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Max Payne 3

analyzed 2026-08-08 · sample of 448 English reviews across the whole review history

Players consistently praise the core shooting and physics, with one calling it a "Great Third Person shooter" and another noting "shooting and physics feels great". The story and writing also draw strong approval, particularly the voice acting: "James MCcaffrey is great as Max" and "the writing and voice acting are suberb". The soundtrack is another bright spot, described as adding "the right atmosphere". The most frequent complaints center on platform access and pacing. Reviewers repeatedly cite the Rockstar Social Club requirement, with one writing "you have to sign up to stupid ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ rockstar social club". Pacing is called "frustrating and feels way off", and stability issues are universally negative, including "The game would frequently crash on start up". Controls split opinion, with some finding them "re pesados" while others report the game "ran splendidly on Steam Deck". Opinion divides on level design, atmosphere, and difficulty. Some praise the "visual style with all the camera effects" while others say it "Lacks the noir atmosphere". The campaign length draws mixed takes, from "relatively short (7-10 hours)" to "goes on for longer than it should". Multiplayer is described as empty, with "nobody plays the multiplayer anymore".

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Aspects

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  • positive
  • mixed / neutral
  • negative
  • story

    81 positive · 29 negative · 6 mixed · 2 neutral

    • Amazing story and great gameplay!
      positive · May 31, 2014 · review 10302164
    • I loved gameplay, story is good.
      positive · Dec 31, 2021 · review 107005046
    • The story is the typical Rockstar/Max Payne "from bad to worse, to why-the-♥♥♥♥-is-this-happening-to-the-poor-guy" and escalates quickly.
      positive · Jul 30, 2012 · review 1092309
  • gameplay

    82 positive · 19 negative · 3 mixed · 0 neutral

    • Great Third Person shooter Bad Max Payne game.
      positive · Oct 31, 2021 · review 101988718
    • Great game overall, they did a good job at slow mo shooting.
      positive · Oct 31, 2021 · review 101998207
    • + good gameplay
      positive · Jan 31, 2013 · review 1026793
  • combat

    67 positive · 14 negative · 5 mixed · 0 neutral

    • Las armas son las mismas de siempre, aunque se sienten todas bien distintas y por lo tanto sirven en distintos momentos todas.
      positive · May 31, 2014 · review 10303631
    • it's shooting and physics feels great especially when hitting a shoot-dive combo and it also comes along with a ranking system for how fast you clear things out.
      positive · Feb 28, 2022 · review 111263129
    • Best shooting mechanics ever, not so great story but the environments are varied and the story is okay enough to keep you interested but not exceptional.
      positive · Mar 31, 2022 · review 113111516
  • graphics

    34 positive · 4 negative · 3 mixed · 0 neutral

    • Runs well on a potato, looks beautiful.
      positive · Mar 31, 2022 · review 113111516
    • fast game with modern day graphics with easy controls that moves from location A to B to C and so on,
      positive · Apr 30, 2022 · review 114747504
    • - Good graphics (at max settings)
      positive · Jul 31, 2014 · review 11497573
  • platform access

    2 positive · 39 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • you have to sign up to stupid ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ rockstar social club which is the biggest pile of ♥♥♥♥ i have ever seen in my life it does not work ive spent 30 mins trying to play now and …
      negative · Jun 30, 2014 · review 10986814
    • Rockstar DRM is the best ♥♥♥♥ in the world /s
      negative · Aug 31, 2014 · review 11932425
    • I will point out however that there are some major problems with the game's DRM system (Rockstar Social Club).
      negative · Sep 30, 2014 · review 12295825
  • pacing

    2 positive · 30 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • - too much cutscene
      negative · Jan 31, 2013 · review 1026793
    • SlOw
      negative · May 31, 2022 · review 116285211
    • There are too many of them. Devs wanted to hide loading screens of level parts by cutscenes, but it slows down fast-paced action gameplay. Sometimes, it looks like you are watching a movie instead of playing a video game.
      negative · Aug 31, 2022 · review 121533642
  • music

    29 positive · 1 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • + sountrack
      positive · Jan 31, 2013 · review 1026793
    • First two are masterpieces and this is briliant end of a trilogy, the gameplay is pretty sick, soundtrack is awesome and story is pretty good.
      positive · Aug 31, 2014 · review 11937508
    • A good soundtrack adds the right atmosphere to all the mentioned things, but there is one problem – cutscenes.
      positive · Aug 31, 2022 · review 121533642
  • controls

    12 positive · 14 negative · 1 mixed · 1 neutral

    • Los controles son re pesados y el gameplay en mas de un momento se vuelve frustrante, por culpa de ellos.
      negative · May 31, 2014 · review 10303631
    • - Movement controls are not fluid
      negative · Sep 30, 2014 · review 12295884
    • controls and movement are so clunky and annoying its just frustrating.
      negative · Jul 31, 2023 · review 143168273
  • level design

    8 positive · 16 negative · 2 mixed · 2 neutral

    • - Linearity.
      negative · Jul 31, 2014 · review 11497573
    • - Environment & cover system is lacking
      negative · Sep 30, 2014 · review 12295884
    • A bit more linear than Remedy's two Max Payne games, causing some frustration with locking doors behind me when collectible hunting, but it more than makes up for that with the most sublime gunplay of any third-person-shooter to this very day.
      negative · Nov 30, 2023 · review 152593449
  • multiplayer

    8 positive · 10 negative · 2 mixed · 4 neutral

    • edit: if you plan on getting all of the achievements sorry to say but nobody plays the multiplayer anymore and the few who do are sweats
      negative · May 31, 2022 · review 116266956
    • Multiplayer is available too, but it's empty nowadays.
      negative · Aug 31, 2022 · review 121533642
    • - Multiplayer is full of experts, hackers, or noobs.
      negative · Sep 30, 2014 · review 12295884
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  • stability

    0 positive · 24 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • I was very excited to play this game, until the first time I opened it and it froze on an 'Initializing' screen.
      negative · Jun 30, 2014 · review 10983233
    • The game would frequently crash on start up, and this lead to doing some major research.
      negative · Sep 30, 2014 · review 12295825
    • Also, the game tend to crash a lot, especially if you don't give it administrator right for some reason.
      negative · Sep 30, 2014 · review 12296535
  • game length

    3 positive · 12 negative · 0 mixed · 5 neutral

    • The campaign is relatively short (7-10 hours), but you can try to complete all challenges or replay it on a harder difficulty.
      negative · Aug 31, 2022 · review 121533642
    • Runs out of tricks after a few hours, then goes on for longer than it should.
      negative · Feb 29, 2024 · review 159565647
    • Great game, catch it on sale def, only 10 hours of story alone, though if you want there are quite a few achievements and collectibles to grind, and multiplayer, which i haven't tested if it works.
      negative · Aug 31, 2024 · review 173934054
  • voice acting

    19 positive · 0 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • + voice acting
      positive · Jan 31, 2013 · review 1026793
    • La presentación igual esta muy buena, las voces geniales y los personajes son variados.
      positive · May 31, 2014 · review 10303631
    • Max Payne 3 rips, the writing and voice acting are suberb which apart from the very basic yet addicting game mechanics is the backbone of the game.
      positive · Aug 31, 2014 · review 11930626
  • characters

    11 positive · 7 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • La presentación igual esta muy buena, las voces geniales y los personajes son variados.
      positive · May 31, 2014 · review 10303631
    • his beard looks nice
      positive · Nov 29, 2022 · review 127594216
    • Max plays a great alcoholic/drug addict and is the ultimate anti-hero hero.
      positive · May 31, 2015 · review 16100781
  • performance

    11 positive · 7 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • Runs well on a potato, looks beautiful.
      positive · Mar 31, 2022 · review 113111516
    • Looks great, solid performance, few bugs, and excellent keyboard/mouse controls complementing its excellent shooting mechanics.
      positive · Dec 31, 2014 · review 13747661
    • This game hasn't aged a day, ran perfectly 120+ FPS right out the box on my 7800 XT.
      positive · Nov 30, 2023 · review 152593449
  • difficulty

    9 positive · 8 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • oh and this games gonna be kicking your ass every now and then as getting shot in the wrong spot or with the wrong weapons is insta death but that just adds into the pressure and the adrenaline you feel when going for a risky move.
      positive · Feb 28, 2022 · review 111263129
    • Played on hard and it kicked my ass a lot of times, a lot more difficult then previous parts.
      positive · Mar 31, 2022 · review 113113719
    • Do you like to brag about how you can beat games on Insane Manly Man difficulty?
      positive · May 31, 2013 · review 1699148
  • atmosphere

    7 positive · 8 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • Secondly, the atmosphere and setting are wildly different from the other two games, as is Max himself.
      negative · Jun 30, 2024 · review 168640774
    • Lacks the noir atmosphere and philosophical depth of earlier entries, which some fans might miss
      negative · May 31, 2025 · review 196076759
    • The game should have stayed completely in the cold and dark New York setup, not sure if the sunny Brazil hits the real feeling of the Max Payne vibe.
      negative · Oct 31, 2025 · review 208045709
  • price value

    8 positive · 2 negative · 0 mixed · 4 neutral

    • 100 percent buy when you can, its worth the 10 or 15 bucks that it is in your country.
      positive · Mar 31, 2022 · review 113111516
    • I haven't entirely explored the multiplayer and challenge aspects of the game yet but the story mode is enough to make this game worth the buy,
      positive · Aug 31, 2014 · review 11930626
    • Budget: Worth it.
      positive · Sep 29, 2014 · review 12294780
  • writing

    10 positive · 4 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • Max Payne 3 rips, the writing and voice acting are suberb which apart from the very basic yet addicting game mechanics is the backbone of the game.
      positive · Aug 31, 2014 · review 11930626
    • Another thing that makes this game so intresting is the diaglouge that Max gives about the scenario, which usually is a funny analogy or a pitty remark.
      positive · Dec 31, 2014 · review 13743730
    • -James MCcaffrey is great as Max and some of the one-liners are really entertaining
      positive · Dec 31, 2023 · review 154890192
  • replayability

    8 positive · 4 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • High replayability through the arcade section where you can do the storymode levels but with different challenges, and if you have friends you can play online multiplayer too which seems fleshed out but I'm not a multiplayer guy.
      positive · Mar 31, 2022 · review 113111516
    • The campaign is relatively short (7-10 hours), but you can try to complete all challenges or replay it on a harder difficulty.
      positive · Aug 31, 2022 · review 121533642
    • After finishing it twice I must say this game is worth a third finish.
      positive · Feb 28, 2018 · review 40472337
  • bugs

    1 positive · 8 negative · 0 mixed · 2 neutral

    • Experienced an immersion breaking bug during a cutscene that took me out of it and soured the climax of the story.
      negative · Jun 30, 2022 · review 117953734
    • Cut-scenes are very buggy, the audio crackles and gives out and sometimes crashes the game.
      negative · May 31, 2015 · review 16100862
    • Less fluid, more bugs, more glitches, worse AI, bulky.
      negative · Jan 31, 2016 · review 20873123
  • sound design

    6 positive · 3 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • Weapons have nice sounds. They don't sound like toys but nearly like real-life weapons. They have detailed animations as well.
      positive · Aug 31, 2022 · review 121533642
    • Great graphics, good sound effects, and most importantly a grippy story.
      positive · Sep 30, 2014 · review 12295825
    • Graphics / Gameplay / Audio all pleasing!
      positive · Jul 31, 2023 · review 143174208
  • content amount

    4 positive · 4 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • I just wish there was a larger variety of things to do rather than just shooting and looking for clues/golden guns parts.
      negative · Sep 30, 2014 · review 12295825
    • little gameplay
      negative · Jul 31, 2024 · review 171131968
    • Outside of the main story it has some challenge levels, but I've found them to be kind of throwaway.
      negative · Jul 30, 2019 · review 54379203
  • physics

    8 positive · 0 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • it's shooting and physics feels great especially when hitting a shoot-dive combo and it also comes along with a ranking system for how fast you clear things out.
      positive · Feb 28, 2022 · review 111263129
    • - Destruction, phisics and debris everywhere!
      positive · Jul 31, 2014 · review 11497573
    • The game uses the Euphoria Engine for ragdolls, so NPC behave very realistically when they get hit. Also, bullet time is well made.
      positive · Aug 31, 2022 · review 121533642
  • developer conduct

    0 positive · 7 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • - doesnt remember its franchise
      negative · Jan 31, 2013 · review 1026793
    • I do recommend this game, but I dont like it because rockstar made it.
      negative · Jul 31, 2014 · review 11497892
    • Its sad finishing this game and think that it would take R* 10+ years to release another game from this saga, if they dont kill it before that. I dont want to even think about a remaster like they did with GTA San Andreas and Vice City.
      negative · Oct 31, 2022 · review 124691853
  • ai behavior

    0 positive · 6 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • -Enemies are dumb and will charge towards you but incredibly accurate from 100m away, even with a pistol
      negative · Dec 31, 2023 · review 154890192
    • my only complaints has to the over reliance on cover mechanics and max being dumb sometimes.
      negative · Dec 31, 2023 · review 154914114
    • enemy ai bhayanak slow hai.
      negative · Jun 30, 2024 · review 168645631
  • balance

    0 positive · 6 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • Fun but unbalanced multiplayer (invite system run by the archaic Rockstar Social Club) can be an absolute blast or make you want to punch someone in the face.
      negative · Jul 30, 2012 · review 1092309
    • -There's an endless wave of enemies to artificially make the game difficult not to mention an unfairness element
      negative · Dec 31, 2023 · review 154890192
    • There WILL be A TON of enemies in the later chapters that TANK HEADSHOTS like its the Diamond Casino Heist NPC's like BRUH rockstar, I should NOT have to shoot the UFE soldiers ten thousand times in the body.
      negative · Apr 30, 2024 · review 163949261
  • emotional impact

    4 positive · 2 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • great game that brought me so much entertainment and adrenaline through story
      positive · Apr 30, 2022 · review 114741149
    • Great game, will have you on edge from the beginning, classic Rockstar doing what they do best.
      positive · Apr 30, 2022 · review 114742667
    • That game have a lot of feels, so i recommend to play it to everyone, and its probably not a game, its like a film!
      positive · Oct 31, 2015 · review 18801974
  • addictiveness

    5 positive · 0 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • Max Payne 3 rips, the writing and voice acting are suberb which apart from the very basic yet addicting game mechanics is the backbone of the game.
      positive · Aug 31, 2014 · review 11930626
    • ♥♥♥♥ I´m pretty sure I´m addicted to this game :D Playing on Hard difficulty can be Payne in the ass
      positive · Aug 31, 2014 · review 11937508
    • The game that does not let go until you see the end credits.
      positive · Jan 31, 2023 · review 131956446
  • art style

    3 positive · 1 negative · 1 mixed · 0 neutral

    • Interesting visual presentation with noir elements, accentuated by excellent narration and voice-acting by the late James McAffrey.
      positive · Jul 31, 2024 · review 171139257
    • It wasn’t just the introduction of the now-iconic Bullet Time mechanic; it was the way the story was so masterfully told and visually illustrated through its gritty comic-book style.
      positive · Jan 31, 2026 · review 217283064
    • The story is engaging enough to push the action forward and the visual style with all the camera effects and whatnot is something I've never seen before or since this game's release.
      positive · Jul 30, 2019 · review 54379203

Review timeline

monthly peak 1,182 reviews · all languages

review volume 500 1,000 0 positive review share 100% 50% 0% 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 May 2012 · 3 reviews (3 up · 0 down) · 100% positive · small sample Jun 2012 · 266 reviews (256 up · 10 down) · 96% positive Jul 2012 · 467 reviews (456 up · 11 down) · 98% positive Aug 2012 · 88 reviews (85 up · 3 down) · 97% positive Sep 2012 · 35 reviews (35 up · 0 down) · 100% positive Oct 2012 · 36 reviews (33 up · 3 down) · 92% positive Nov 2012 · 127 reviews (125 up · 2 down) · 98% positive Dec 2012 · 180 reviews (175 up · 5 down) · 97% positive Jan 2013 · 200 reviews (190 up · 10 down) · 95% positive Feb 2013 · 39 reviews (36 up · 3 down) · 92% positive Mar 2013 · 142 reviews (134 up · 8 down) · 94% positive Apr 2013 · 95 reviews (93 up · 2 down) · 98% positive May 2013 · 114 reviews (108 up · 6 down) · 95% positive Jun 2013 · 63 reviews (62 up · 1 down) · 98% positive Jul 2013 · 157 reviews (150 up · 7 down) · 96% positive Aug 2013 · 59 reviews (52 up · 7 down) · 88% positive Sep 2013 · 59 reviews (59 up · 0 down) · 100% positive Oct 2013 · 73 reviews (70 up · 3 down) · 96% positive Nov 2013 · 236 reviews (211 up · 25 down) · 89% positive Dec 2013 · 1,182 reviews (1,021 up · 161 down) · 86% positive Jan 2014 · 616 reviews (499 up · 117 down) · 81% positive Feb 2014 · 294 reviews (254 up · 40 down) · 86% positive Mar 2014 · 599 reviews (473 up · 126 down) · 79% positive Apr 2014 · 300 reviews (251 up · 49 down) · 84% positive May 2014 · 182 reviews (151 up · 31 down) · 83% positive Jun 2014 · 762 reviews (622 up · 140 down) · 82% positive Jul 2014 · 363 reviews (294 up · 69 down) · 81% positive Aug 2014 · 832 reviews (641 up · 191 down) · 77% positive Sep 2014 · 279 reviews (233 up · 46 down) · 84% positive Oct 2014 · 210 reviews (177 up · 33 down) · 84% positive Nov 2014 · 293 reviews (224 up · 69 down) · 76% positive Dec 2014 · 760 reviews (509 up · 251 down) · 67% positive Jan 2015 · 497 reviews (375 up · 122 down) · 75% positive Feb 2015 · 340 reviews (245 up · 95 down) · 72% positive Mar 2015 · 299 reviews (233 up · 66 down) · 78% positive Apr 2015 · 230 reviews (180 up · 50 down) · 78% positive May 2015 · 164 reviews (126 up · 38 down) · 77% positive Jun 2015 · 385 reviews (293 up · 92 down) · 76% positive Jul 2015 · 208 reviews (167 up · 41 down) · 80% positive Aug 2015 · 167 reviews (125 up · 42 down) · 75% positive Sep 2015 · 141 reviews (105 up · 36 down) · 74% positive Oct 2015 · 109 reviews (88 up · 21 down) · 81% positive Nov 2015 · 188 reviews (148 up · 40 down) · 79% positive Dec 2015 · 298 reviews (253 up · 45 down) · 85% positive Jan 2016 · 372 reviews (298 up · 74 down) · 80% positive Feb 2016 · 251 reviews (211 up · 40 down) · 84% positive Mar 2016 · 176 reviews (136 up · 40 down) · 77% positive Apr 2016 · 133 reviews (110 up · 23 down) · 83% positive May 2016 · 124 reviews (98 up · 26 down) · 79% positive Jun 2016 · 224 reviews (179 up · 45 down) · 80% positive Jul 2016 · 266 reviews 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Jan 2018 · 265 reviews (217 up · 48 down) · 82% positive Feb 2018 · 150 reviews (129 up · 21 down) · 86% positive Mar 2018 · 155 reviews (123 up · 32 down) · 79% positive Apr 2018 · 98 reviews (71 up · 27 down) · 72% positive May 2018 · 93 reviews (75 up · 18 down) · 81% positive Jun 2018 · 150 reviews (130 up · 20 down) · 87% positive Jul 2018 · 212 reviews (159 up · 53 down) · 75% positive Aug 2018 · 112 reviews (82 up · 30 down) · 73% positive Sep 2018 · 242 reviews (179 up · 63 down) · 74% positive Oct 2018 · 113 reviews (88 up · 25 down) · 78% positive Nov 2018 · 287 reviews (265 up · 22 down) · 92% positive Dec 2018 · 155 reviews (125 up · 30 down) · 81% positive Jan 2019 · 171 reviews (140 up · 31 down) · 82% positive Feb 2019 · 137 reviews (105 up · 32 down) · 77% positive Mar 2019 · 106 reviews (82 up · 24 down) · 77% positive Apr 2019 · 94 reviews (64 up · 30 down) · 68% positive May 2019 · 75 reviews (58 up · 17 down) · 77% positive Jun 2019 · 466 reviews (424 up · 42 down) · 91% positive Jul 2019 · 638 reviews (570 up · 68 down) · 89% positive Aug 2019 · 143 reviews (109 up · 34 down) · 76% positive Sep 2019 · 177 reviews (137 up · 40 down) · 77% positive Oct 2019 · 116 reviews (90 up · 26 down) · 78% positive Nov 2019 · 332 reviews (301 up · 31 down) · 91% positive Dec 2019 · 550 reviews (477 up · 73 down) · 87% positive Jan 2020 · 421 reviews (370 up · 51 down) · 88% positive Feb 2020 · 539 reviews (454 up · 85 down) · 84% positive Mar 2020 · 317 reviews (272 up · 45 down) · 86% positive Apr 2020 · 364 reviews (323 up · 41 down) · 89% positive May 2020 · 314 reviews (271 up · 43 down) · 86% positive Jun 2020 · 376 reviews (326 up · 50 down) · 87% positive Jul 2020 · 770 reviews (695 up · 75 down) · 90% positive Aug 2020 · 319 reviews (266 up · 53 down) · 83% positive Sep 2020 · 259 reviews (229 up · 30 down) · 88% positive Oct 2020 · 262 reviews (236 up · 26 down) · 90% positive Nov 2020 · 389 reviews (354 up · 35 down) · 91% positive Dec 2020 · 642 reviews (581 up · 61 down) · 90% positive Jan 2021 · 562 reviews (508 up · 54 down) · 90% positive Feb 2021 · 378 reviews (332 up · 46 down) · 88% positive Mar 2021 · 608 reviews (542 up · 66 down) · 89% positive Apr 2021 · 598 reviews (520 up · 78 down) · 87% positive May 2021 · 397 reviews (340 up · 57 down) · 86% positive Jun 2021 · 385 reviews (333 up · 52 down) · 86% positive Jul 2021 · 681 reviews (600 up · 81 down) · 88% positive Aug 2021 · 346 reviews (306 up · 40 down) · 88% positive Sep 2021 · 244 reviews (222 up · 22 down) · 91% positive Oct 2021 · 246 reviews (225 up · 21 down) · 91% positive Nov 2021 · 346 reviews (299 up · 47 down) · 86% positive Dec 2021 · 495 reviews (433 up · 62 down) · 87% positive Jan 2022 · 405 reviews (367 up · 38 down) · 91% positive Feb 2022 · 385 reviews (343 up · 42 down) · 89% positive Mar 2022 · 468 reviews (416 up · 52 down) · 89% positive Apr 2022 · 349 reviews (302 up · 47 down) · 87% positive May 2022 · 345 reviews (304 up · 41 down) · 88% positive Jun 2022 · 396 reviews (346 up · 50 down) · 87% positive Jul 2022 · 426 reviews (374 up · 52 down) · 88% positive Aug 2022 · 263 reviews (234 up · 29 down) · 89% positive Sep 2022 · 345 reviews (314 up · 31 down) · 91% positive Oct 2022 · 232 reviews (205 up · 27 down) · 88% positive Nov 2022 · 240 reviews (219 up · 21 down) · 91% positive Dec 2022 · 310 reviews (283 up · 27 down) · 91% positive Jan 2023 · 632 reviews (571 up · 61 down) · 90% positive Feb 2023 · 365 reviews (322 up · 43 down) · 88% positive Mar 2023 · 494 reviews (437 up · 57 down) · 88% positive Apr 2023 · 492 reviews (443 up · 49 down) · 90% positive May 2023 · 493 reviews (446 up · 47 down) · 90% positive Jun 2023 · 297 reviews (264 up · 33 down) · 89% positive Jul 2023 · 565 reviews (498 up · 67 down) · 88% positive Aug 2023 · 522 reviews (474 up · 48 down) · 91% positive Sep 2023 · 255 reviews (224 up · 31 down) · 88% positive Oct 2023 · 234 reviews (205 up · 29 down) · 88% positive Nov 2023 · 347 reviews (307 up · 40 down) · 88% positive Dec 2023 · 771 reviews (715 up · 56 down) · 93% positive Jan 2024 · 465 reviews (414 up · 51 down) · 89% positive Feb 2024 · 903 reviews (804 up · 99 down) · 89% positive Mar 2024 · 575 reviews (521 up · 54 down) · 91% positive Apr 2024 · 525 reviews (471 up · 54 down) · 90% positive May 2024 · 495 reviews (428 up · 67 down) · 86% positive Jun 2024 · 365 reviews (326 up · 39 down) · 89% positive Jul 2024 · 499 reviews (464 up · 35 down) · 93% positive Aug 2024 · 369 reviews (310 up · 59 down) · 84% positive Sep 2024 · 575 reviews (527 up · 48 down) · 92% positive Oct 2024 · 333 reviews (292 up · 41 down) · 88% positive Nov 2024 · 267 reviews (242 up · 25 down) · 91% positive Dec 2024 · 526 reviews (482 up · 44 down) · 92% positive Jan 2025 · 653 reviews (575 up · 78 down) · 88% positive Feb 2025 · 534 reviews (473 up · 61 down) · 89% positive Mar 2025 · 537 reviews (477 up · 60 down) · 89% positive Apr 2025 · 348 reviews (308 up · 40 down) · 89% positive May 2025 · 478 reviews (437 up · 41 down) · 91% positive Jun 2025 · 499 reviews (428 up · 71 down) · 86% positive Jul 2025 · 506 reviews (462 up · 44 down) · 91% positive Aug 2025 · 493 reviews (434 up · 59 down) · 88% positive Sep 2025 · 401 reviews (357 up · 44 down) · 89% positive Oct 2025 · 511 reviews (449 up · 62 down) · 88% positive Nov 2025 · 432 reviews (387 up · 45 down) · 90% positive Dec 2025 · 510 reviews (456 up · 54 down) · 89% positive Jan 2026 · 803 reviews (718 up · 85 down) · 89% positive Feb 2026 · 580 reviews (521 up · 59 down) · 90% positive Mar 2026 · 416 reviews (374 up · 42 down) · 90% positive Apr 2026 · 565 reviews (518 up · 47 down) · 92% positive May 2026 · 405 reviews (377 up · 28 down) · 93% positive Jun 2026 · 463 reviews (405 up · 58 down) · 87% positive Jul 2026 · 588 reviews (520 up · 68 down) · 88% positive Aug 2026 · 92 reviews (81 up · 11 down) · 88% 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
May 2012 3 3 0 100% small sample
Jun 2012 266 256 10 96%
Jul 2012 467 456 11 98%
Aug 2012 88 85 3 97%
Sep 2012 35 35 0 100%
Oct 2012 36 33 3 92%
Nov 2012 127 125 2 98%
Dec 2012 180 175 5 97%
Jan 2013 200 190 10 95%
Feb 2013 39 36 3 92%
Mar 2013 142 134 8 94%
Apr 2013 95 93 2 98%
May 2013 114 108 6 95%
Jun 2013 63 62 1 98%
Jul 2013 157 150 7 96%
Aug 2013 59 52 7 88%
Sep 2013 59 59 0 100%
Oct 2013 73 70 3 96%
Nov 2013 236 211 25 89%
Dec 2013 1,182 1,021 161 86%
Jan 2014 616 499 117 81%
Feb 2014 294 254 40 86%
Mar 2014 599 473 126 79%
Apr 2014 300 251 49 84%
May 2014 182 151 31 83%
Jun 2014 762 622 140 82%
Jul 2014 363 294 69 81%
Aug 2014 832 641 191 77%
Sep 2014 279 233 46 84%
Oct 2014 210 177 33 84%
Nov 2014 293 224 69 76%
Dec 2014 760 509 251 67%
Jan 2015 497 375 122 75%
Feb 2015 340 245 95 72%
Mar 2015 299 233 66 78%
Apr 2015 230 180 50 78%
May 2015 164 126 38 77%
Jun 2015 385 293 92 76%
Jul 2015 208 167 41 80%
Aug 2015 167 125 42 75%
Sep 2015 141 105 36 74%
Oct 2015 109 88 21 81%
Nov 2015 188 148 40 79%
Dec 2015 298 253 45 85%
Jan 2016 372 298 74 80%
Feb 2016 251 211 40 84%
Mar 2016 176 136 40 77%
Apr 2016 133 110 23 83%
May 2016 124 98 26 79%
Jun 2016 224 179 45 80%
Jul 2016 266 219 47 82%
Aug 2016 159 133 26 84%
Sep 2016 200 150 50 75%
Oct 2016 194 166 28 86%
Nov 2016 504 468 36 93%
Dec 2016 189 158 31 84%
Jan 2017 261 204 57 78%
Feb 2017 160 136 24 85%
Mar 2017 137 120 17 88%
Apr 2017 109 90 19 83%
May 2017 104 83 21 80%
Jun 2017 239 181 58 76%
Jul 2017 245 205 40 84%
Aug 2017 314 246 68 78%
Sep 2017 172 138 34 80%
Oct 2017 120 107 13 89%
Nov 2017 353 321 32 91%
Dec 2017 248 200 48 81%
Jan 2018 265 217 48 82%
Feb 2018 150 129 21 86%
Mar 2018 155 123 32 79%
Apr 2018 98 71 27 72%
May 2018 93 75 18 81%
Jun 2018 150 130 20 87%
Jul 2018 212 159 53 75%
Aug 2018 112 82 30 73%
Sep 2018 242 179 63 74%
Oct 2018 113 88 25 78%
Nov 2018 287 265 22 92%
Dec 2018 155 125 30 81%
Jan 2019 171 140 31 82%
Feb 2019 137 105 32 77%
Mar 2019 106 82 24 77%
Apr 2019 94 64 30 68%
May 2019 75 58 17 77%
Jun 2019 466 424 42 91%
Jul 2019 638 570 68 89%
Aug 2019 143 109 34 76%
Sep 2019 177 137 40 77%
Oct 2019 116 90 26 78%
Nov 2019 332 301 31 91%
Dec 2019 550 477 73 87%
Jan 2020 421 370 51 88%
Feb 2020 539 454 85 84%
Mar 2020 317 272 45 86%
Apr 2020 364 323 41 89%
May 2020 314 271 43 86%
Jun 2020 376 326 50 87%
Jul 2020 770 695 75 90%
Aug 2020 319 266 53 83%
Sep 2020 259 229 30 88%
Oct 2020 262 236 26 90%
Nov 2020 389 354 35 91%
Dec 2020 642 581 61 90%
Jan 2021 562 508 54 90%
Feb 2021 378 332 46 88%
Mar 2021 608 542 66 89%
Apr 2021 598 520 78 87%
May 2021 397 340 57 86%
Jun 2021 385 333 52 86%
Jul 2021 681 600 81 88%
Aug 2021 346 306 40 88%
Sep 2021 244 222 22 91%
Oct 2021 246 225 21 91%
Nov 2021 346 299 47 86%
Dec 2021 495 433 62 87%
Jan 2022 405 367 38 91%
Feb 2022 385 343 42 89%
Mar 2022 468 416 52 89%
Apr 2022 349 302 47 87%
May 2022 345 304 41 88%
Jun 2022 396 346 50 87%
Jul 2022 426 374 52 88%
Aug 2022 263 234 29 89%
Sep 2022 345 314 31 91%
Oct 2022 232 205 27 88%
Nov 2022 240 219 21 91%
Dec 2022 310 283 27 91%
Jan 2023 632 571 61 90%
Feb 2023 365 322 43 88%
Mar 2023 494 437 57 88%
Apr 2023 492 443 49 90%
May 2023 493 446 47 90%
Jun 2023 297 264 33 89%
Jul 2023 565 498 67 88%
Aug 2023 522 474 48 91%
Sep 2023 255 224 31 88%
Oct 2023 234 205 29 88%
Nov 2023 347 307 40 88%
Dec 2023 771 715 56 93%
Jan 2024 465 414 51 89%
Feb 2024 903 804 99 89%
Mar 2024 575 521 54 91%
Apr 2024 525 471 54 90%
May 2024 495 428 67 86%
Jun 2024 365 326 39 89%
Jul 2024 499 464 35 93%
Aug 2024 369 310 59 84%
Sep 2024 575 527 48 92%
Oct 2024 333 292 41 88%
Nov 2024 267 242 25 91%
Dec 2024 526 482 44 92%
Jan 2025 653 575 78 88%
Feb 2025 534 473 61 89%
Mar 2025 537 477 60 89%
Apr 2025 348 308 40 89%
May 2025 478 437 41 91%
Jun 2025 499 428 71 86%
Jul 2025 506 462 44 91%
Aug 2025 493 434 59 88%
Sep 2025 401 357 44 89%
Oct 2025 511 449 62 88%
Nov 2025 432 387 45 90%
Dec 2025 510 456 54 89%
Jan 2026 803 718 85 89%
Feb 2026 580 521 59 90%
Mar 2026 416 374 42 90%
Apr 2026 565 518 47 92%
May 2026 405 377 28 93%
Jun 2026 463 405 58 87%
Jul 2026 588 520 68 88%
Aug 2026 92 81 11 88%

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
448 English reviews, time-proportional draw over 171 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 448
Aspect yield
259 of 448 analyzed reviews carry at least one aspect (57.8%); every share on this page divides by all 448
Interval regime
calm: standard margins of error for a share of a sample (Wilson interval), no widening needed
Fetch paths
171 time windows fetched directly (windowed)
Language mix
1,000 fetched: english 451 · russian 133 · turkish 113 · 23 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-20260808T103450Z-1d39042c · code 2c921c8+dirty

full methodology in the milestone write-ups