86%
Aug 2018 44 31 13 70%
Sep 2018 26 22 4 85%
Oct 2018 31 26 5 84%
Nov 2018 170 159 11 94%
Dec 2018 73 59 14 81%
Jan 2019 58 46 12 79%
Feb 2019 63 58 5 92%
Mar 2019 38 28 10 74%
Apr 2019 32 22 10 69%
May 2019 35 30 5 86%
Jun 2019 141 128 13 91%
Jul 2019 154 136 18 88%
Aug 2019 48 38 10 79%
Sep 2019 38 32 6 84%
Oct 2019 38 31 7 82%
Nov 2019 207 196 11 95%
Dec 2019 263 240 23 91%
Jan 2020 237 202 35 85%
Feb 2020 181 149 32 82%
Mar 2020 170 152 18 89%
Apr 2020 190 155 35 82%
May 2020 141 124 17 88%
Jun 2020 222 179 43 81%
Jul 2020 146 130 16 89%
Aug 2020 114 105 9 92%
Sep 2020 165 140 25 85%
Oct 2020 171 151 20 88%
Nov 2020 163 137 26 84%
Dec 2020 179 144 35 80%
Jan 2021 169 148 21 88%
Feb 2021 223 183 40 82%
Mar 2021 124 109 15 88%
Apr 2021 108 96 12 89%
May 2021 196 166 30 85%
Jun 2021 133 115 18 86%
Jul 2021 175 152 23 87%
Aug 2021 113 100 13 88%
Sep 2021 87 73 14 84%
Oct 2021 82 72 10 88%
Nov 2021 137 118 19 86%
Dec 2021 149 123 26 83%
Jan 2022 261 232 29 89%
Feb 2022 155 141 14 91%
Mar 2022 136 111 25 82%
Apr 2022 184 160 24 87%
May 2022 102 91 11 89%
Jun 2022 95 79 16 83%
Jul 2022 101 81 20 80%
Aug 2022 79 71 8 90%
Sep 2022 106 92 14 87%
Oct 2022 82 77 5 94%
Nov 2022 95 81 14 85%
Dec 2022 123 105 18 85%
Jan 2023 156 136 20 87%
Feb 2023 98 84 14 86%
Mar 2023 103 86 17 83%
Apr 2023 98 88 10 90%
May 2023 278 239 39 86%
Jun 2023 139 123 16 88%
Jul 2023 131 111 20 85%
Aug 2023 92 80 12 87%
Sep 2023 98 87 11 89%
Oct 2023 73 61 12 84%
Nov 2023 107 93 14 87%
Dec 2023 120 108 12 90%
Jan 2024 109 97 12 89%
Feb 2024 80 74 6 92%
Mar 2024 345 242 103 70%
Apr 2024 129 103 26 80%
May 2024 117 93 24 79%
Jun 2024 123 101 22 82%
Jul 2024 113 96 17 85%
Aug 2024 119 101 18 85%
Sep 2024 73 65 8 89%
Oct 2024 92 78 14 85%
Nov 2024 114 91 23 80%
Dec 2024 128 112 16 88%
Jan 2025 121 102 19 84%
Feb 2025 102 83 19 81%
Mar 2025 198 158 40 80%
Apr 2025 77 61 16 79%
May 2025 83 65 18 78%
Jun 2025 88 60 28 68%
Jul 2025 88 79 9 90%
Aug 2025 63 51 12 81%
Sep 2025 63 55 8 87%
Oct 2025 74 62 12 84%
Nov 2025 62 55 7 89%
Dec 2025 77 62 15 81%
Jan 2026 69 62 7 90%
Feb 2026 60 52 8 87%
Mar 2026 76 65 11 86%
Apr 2026 61 52 9 85%
May 2026 74 62 12 84%
Jun 2026 63 55 8 87%
Jul 2026 71 58 13 82%
Aug 2026 28 24 4 86%

How this report was made
Population
all Steam reviews of the game (every language, purchase type, and verdict), walked newest-first per window; only English-language reviews are analyzed
Sample
396 English reviews, time-proportional draw over 166 windows (newest-first within each), taken from an all-language walk and kept English-only — where English is a minority the sample runs smaller than the draw, and every margin of error is computed at 396
Aspect yield
174 of 396 analyzed reviews carry at least one aspect (43.9%); every share on this page divides by all 396
Interval regime
calm: standard margins of error for a share of a sample (Wilson interval), no widening needed
Fetch paths
166 time windows fetched directly (windowed)
Language mix
1,000 fetched: english 397 · schinese 247 · russian 131 · 24 more
Steam-marked windows
none flagged by Steam (Valve's off-topic flagging began March 2019)
Marked share
0.0% of sample inside marked windows, under the 2% floor
Narrative
passed the grounding gate first try
Evidence floor
aspects and emergent themes appear only with 5+ supporting reviews; smaller counts sit at the classifier's false-positive floor
Instrument readings
measured once on the study corpus for this model and prompt: frozen calibration, not properties of this run
· aspect tagging vs. human labels
0.766 [0.713–0.811] (F1 against a human-labeled test set; 1.0 is best)
· quotes filed under the wrong aspect
11.6% [6.6–19.6] of quotes, measured by hand on a sample; lower is better
· independent model vs. production labels
0.791 [0.772–0.810] (F1 of the production labeler against an independent judge model)
Versions
deepseek-v4-flash · prompt classify-v1 · ontology v2
Run
serve-20260813T230459Z-fac91a7e · code 2a62339

full methodology in the milestone write-ups