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This War of Mine

analyzed 2026-10-11 · sample of 320 English reviews across the whole review history

Across 320 sampled reviews, the aspects players raise most are gameplay, atmosphere, player choice, and emotional impact. Atmosphere draws 36 positive mentions against 4 negative, and players describe an "outstanding atmosphere of war from a civilian perspective" and say it "really puts you in the atmosphere of survival". Player choice and emotional impact show similar splits, with 36 and 35 positive mentions respectively; one reviewer notes that "if you mess up people will die and they will stay dead". Story, art style, music, and addictiveness also skew positive. Opinion divides on difficulty, characters, and replayability. Difficulty collects 20 positive mentions against 8 negative, characters 21 against 8, and replayability 16 against 8. Combat, pacing, balance, stability, bugs, controls, and progression lean negative, with balance at 1 positive against 10 negative and pacing at 2 against 11. Learning curve draws 3 positive against 9 negative, with one player asking for "Some more clear instructions on how to do certain tasks". Price value is mostly positive at 21 against 4, and DLC at 12 against 2. Players also bring up realism, graphics, level design, mods, sound design, and game length.

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Aspects

share of sample, axis to 20% · ± is the sampling uncertainty around each share

  • positive
  • mixed / neutral
  • negative
  • gameplay

    41 positive · 13 negative · 4 mixed · 3 neutral

    • With solid gameplay, "This War of Mine" uses stress, guilt, and resource control as the engines to keep the player going forward.
      positive · Nov 30, 2014 · review 13168959
    • You control three characters and in order to keep them alive you need to feed them, build beds, keep them warm etc.
      positive · Nov 30, 2014 · review 13171607
    • Gameplay wise, it splits into two parts: - day and night. By day, the players will have to manage the house and the resources. By night you have an option to go scavange in the surroundings in a gameplay that feels like a "prince of persia with guns" (flashback/another world).
      positive · Dec 31, 2014 · review 13745644
  • atmosphere

    36 positive · 4 negative · 1 mixed · 0 neutral

    • Simple, but very immersive with educational elements
      positive · Dec 31, 2021 · review 106992062
    • + Atmosphere
      positive · Feb 28, 2022 · review 111257132
    • This game has an outstanding atmosphere of war from a civilian perspective.
      positive · Mar 31, 2022 · review 113093287
  • player choice

    36 positive · 4 negative · 0 mixed · 1 neutral

    • You have to take high risks and make hard decisions and if you mess up people will die and they will stay dead and it effects everyone else in the group.
      positive · Nov 30, 2021 · review 104861667
    • The moment the player chooses to cross that line and equip a weapon for a nighttime raid is a big moment.
      positive · Nov 30, 2014 · review 13168959
    • > Karma's ♥♥♥♥♥ -- everything U do has its consequences
      positive · Nov 30, 2014 · review 13169508
  • emotional impact

    35 positive · 4 negative · 1 mixed · 0 neutral

    • This is how the game is meant to be played so man up and play this game for real so you can experience the emotional rollercoaster
      positive · Nov 30, 2021 · review 104861667
    • After playing the game, you feel sadness, pain, and anger about war and its effect on people.
      positive · Mar 31, 2022 · review 113093287
    • Amazing, touching, meaningful and such as an engaging game!
      positive · Mar 31, 2022 · review 113134883
  • story

    31 positive · 3 negative · 0 mixed · 2 neutral

    • Apart from first impressions, the re-playability is slightly lacking, though i don't think that's bad for a visual novel, just means they spent more time on the story ig.
      positive · Feb 28, 2022 · review 111261115
    • The story mode is good, but as others pointed out, the mecanics of the game are not conceive for a story mode, but it is nice enough for a first playthrough.
      positive · Jun 30, 2022 · review 117953570
    • Fortunately, there is a narrative in the game, that prevents outright criminal behavior, as the characters will suffer sorrow about unethical behavior, even if the player chooses to play sadistically.
      positive · Nov 30, 2014 · review 13168959
  • difficulty

    20 positive · 8 negative · 1 mixed · 5 neutral

    • I think i have 8 copies of this game over severall plattforms, it´s one of my most favorite war games because it can crush you if you play it for real.
      positive · Nov 30, 2021 · review 104861667
    • good hardcore survival , can't count the amount of times i have been killed, i only wish there was a co-op mod
      positive · Apr 30, 2022 · review 114747182
    • I love the challenge of this game and even when you know the recipe for a successful game, it is still challenging.
      positive · Jul 31, 2022 · review 119849899
  • characters

    21 positive · 8 negative · 1 mixed · 3 neutral

    • + You're playing an ordinary civilian (Original game)
      positive · Feb 28, 2022 · review 111257132
    • Although the game is lacking in a few basic areas (for instance, the ability to move furniture once it's been built) This War of Mine successfully hooks you with a clear narrative and fleshed-out characters in each playthrough.
      positive · Mar 31, 2023 · review 135821784
    • You will grow attached to the survivors in a way that they will put smiles on your faces, and will make you feel like ♥♥♥♥ when they're depressed.
      positive · Dec 31, 2014 · review 13745644
  • price value

    21 positive · 4 negative · 2 mixed · 1 neutral

    • Overall great game that is worth your money.
      positive · Jun 30, 2022 · review 117953570
    • After two full playthroughs at roughly 20hrs in, I'd say it's worth picking up.
      positive · Nov 30, 2014 · review 13172386
    • It truly is worth the $15-$20 (depending if you get it on sale or not).
      positive · Dec 31, 2014 · review 13745992
  • replayability

    16 positive · 8 negative · 3 mixed · 0 neutral

    • Definitely will play it again.
      positive · Nov 30, 2014 · review 13169508
    • the game is not always the same when you restart because of the different characters and ablilities.
      positive · Nov 30, 2014 · review 13172293
    • Only noteable con: a little short but makes up for it in replayablity.
      positive · Jan 31, 2015 · review 14263051
  • art style

    18 positive · 1 negative · 1 mixed · 0 neutral

    • The art style is really good to communicate the grim reality of war.
      positive · Jun 30, 2022 · review 117953570
    • It looked good, it had a really sad feel to it in the artwork and the music, and even in success you are pointed back to what you had to do to get there.
      positive · Jan 31, 2015 · review 14269248
    • It's easy to pick up, has great choices, great art, and keeps you engaged.
      positive · Mar 31, 2015 · review 15146496
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  • addictiveness

    17 positive · 0 negative · 2 mixed · 0 neutral

    • would and will play all day, every day
      positive · Dec 31, 2014 · review 13745391
    • Still I can not stop playing.
      positive · Mar 31, 2015 · review 15146496
    • It is depressing but addicting, Without spoilering it for you, play it.
      positive · Mar 31, 2015 · review 15147058
  • music

    15 positive · 2 negative · 1 mixed · 0 neutral

    • + Music
      positive · Feb 28, 2022 · review 111257132
    • + Nice sound track
      positive · Nov 30, 2014 · review 13171607
    • Music (atmospheric) 9/10
      positive · Dec 31, 2014 · review 13745986
  • learning curve

    3 positive · 9 negative · 0 mixed · 5 neutral

    • There is no tutorial. And while outside of combat things are generally intuitive enough, you learn combat by seeing the words "(character) is dead" over and over.
      negative · Dec 31, 2022 · review 129806931
    • took me awhile to figure this trick out.
      negative · Nov 30, 2014 · review 13172293
    • Gameplay: Some more clear instructions on how to do certain tasks would be a good move as I did have to work out a lot of the gameplay mechanics myself, although all straight forward.
      negative · May 31, 2015 · review 16106455
  • realism

    13 positive · 2 negative · 2 mixed · 0 neutral

    • Much more realistic than shoot-em-up games.
      positive · Feb 28, 2023 · review 133816058
    • Games which show war as it really is are few and far between. This game does it well.
      positive · Jul 31, 2015 · review 17321511
    • A wartime simulator that hopefully let gamers be aware of the suffering and challenges other humans in war-torn region face.
      positive · Aug 31, 2024 · review 173908288
  • combat

    4 positive · 8 negative · 0 mixed · 3 neutral

    • Another issue with combat is that it can be hard to tell who's okay to kill and who isn't. Some soldiers are fair game, some aren't.
      negative · Dec 31, 2022 · review 129806931
    • Day 28 fail at combat and lose Marko.
      negative · Jan 31, 2015 · review 14263051
    • The combat is just horrendous.
      negative · Mar 31, 2025 · review 191657695
  • dlc

    12 positive · 2 negative · 0 mixed · 1 neutral

    • So I would recommend the Stories DLCs, yes, but not the base game.
      positive · Dec 31, 2022 · review 129806931
    • Excellent game that I would love to see an expansion for.
      positive · Mar 31, 2015 · review 15146496
    • I would definately buy an expansion, too.
      positive · Mar 31, 2015 · review 15147058
  • pacing

    2 positive · 11 negative · 0 mixed · 2 neutral

    • The pacing is slow and it's hard to progress/exploit the game.
      negative · Apr 30, 2022 · review 114739587
    • But once you more or less know what you should be doing, you'll have pretty much nothing to do by day 14 - and a "run" typically lasts 30-40 days, with little in terms of options to speed things up.
      negative · Dec 31, 2022 · review 129806931
    • This games need ur patience (a LOT), so do not rush build & upgrade things.
      negative · Nov 30, 2014 · review 13169508
  • graphics

    12 positive · 1 negative · 1 mixed · 0 neutral

    • + Graphic
      positive · Feb 28, 2022 · review 111257132
    • Great visuals.
      positive · Feb 28, 2022 · review 111260032
    • + Visually beautiful
      positive · Nov 30, 2014 · review 13171607
  • balance

    1 positive · 10 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • Here's the thing: There are not enough resources to do anything.
      negative · Nov 30, 2014 · review 13168959
    • > Fighting so Unbalanced -- U are outrunned & outgunned, U cannot win all the fights and Fights at our Home somehow could be unlogical
      negative · Nov 30, 2014 · review 13169508
    • Food is expensive and meds are very expensive.
      negative · Mar 31, 2015 · review 15147058
  • game length

    5 positive · 3 negative · 1 mixed · 0 neutral

    • Don't let that give you the impression that this leads to short game lengths, and you will spend hours on each scenario.
      positive · Feb 29, 2024 · review 159557767
    • ☑ To infinity and beyond
      positive · Jun 30, 2025 · review 198575494
    • This game provided me a solid month and a half of entertainment.
      positive · Jan 31, 2016 · review 20882598
  • stability

    1 positive · 8 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • Black screen and freeze on launch for the Final Cut version.
      negative · May 31, 2022 · review 116301227
    • Can not get it to work, even after trying every damn fix suggested and having friends with knowledge of this kind of stuff looking at it.
      negative · Dec 31, 2014 · review 13746460
    • Crashed every 10-15 minutes.I can't say it's a good experience.
      negative · Mar 31, 2024 · review 161865848
  • bugs

    1 positive · 7 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • My biggest critic would be that there are bugs where characters will not act as itended (patrol guard not moving, TALKING TO KIDS) that can really screw your dady/night.
      negative · Jun 30, 2022 · review 117953570
    • Still after playing it for years (Ive also played on the xbox so have many more hours of play than listed), the same bugs appear where loot dissapears.
      negative · Jul 31, 2022 · review 119849899
    • Wrong 'I have the tools that can open the door' messages, while I don't.
      negative · Jan 31, 2023 · review 131962919
  • controls

    2 positive · 5 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • I only had one problem with this game, you can only use your mouse other than that its an awesome play
      negative · Dec 31, 2014 · review 13745066
    • Controls were a bit clunky and pace felt weird to me.
      negative · Dec 31, 2015 · review 20161909
    • First of all, all characters are slow - most precisely when they're not running - due to the fact that you only have the choice between running and stealth walk.
      negative · Sep 30, 2025 · review 205578112
  • progression

    0 positive · 5 negative · 0 mixed · 2 neutral

    • The pacing is slow and it's hard to progress/exploit the game.
      negative · Apr 30, 2022 · review 114739587
    • Finding parts to upgrade your shelter is difficult, and being raided is a huge danger, and unless you fortify your shelter and find a gun you'll almost always lose a few items.
      negative · Nov 30, 2014 · review 13171456
    • Skill tree - to see each character's strengths and weaknesses insted of just their strogest trait
      negative · Jun 30, 2016 · review 23969534
  • level design

    3 positive · 3 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • The level design looks very realistic! There is nothing to complain here.
      positive · Jul 31, 2017 · review 33932495
    • The maps are all unique enough from one another and the characters you run into definitely give you a sense of, "are they good or bad," feelings.
      positive · Nov 30, 2019 · review 58808407
    • It's good and well suited to the theme of the game but it is still fairly simple 2.
      positive · Jun 30, 2020 · review 71737454
  • mods

    3 positive · 2 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • I would love to see Steam Workshop support for mods.
      positive · Mar 31, 2015 · review 15147058
    • only really had fun with some mods but that's it
      positive · Jul 31, 2018 · review 43848929
    • There are player made challenges that you can find online and do yourself using the custom scenario creator in the workshop section (or even create one yourself) which I do appreciate as I feel it adds to the quality of life for the game (which is already …
      positive · Aug 31, 2021 · review 98582763
  • sound design

    4 positive · 0 negative · 0 mixed · 1 neutral

    • The atmosphere, the music, the oftentimes lack of any sound from your crew all contribute heavily to the theme of the game: that this is supposed to be a developed country that has been reduced to war.
      positive · Apr 30, 2015 · review 15624299
    • ☐ Very good
      positive · Jun 30, 2025 · review 198575494
    • The music and sound effects are really good and make the game really atmospheric, as the tag indicates.
      positive · Sep 30, 2025 · review 205578112

Review timeline

monthly peak 6,199 reviews · all languages

review volume 2,000 4,000 6,000 0 positive review share 100% 50% 0% 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Nov 2014 · 1,974 reviews (1,904 up · 70 down) · 96% positive Dec 2014 · 1,876 reviews (1,814 up · 62 down) · 97% positive Jan 2015 · 960 reviews (928 up · 32 down) · 97% positive Feb 2015 · 334 reviews (319 up · 15 down) · 96% positive Mar 2015 · 565 reviews (545 up · 20 down) · 96% positive Apr 2015 · 604 reviews (576 up · 28 down) · 95% positive May 2015 · 235 reviews (230 up · 5 down) · 98% positive Jun 2015 · 946 reviews (902 up · 44 down) · 95% positive Jul 2015 · 371 reviews (344 up · 27 down) · 93% positive Aug 2015 · 363 reviews (321 up · 42 down) · 88% positive Sep 2015 · 196 reviews (191 up · 5 down) · 97% positive Oct 2015 · 765 reviews (725 up · 40 down) · 95% positive Nov 2015 · 539 reviews (512 up · 27 down) · 95% positive Dec 2015 · 643 reviews (615 up · 28 down) · 96% positive Jan 2016 · 615 reviews (584 up · 31 down) · 95% positive Feb 2016 · 701 reviews (668 up · 33 down) · 95% positive Mar 2016 · 305 reviews (285 up · 20 down) · 93% positive Apr 2016 · 198 reviews (187 up · 11 down) · 94% positive May 2016 · 214 reviews (209 up · 5 down) · 98% positive Jun 2016 · 1,017 reviews (944 up · 73 down) · 93% positive Jul 2016 · 715 reviews (678 up · 37 down) · 95% positive Aug 2016 · 237 reviews (224 up · 13 down) · 95% positive Sep 2016 · 905 reviews (828 up · 77 down) · 91% positive Oct 2016 · 327 reviews (291 up · 36 down) · 89% positive Nov 2016 · 3,486 reviews (3,442 up · 44 down) · 99% positive Dec 2016 · 1,070 reviews (1,008 up · 62 down) · 94% positive Jan 2017 · 816 reviews (776 up · 40 down) · 95% positive Feb 2017 · 366 reviews (344 up · 22 down) · 94% positive Mar 2017 · 276 reviews (260 up · 16 down) · 94% positive Apr 2017 · 250 reviews (232 up · 18 down) · 93% positive May 2017 · 229 reviews (213 up · 16 down) · 93% positive Jun 2017 · 1,621 reviews (1,523 up · 98 down) · 94% positive Jul 2017 · 944 reviews (897 up · 47 down) · 95% positive Aug 2017 · 364 reviews (345 up · 19 down) · 95% positive Sep 2017 · 277 reviews (267 up · 10 down) · 96% positive Oct 2017 · 435 reviews (407 up · 28 down) · 94% positive Nov 2017 · 5,930 reviews (5,752 up · 178 down) · 97% positive Dec 2017 · 852 reviews (802 up · 50 down) · 94% positive Jan 2018 · 576 reviews (537 up · 39 down) · 93% positive Feb 2018 · 331 reviews (307 up · 24 down) · 93% positive Mar 2018 · 293 reviews (267 up · 26 down) · 91% positive Apr 2018 · 890 reviews (814 up · 76 down) · 91% positive May 2018 · 376 reviews (340 up · 36 down) · 90% positive Jun 2018 · 386 reviews (357 up · 29 down) · 92% positive Jul 2018 · 557 reviews (503 up · 54 down) · 90% positive Aug 2018 · 245 reviews (224 up · 21 down) · 91% positive Sep 2018 · 183 reviews (160 up · 23 down) · 87% positive Oct 2018 · 440 reviews (383 up · 57 down) · 87% positive Nov 2018 · 2,237 reviews (2,151 up · 86 down) · 96% positive Dec 2018 · 370 reviews (325 up · 45 down) · 88% positive Jan 2019 · 285 reviews (247 up · 38 down) · 87% positive Feb 2019 · 264 reviews (238 up · 26 down) · 90% positive Mar 2019 · 282 reviews (253 up · 29 down) · 90% positive Apr 2019 · 163 reviews (140 up · 23 down) · 86% positive May 2019 · 286 reviews (251 up · 35 down) · 88% positive Jun 2019 · 688 reviews (651 up · 37 down) · 95% positive Jul 2019 · 664 reviews (626 up · 38 down) · 94% positive Aug 2019 · 474 reviews (408 up · 66 down) · 86% positive Sep 2019 · 133 reviews (113 up · 20 down) · 85% positive Oct 2019 · 319 reviews (267 up · 52 down) · 84% positive Nov 2019 · 2,294 reviews (2,218 up · 76 down) · 97% positive Dec 2019 · 1,203 reviews (1,152 up · 51 down) · 96% positive Jan 2020 · 810 reviews (776 up · 34 down) · 96% positive Feb 2020 · 751 reviews (716 up · 35 down) · 95% positive Mar 2020 · 877 reviews (836 up · 41 down) · 95% positive Apr 2020 · 757 reviews (720 up · 37 down) · 95% positive May 2020 · 445 reviews (417 up · 28 down) · 94% positive Jun 2020 · 1,339 reviews (1,249 up · 90 down) · 93% positive Jul 2020 · 732 reviews (676 up · 56 down) · 92% positive Aug 2020 · 479 reviews (452 up · 27 down) · 94% positive Sep 2020 · 368 reviews (346 up · 22 down) · 94% positive Oct 2020 · 358 reviews (334 up · 24 down) · 93% positive Nov 2020 · 1,203 reviews (1,140 up · 63 down) · 95% positive Dec 2020 · 870 reviews (816 up · 54 down) · 94% positive Jan 2021 · 630 reviews (599 up · 31 down) · 95% positive Feb 2021 · 502 reviews (476 up · 26 down) · 95% positive Mar 2021 · 383 reviews (364 up · 19 down) · 95% positive Apr 2021 · 592 reviews (544 up · 48 down) · 92% positive May 2021 · 469 reviews (440 up · 29 down) · 94% positive Jun 2021 · 1,274 reviews (1,190 up · 84 down) · 93% positive Jul 2021 · 735 reviews (688 up · 47 down) · 94% positive Aug 2021 · 493 reviews (461 up · 32 down) · 94% positive Sep 2021 · 399 reviews (379 up · 20 down) · 95% positive Oct 2021 · 990 reviews (920 up · 70 down) · 93% positive Nov 2021 · 687 reviews (642 up · 45 down) · 93% positive Dec 2021 · 785 reviews (733 up · 52 down) · 93% positive Jan 2022 · 529 reviews (512 up · 17 down) · 97% positive Feb 2022 · 6,199 reviews (5,316 up · 883 down) · 86% positive · Steam-marked period Mar 2022 · 2,664 reviews (1,851 up · 813 down) · 69% positive · Steam-marked period Apr 2022 · 742 reviews (602 up · 140 down) · 81% positive May 2022 · 452 reviews (400 up · 52 down) · 88% positive Jun 2022 · 587 reviews (536 up · 51 down) · 91% positive Jul 2022 · 569 reviews (525 up · 44 down) · 92% positive Aug 2022 · 538 reviews (489 up · 49 down) · 91% positive Sep 2022 · 324 reviews (306 up · 18 down) · 94% positive Oct 2022 · 562 reviews (505 up · 57 down) · 90% positive Nov 2022 · 630 reviews (591 up · 39 down) · 94% positive Dec 2022 · 803 reviews (747 up · 56 down) · 93% positive Jan 2023 · 490 reviews (456 up · 34 down) · 93% positive Feb 2023 · 351 reviews (330 up · 21 down) · 94% positive Mar 2023 · 439 reviews (406 up · 33 down) · 92% positive Apr 2023 · 337 reviews (311 up · 26 down) · 92% positive May 2023 · 264 reviews (243 up · 21 down) · 92% positive Jun 2023 · 383 reviews (350 up · 33 down) · 91% positive Jul 2023 · 441 reviews (410 up · 31 down) · 93% positive Aug 2023 · 300 reviews (282 up · 18 down) · 94% positive Sep 2023 · 392 reviews (356 up · 36 down) · 91% positive Oct 2023 · 378 reviews (336 up · 42 down) · 89% positive Nov 2023 · 474 reviews (434 up · 40 down) · 92% positive Dec 2023 · 429 reviews (398 up · 31 down) · 93% positive Jan 2024 · 486 reviews (444 up · 42 down) · 91% positive Feb 2024 · 394 reviews (364 up · 30 down) · 92% positive Mar 2024 · 358 reviews (320 up · 38 down) · 89% positive Apr 2024 · 273 reviews (240 up · 33 down) · 88% positive May 2024 · 330 reviews (295 up · 35 down) · 89% positive Jun 2024 · 345 reviews (309 up · 36 down) · 90% positive Jul 2024 · 369 reviews (340 up · 29 down) · 92% positive Aug 2024 · 707 reviews (644 up · 63 down) · 91% positive Sep 2024 · 399 reviews (353 up · 46 down) · 88% positive Oct 2024 · 316 reviews (288 up · 28 down) · 91% positive Nov 2024 · 426 reviews (381 up · 45 down) · 89% positive Dec 2024 · 581 reviews (506 up · 75 down) · 87% positive Jan 2025 · 496 reviews (448 up · 48 down) · 90% positive Feb 2025 · 400 reviews (372 up · 28 down) · 93% positive Mar 2025 · 449 reviews (401 up · 48 down) · 89% positive Apr 2025 · 272 reviews (243 up · 29 down) · 89% positive May 2025 · 285 reviews (255 up · 30 down) · 89% positive Jun 2025 · 771 reviews (690 up · 81 down) · 89% positive Jul 2025 · 460 reviews (410 up · 50 down) · 89% positive Aug 2025 · 369 reviews (329 up · 40 down) · 89% positive Sep 2025 · 254 reviews (227 up · 27 down) · 89% positive Oct 2025 · 295 reviews (260 up · 35 down) · 88% positive Nov 2025 · 677 reviews (639 up · 38 down) · 94% positive Dec 2025 · 408 reviews (372 up · 36 down) · 91% positive Jan 2026 · 285 reviews (260 up · 25 down) · 91% positive Feb 2026 · 222 reviews (193 up · 29 down) · 87% positive Mar 2026 · 330 reviews (292 up · 38 down) · 88% positive Apr 2026 · 206 reviews (179 up · 27 down) · 87% positive May 2026 · 235 reviews (205 up · 30 down) · 87% positive Jun 2026 · 189 reviews (167 up · 22 down) · 88% positive Jul 2026 · 231 reviews (209 up · 22 down) · 90% positive Aug 2026 · 226 reviews (198 up · 28 down) · 88% positive Sep 2026 · 221 reviews (193 up · 28 down) · 87% positive Oct 2026 · 103 reviews (92 up · 11 down) · 89% positive
  • Steam-marked period

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 2014 1,974 1,904 70 96%
Dec 2014 1,876 1,814 62 97%
Jan 2015 960 928 32 97%
Feb 2015 334 319 15 96%
Mar 2015 565 545 20 96%
Apr 2015 604 576 28 95%
May 2015 235 230 5 98%
Jun 2015 946 902 44 95%
Jul 2015 371 344 27 93%
Aug 2015 363 321 42 88%
Sep 2015 196 191 5 97%
Oct 2015 765 725 40 95%
Nov 2015 539 512 27 95%
Dec 2015 643 615 28 96%
Jan 2016 615 584 31 95%
Feb 2016 701 668 33 95%
Mar 2016 305 285 20 93%
Apr 2016 198 187 11 94%
May 2016 214 209 5 98%
Jun 2016 1,017 944 73 93%
Jul 2016 715 678 37 95%
Aug 2016 237 224 13 95%
Sep 2016 905 828 77 91%
Oct 2016 327 291 36 89%
Nov 2016 3,486 3,442 44 99%
Dec 2016 1,070 1,008 62 94%
Jan 2017 816 776 40 95%
Feb 2017 366 344 22 94%
Mar 2017 276 260 16 94%
Apr 2017 250 232 18 93%
May 2017 229 213 16 93%
Jun 2017 1,621 1,523 98 94%
Jul 2017 944 897 47 95%
Aug 2017 364 345 19 95%
Sep 2017 277 267 10 96%
Oct 2017 435 407 28 94%
Nov 2017 5,930 5,752 178 97%
Dec 2017 852 802 50 94%
Jan 2018 576 537 39 93%
Feb 2018 331 307 24 93%
Mar 2018 293 267 26 91%
Apr 2018 890 814 76 91%
May 2018 376 340 36 90%
Jun 2018 386 357 29 92%
Jul 2018 557 503 54 90%
Aug 2018 245 224 21 91%
Sep 2018 183 160 23 87%
Oct 2018 440 383 57 87%
Nov 2018 2,237 2,151 86 96%
Dec 2018 370 325 45 88%
Jan 2019 285 247 38 87%
Feb 2019 264 238 26 90%
Mar 2019 282 253 29 90%
Apr 2019 163 140 23 86%
May 2019 286 251 35 88%
Jun 2019 688 651 37 95%
Jul 2019 664 626 38 94%
Aug 2019 474 408 66 86%
Sep 2019 133 113 20 85%
Oct 2019 319 267 52 84%
Nov 2019 2,294 2,218 76 97%
Dec 2019 1,203 1,152 51 96%
Jan 2020 810 776 34 96%
Feb 2020 751 716 35 95%
Mar 2020 877 836 41 95%
Apr 2020 757 720 37 95%
May 2020 445 417 28 94%
Jun 2020 1,339 1,249 90 93%
Jul 2020 732 676 56 92%
Aug 2020 479 452 27 94%
Sep 2020 368 346 22 94%
Oct 2020 358 334 24 93%
Nov 2020 1,203 1,140 63 95%
Dec 2020 870 816 54 94%
Jan 2021 630 599 31 95%
Feb 2021 502 476 26 95%
Mar 2021 383 364 19 95%
Apr 2021 592 544 48 92%
May 2021 469 440 29 94%
Jun 2021 1,274 1,190 84 93%
Jul 2021 735 688 47 94%
Aug 2021 493 461 32 94%
Sep 2021 399 379 20 95%
Oct 2021 990 920 70 93%
Nov 2021 687 642 45 93%
Dec 2021 785 733 52 93%
Jan 2022 529 512 17 97%
Feb 2022 6,199 5,316 883 86% Steam-marked period
Mar 2022 2,664 1,851 813 69% Steam-marked period
Apr 2022 742 602 140 81%
May 2022 452 400 52 88%
Jun 2022 587 536 51 91%
Jul 2022 569 525 44 92%
Aug 2022 538 489 49 91%
Sep 2022 324 306 18 94%
Oct 2022 562 505 57 90%
Nov 2022 630 591 39 94%
Dec 2022 803 747 56 93%
Jan 2023 490 456 34 93%
Feb 2023 351 330 21 94%
Mar 2023 439 406 33 92%
Apr 2023 337 311 26 92%
May 2023 264 243 21 92%
Jun 2023 383 350 33 91%
Jul 2023 441 410 31 93%
Aug 2023 300 282 18 94%
Sep 2023 392 356 36 91%
Oct 2023 378 336 42 89%
Nov 2023 474 434 40 92%
Dec 2023 429 398 31 93%
Jan 2024 486 444 42 91%
Feb 2024 394 364 30 92%
Mar 2024 358 320 38 89%
Apr 2024 273 240 33 88%
May 2024 330 295 35 89%
Jun 2024 345 309 36 90%
Jul 2024 369 340 29 92%
Aug 2024 707 644 63 91%
Sep 2024 399 353 46 88%
Oct 2024 316 288 28 91%
Nov 2024 426 381 45 89%
Dec 2024 581 506 75 87%
Jan 2025 496 448 48 90%
Feb 2025 400 372 28 93%
Mar 2025 449 401 48 89%
Apr 2025 272 243 29 89%
May 2025 285 255 30 89%
Jun 2025 771 690 81 89%
Jul 2025 460 410 50 89%
Aug 2025 369 329 40 89%
Sep 2025 254 227 27 89%
Oct 2025 295 260 35 88%
Nov 2025 677 639 38 94%
Dec 2025 408 372 36 91%
Jan 2026 285 260 25 91%
Feb 2026 222 193 29 87%
Mar 2026 330 292 38 88%
Apr 2026 206 179 27 87%
May 2026 235 205 30 87%
Jun 2026 189 167 22 88%
Jul 2026 231 209 22 90%
Aug 2026 226 198 28 88%
Sep 2026 221 193 28 87%
Oct 2026 103 92 11 89%

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
320 English reviews, time-proportional draw over 144 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 320
Aspect yield
208 of 320 analyzed reviews carry at least one aspect (65.0%); every share on this page divides by all 320
Interval regime
calm: standard margins of error for a share of a sample (Wilson interval), no widening needed
Fetch paths
144 time windows fetched directly (windowed)
Language mix
1,000 fetched: english 322 · schinese 187 · russian 122 · 22 more
Steam-marked windows
Feb 24, 2022 – Mar 24, 2022: 16 sampled inside
Marked share
5.0% of sample inside marked windows, over the 2% floor; the calibrated bars are not certified at this admixture
Narrative
passed the grounding gate after one corrective retry
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
0.801 [0.752–0.844] (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 — measured on the prior model (2026-08-05); re-measurement pending
· independent model vs. production labels
0.791 [0.772–0.810] (F1 of the production labeler against an independent judge model) — measured on the prior model (2026-07-25); re-measurement pending
Versions
deepseek-flash · prompt classify-v1 · ontology v2
Run
serve-20261011T125744Z-ad3ddb1d · code 798e06c

full methodology in the milestone write-ups