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Sid Meier’s Civilization® VI

analyzed 2026-10-05 · sample of 640 English reviews across the whole review history

Across 640 sampled reviews, the aspects players raise most are gameplay and addictiveness. The pull is real: "you get pulled in where I spend entire days playing a single game. Just one more turn", and one player "Was surprised I've been playing for 12 hours already". Replayability and build variety draw similar notes, with players describing a "totally new player experience with each new play-through" and enough variety to "tailor your play style as you desire". Criticism clusters around the AI, balance, and stability. Of the 32 reviews mentioning AI behavior, 28 are negative, and balance draws 19 negative mentions against 8 positive. Stability is lopsided too, with 18 negative mentions against 1 positive, including reports that "it constantly crashes on macOS" and that the game gets "Constantly getting stuck between turns". The user interface and pacing also draw mostly negative mentions, as does developer conduct. Opinion splits on the learning curve, price value, and the DLC, where negative mentions outnumber positive ones. Multiplayer, graphics, difficulty, and music lean positive. Players also bring up platform access, mods, and map generation, though those themes carry no figures here.

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Aspects

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

  • positive
  • mixed / neutral
  • negative
  • gameplay

    54 positive · 14 negative · 9 mixed · 1 neutral

    • But the game mechanics are interesting.
      positive · Oct 31, 2021 · review 101997234
    • Awesome game, really fun min-maxing
      positive · Nov 30, 2021 · review 104907272
    • With the combination of partial realism and fun strategy it can get interesting.
      positive · Dec 31, 2021 · review 107017968
  • addictiveness

    57 positive · 2 negative · 1 mixed · 0 neutral

    • Was surprised I've been playing for 12 hours already.
      positive · Oct 31, 2021 · review 101991532
    • Civilization VI is great but you get pulled in where I spend entire days playing a single game. Just one more turn.
      positive · Nov 30, 2021 · review 104900759
    • Civ6 is a hell of a drug.
      positive · Nov 30, 2021 · review 104906829
  • dlc

    17 positive · 25 negative · 3 mixed · 2 neutral

    • As of writing this, this is my 4th most played game on steam, and I have to say, it is a good game, but I would not pay full price for the outrageous amounts of DLC for this game.
      negative · Jan 31, 2022 · review 109211025
    • Well, I bought this when I was on sale, and stupidly got the more expensive version with the DLC.
      negative · Feb 28, 2022 · review 111260165
    • dlc too much money :(
      negative · Jun 30, 2022 · review 117958314
  • learning curve

    9 positive · 14 negative · 8 mixed · 9 neutral

    • Hard to learn solo ;/ I needed to watch like 6 guides and gameplays to get what to do in this game lol But after learning some , u will enjoy it very much <3 <3
      negative · Sep 30, 2021 · review 100255058
    • The mechanics of the game are a bit hard to grasp by just reading the manual and I rather recommend playing the game to learn the mechanics.
      negative · Oct 31, 2021 · review 101991532
    • The Tutorial, which is awful at explaining how to play the game takes long enough to take you out of the refund window.
      negative · Feb 28, 2022 · review 111260165
  • price value

    14 positive · 16 negative · 6 mixed · 2 neutral

    • Other than the fact that this makes the buy in a bit more expensive in order to have the best time you can with the game I can still highly recommend this game to anyone that is either a fan of the series or is looking to get into strategy games for the first time.
      negative · Nov 30, 2021 · review 104903598
    • As of writing this, this is my 4th most played game on steam, and I have to say, it is a good game, but I would not pay full price for the outrageous amounts of DLC for this game.
      negative · Jan 31, 2022 · review 109211025
    • Not worth the full price.
      negative · Jan 31, 2023 · review 131962248
  • ai behavior

    3 positive · 28 negative · 1 mixed · 0 neutral

    • btw u can set the difficulty to deity and just play to the end with almost no troops and the npcs just wont attack you.
      negative · Apr 30, 2023 · review 137583650
    • AI has its issues at times, but all-in-all, I thoroughly enjoy this game, and am excited to see what will be kept from this title in the next iteration.
      negative · Jan 31, 2024 · review 157283539
    • AI in Civ6 does not build any military units so it just too easy to take the AI cities.
      negative · Feb 29, 2024 · review 159565423
  • balance

    8 positive · 19 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • What I hated when I played this a few years ago was the way they limited expansion by having a ramp-up cost for settlers and workers (or whatever they are called instead).
      negative · Nov 30, 2021 · review 104910198
    • they clearly tried to buff npc difficulty by just placing them in close proximity zzzzzzzzzz.
      negative · Apr 30, 2023 · review 137583650
    • The map generation will without a doubt give you Mega Aids and you will hit restart 10000000000000 times before you get something you like just to play 20 turns to get railed by 4 bandit camps all at once before you can even get ONE unit built.
      negative · May 31, 2023 · review 139345140
  • content amount

    16 positive · 9 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • its fun and theres alot to do
      positive · Apr 30, 2022 · review 114746709
    • There is always something new to do
      positive · Nov 30, 2023 · review 152603592
    • You might find yourself immersed for not just hours but potentially hundreds, exploring the various paths to victory and enjoying the unique qualities of each civilization.
      positive · Nov 30, 2023 · review 152605178
  • multiplayer

    20 positive · 4 negative · 0 mixed · 1 neutral

    • Awesome game, especially with friends.
      positive · Oct 31, 2022 · review 124744483
    • we'll play together 2-6 hours some days then ill continue playing my own single player world for a few more hours.
      positive · Nov 30, 2022 · review 127658325
    • Super fun game to play when you have time, mainly with friends IMO.
      positive · Mar 31, 2023 · review 135837648
  • graphics

    17 positive · 2 negative · 1 mixed · 0 neutral

    • Prettier, crappier Civ V.
      positive · Nov 30, 2021 · review 104910198
    • the soundtrack is 10/10 though and it looks great, runs well.
      positive · Mar 31, 2022 · review 113138631
    • Incredibly beautiful, great soundtrack.
      positive · Mar 31, 2022 · review 113138739
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  • difficulty

    14 positive · 4 negative · 0 mixed · 1 neutral

    • If you like a game that is fun, challenging, simple to get started, and difficult to master then this might be the game for you.
      positive · Oct 31, 2021 · review 101998154
    • its cool, fun cause it can be hard
      positive · Oct 31, 2023 · review 149280639
    • It's customizeable to maximize the challenge level for advanced players and present a totally new player experience with each new play-through.
      positive · Mar 31, 2024 · review 161914016
  • stability

    1 positive · 18 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • Game crashes and every song is copyright on youtube.
      negative · Sep 30, 2021 · review 100263496
    • Great game however it constantly crashes on macOS.
      negative · Jul 31, 2022 · review 119850115
    • Strike three, the game keeps crashing.
      negative · Aug 31, 2022 · review 121548159
  • updates

    8 positive · 8 negative · 1 mixed · 2 neutral

    • Good upgrades to the civ games. Adding global events and climate change. Game is the same but, also upgraded from previous games.
      positive · Sep 30, 2021 · review 100264579
    • As time passed the game got even better!
      positive · Feb 28, 2026 · review 219488358
    • Luckily most of these frustrations could probably be easily fixed with some small updates and patches that refine the features and if these were my only complaints then I probably would have given the game an overall favorable rating.
      positive · Oct 31, 2016 · review 26343767
  • bugs

    3 positive · 14 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • Constantly getting stuck between turns.
      negative · Dec 31, 2021 · review 107015297
    • Play by cloud desperately needs more attention (Please fix the webhook function to work with discord!) but otherwise definitely worth it.
      negative · Oct 31, 2022 · review 124744483
    • Fog of war flickers so terribly that I can't even look at the screen any more.
      negative · Nov 30, 2022 · review 127656462
  • pacing

    1 positive · 14 negative · 2 mixed · 0 neutral

    • While playing there are large stretchs of time where I am just clicking the next turn button and it feels, well, bad.
      negative · Feb 28, 2022 · review 111260165
    • Good entry in the series, feels a little slower and more focused on city building.
      negative · Mar 31, 2024 · review 161911508
    • The gameplay is very slow and not very engaing, don't buy unless you have a lot of free time to complete a single campaign.
      negative · Aug 31, 2024 · review 173938524
  • platform access

    1 positive · 14 negative · 0 mixed · 1 neutral

    • Unplayable on Mac.
      negative · Nov 30, 2022 · review 127656462
    • DO NOT BUY THIS GAME ON MAC! ABANDONED BY ASPYR!
      negative · Feb 28, 2023 · review 133831049
    • I can't run on Mac M1
      negative · Nov 30, 2023 · review 152610051
  • art style

    6 positive · 8 negative · 1 mixed · 0 neutral

    • Honestly, kind of a let down after 5, not a fan of the cutesy art style at all.
      negative · Feb 29, 2024 · review 159568540
    • ♥♥♥♥ UI, ♥♥♥♥ art style.
      negative · Jun 30, 2024 · review 168645054
    • i think the fans had been pretty clear about the graphics and cartoony wasnt the request.
      negative · Dec 31, 2016 · review 28885167
  • developer conduct

    1 positive · 14 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • Ok strike one, it's published by 2K games.
      negative · Aug 31, 2022 · review 121548159
    • I contacted Aspyr support and they did nothing to resolve - couldn't even be bothered to put up an old, working build to Steam for download.
      negative · Feb 28, 2023 · review 133831049
    • I don't trust this publisher and neither should you.
      negative · Jun 30, 2024 · review 168641137
  • replayability

    14 positive · 1 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • Love this , still playing after years
      positive · Oct 31, 2023 · review 149272072
    • It's customizeable to maximize the challenge level for advanced players and present a totally new player experience with each new play-through.
      positive · Mar 31, 2024 · review 161914016
    • 100s if not 1000s of hours of replayability.
      positive · Nov 30, 2024 · review 181183436
  • ui

    0 positive · 13 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • The GUI is pretty bad.
      negative · Oct 31, 2021 · review 101997234
    • Multiplayer in Civ 6 is also very wonky and laggy at times and has a counter intuitive UI.
      negative · Mar 31, 2022 · review 113136959
    • I selected the option that I was new to Civ 6 but the game still doesn't tell you how to do ♥♥♥♥ and the UI must have been designed by a blind alien.
      negative · Jun 30, 2024 · review 168645054
  • level design

    4 positive · 6 negative · 2 mixed · 0 neutral

    • i spent an entire day trying to get my space and no matter the map type, the map size, the amount of players, nor the amount of city states. nothing would give me the space.
      negative · Apr 30, 2023 · review 137583650
    • The map generation will without a doubt give you Mega Aids and you will hit restart 10000000000000 times before you get something you like just to play 20 turns to get railed by 4 bandit camps all at once before you can even get ONE unit built.
      negative · May 31, 2023 · review 139345140
    • Map generation is hilariously broken.
      negative · Jul 31, 2024 · review 171189749
  • build variety

    11 positive · 0 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • Moar bettarz than CIV5; hopefully CIV7 moves even farther toward each playthrough being a diverse experience, but still enough variety for me to put my thousand hours in.
      positive · Mar 31, 2022 · review 113141012
    • Very complex game but fun to play; can tailor your play style as you desire, so long as you make considerable progress in doing so.
      positive · Dec 31, 2022 · review 129809971
    • One of Civilizations strengths lies in its diverse array of nations, each with a unique leader and ability.
      positive · Nov 30, 2023 · review 152605178
  • combat

    6 positive · 4 negative · 0 mixed · 1 neutral

    • It involves just enough strategy to continue to interest me, while the turn based nature allows you to go in and out concentration.
      positive · Jul 31, 2022 · review 119850531
    • … highly replayable so much so ive had it over the years on a phone a playstation and as this review is on steam i personaly love the stratagy that can go into battles planing your civ and the ways your stratagy can differ depending on the victory you go for to find out more about why i love this …
      positive · Apr 30, 2026 · review 224460810
    • War is more viable in this game than in any Civ game before, even better than in Beyond Earth.
      positive · Oct 31, 2016 · review 26345309
  • game length

    10 positive · 1 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • I liked the length of the game.
      positive · Nov 30, 2022 · review 127655711
    • if you have literally nothing to do in your life and need a massive time burner this it your game
      positive · Nov 30, 2022 · review 127658325
    • Have spent over 7,000 hours playing it.
      positive · Jan 31, 2023 · review 131962001
  • mods

    7 positive · 4 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • lots of variety with the mods
      positive · Oct 31, 2024 · review 178127996
    • Thousands of hours of replayability, with the multiplayer and modding communities adding thousands more.
      positive · Dec 31, 2024 · review 184374897
    • I've had this for a while now but havn't played much due to lack of workshop, but now its here!! I can say from what i have played that the base seems better than civ v, but i just couldnt live without some mods, so i played that one more.
      positive · Feb 28, 2017 · review 30249731
  • performance

    7 positive · 4 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • the soundtrack is 10/10 though and it looks great, runs well.
      positive · Mar 31, 2022 · review 113138631
    • Runs well on an 8th Gen Core i5 laptop with Intel UHD 620 and 8GB of RAM.
      positive · Jun 30, 2022 · review 117957993
    • I like this game, the way it plays and how it runs.
      positive · Aug 31, 2017 · review 34645013
  • progression

    7 positive · 2 negative · 0 mixed · 1 neutral

    • The technology tree, while shorter than its predecessor, adds a layer of simplicity to upgrades, enabling players to complete cage matches in record time.
      positive · Nov 30, 2023 · review 152605178
    • You also get to keep your units after every age. Upgrade them as you go. No Cap on Cities.
      positive · Feb 28, 2025 · review 188998359
    • … and as this review is on steam i personaly love the stratagy that can go into battles planing your civ and the ways your stratagy can differ depending on the victory you go for to find out more about why i love this game you should play it yourself and if you do i hope this review helps …
      positive · Apr 30, 2026 · review 224460810
  • characters

    2 positive · 6 negative · 1 mixed · 0 neutral

    • cleopatra is a whiny ♥♥♥♥♥
      negative · Jun 30, 2026 · review 229280965
    • Also, in my opinion, Washington was a better leader for America than Roosevelt.
      negative · Nov 30, 2016 · review 28108674
    • Who thought it was a good idea to replace Napoleon with Catherine de Medici? There are some positives.
      negative · Nov 30, 2017 · review 37964384
  • music

    7 positive · 2 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • the soundtrack is 10/10 though and it looks great, runs well.
      positive · Mar 31, 2022 · review 113138631
    • Incredibly beautiful, great soundtrack.
      positive · Mar 31, 2022 · review 113138739
    • I also like how it picks up the pace with music usually due to a pending attack or building up of suspense.
      positive · Sep 30, 2022 · review 123104959
  • player choice

    5 positive · 4 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • The map pins you can place help you map out the best bonuses and there's almost always a sacrifice to be made somewhere, which makes the choices really feel more potent and relevant to the longer term plan you have for your civilization.
      positive · Jul 31, 2017 · review 33936189
    • game brings a whole different range of options and decision that need to be made, as well as a enormous range of different civics, resources and choices.
      positive · Dec 31, 2019 · review 61022732
    • There's no "right" way, just positives and negatives with each decision.
      positive · Mar 31, 2020 · review 66290542
  • relaxation

    6 positive · 1 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • May seem odd since it's a strategy game, but just sitting there building a civilization has become soothing to me.
      positive · Nov 30, 2021 · review 104906109
    • It is a peaceful and non-stressing experience, packed with change and challenges.
      positive · Sep 30, 2022 · review 123104959
    • A pretty chill civilization management game.
      positive · Jun 30, 2023 · review 141010513
  • realism

    2 positive · 2 negative · 0 mixed · 1 neutral

    • With the combination of partial realism and fun strategy it can get interesting.
      positive · Dec 31, 2021 · review 107017968
    • City state diplomacy system also feels much more realistic and fun.
      positive · Jul 31, 2020 · review 73580733
    • Either I'm brain damaged or it feels like some mechanics were made with politics in mind, like how nuclear energy has half as much carbon emissions as oil power plants.
      negative · Jan 31, 2024 · review 157288224

Review timeline

monthly peak 6,866 reviews · all languages

review volume 2,000 4,000 6,000 0 positive review share 100% 50% 0% 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Oct 2016 · 6,136 reviews (4,629 up · 1,507 down) · 75% positive Nov 2016 · 6,866 reviews (5,909 up · 957 down) · 86% positive Dec 2016 · 1,358 reviews (878 up · 480 down) · 65% positive Jan 2017 · 1,098 reviews (640 up · 458 down) · 58% positive Feb 2017 · 1,235 reviews (668 up · 567 down) · 54% positive Mar 2017 · 807 reviews (432 up · 375 down) · 54% positive Apr 2017 · 431 reviews (260 up · 171 down) · 60% positive May 2017 · 550 reviews (319 up · 231 down) · 58% positive Jun 2017 · 662 reviews (418 up · 244 down) · 63% positive Jul 2017 · 838 reviews (531 up · 307 down) · 63% positive Aug 2017 · 459 reviews (276 up · 183 down) · 60% positive Sep 2017 · 406 reviews (234 up · 172 down) · 58% positive Oct 2017 · 696 reviews (389 up · 307 down) · 56% positive Nov 2017 · 1,902 reviews (1,478 up · 424 down) · 78% positive Dec 2017 · 811 reviews (485 up · 326 down) · 60% positive Jan 2018 · 678 reviews (451 up · 227 down) · 67% positive Feb 2018 · 1,130 reviews (633 up · 497 down) · 56% positive Mar 2018 · 574 reviews (363 up · 211 down) · 63% positive Apr 2018 · 280 reviews (189 up · 91 down) · 68% positive May 2018 · 424 reviews (242 up · 182 down) · 57% positive Jun 2018 · 705 reviews (296 up · 409 down) · 42% positive Jul 2018 · 704 reviews (339 up · 365 down) · 48% positive Aug 2018 · 336 reviews (229 up · 107 down) · 68% positive Sep 2018 · 387 reviews (242 up · 145 down) · 63% positive Oct 2018 · 391 reviews (265 up · 126 down) · 68% positive Nov 2018 · 2,276 reviews (1,984 up · 292 down) · 87% positive Dec 2018 · 752 reviews (487 up · 265 down) · 65% positive Jan 2019 · 598 reviews (405 up · 193 down) · 68% positive Feb 2019 · 1,438 reviews (834 up · 604 down) · 58% positive Mar 2019 · 657 reviews (431 up · 226 down) · 66% positive Apr 2019 · 360 reviews (239 up · 121 down) · 66% positive May 2019 · 525 reviews (362 up · 163 down) · 69% positive Jun 2019 · 1,671 reviews (1,482 up · 189 down) · 89% positive Jul 2019 · 2,419 reviews (2,186 up · 233 down) · 90% positive Aug 2019 · 321 reviews (224 up · 97 down) · 70% positive Sep 2019 · 362 reviews (241 up · 121 down) · 67% positive Oct 2019 · 1,129 reviews (887 up · 242 down) · 79% positive Nov 2019 · 5,076 reviews (4,854 up · 222 down) · 96% positive Dec 2019 · 5,269 reviews (4,919 up · 350 down) · 93% positive Jan 2020 · 5,085 reviews (4,699 up · 386 down) · 92% positive Feb 2020 · 3,205 reviews (2,981 up · 224 down) · 93% positive Mar 2020 · 4,318 reviews (4,005 up · 313 down) · 93% positive Apr 2020 · 4,860 reviews (4,493 up · 367 down) · 92% positive May 2020 · 5,154 reviews (4,583 up · 571 down) · 89% positive Jun 2020 · 3,628 reviews (3,272 up · 356 down) · 90% positive Jul 2020 · 3,630 reviews (3,255 up · 375 down) · 90% positive Aug 2020 · 2,308 reviews (2,066 up · 242 down) · 90% positive Sep 2020 · 2,393 reviews (2,137 up · 256 down) · 89% positive Oct 2020 · 2,783 reviews (2,487 up · 296 down) · 89% positive Nov 2020 · 3,396 reviews (3,125 up · 271 down) · 92% positive Dec 2020 · 2,727 reviews (2,448 up · 279 down) · 90% positive Jan 2021 · 3,034 reviews (2,712 up · 322 down) · 89% positive Feb 2021 · 4,053 reviews (3,706 up · 347 down) · 91% positive Mar 2021 · 2,464 reviews (2,225 up · 239 down) · 90% positive Apr 2021 · 4,348 reviews (2,860 up · 1,488 down) · 66% positive May 2021 · 2,575 reviews (1,786 up · 789 down) · 69% positive Jun 2021 · 2,623 reviews (2,053 up · 570 down) · 78% positive Jul 2021 · 4,970 reviews (4,110 up · 860 down) · 83% positive Aug 2021 · 2,779 reviews (2,241 up · 538 down) · 81% positive Sep 2021 · 5,783 reviews (4,981 up · 802 down) · 86% positive Oct 2021 · 2,913 reviews (2,510 up · 403 down) · 86% positive Nov 2021 · 4,296 reviews (3,797 up · 499 down) · 88% positive Dec 2021 · 3,662 reviews (3,163 up · 499 down) · 86% positive Jan 2022 · 4,362 reviews (3,802 up · 560 down) · 87% positive Feb 2022 · 3,642 reviews (3,202 up · 440 down) · 88% positive Mar 2022 · 3,176 reviews (2,643 up · 533 down) · 83% positive Apr 2022 · 2,460 reviews (2,029 up · 431 down) · 82% positive May 2022 · 2,955 reviews (2,505 up · 450 down) · 85% positive Jun 2022 · 2,183 reviews (1,857 up · 326 down) · 85% positive Jul 2022 · 2,629 reviews (2,232 up · 397 down) · 85% positive Aug 2022 · 2,922 reviews (2,550 up · 372 down) · 87% positive Sep 2022 · 2,785 reviews (2,448 up · 337 down) · 88% positive Oct 2022 · 1,965 reviews (1,706 up · 259 down) · 87% positive Nov 2022 · 6,833 reviews (6,138 up · 695 down) · 90% positive Dec 2022 · 4,078 reviews (3,637 up · 441 down) · 89% positive Jan 2023 · 4,969 reviews (4,481 up · 488 down) · 90% positive Feb 2023 · 3,039 reviews (2,718 up · 321 down) · 89% positive Mar 2023 · 3,449 reviews (3,072 up · 377 down) · 89% positive Apr 2023 · 2,740 reviews (2,478 up · 262 down) · 90% positive May 2023 · 2,200 reviews (1,994 up · 206 down) · 91% positive Jun 2023 · 2,083 reviews (1,903 up · 180 down) · 91% positive Jul 2023 · 4,145 reviews (3,781 up · 364 down) · 91% positive Aug 2023 · 2,660 reviews (2,411 up · 249 down) · 91% positive Sep 2023 · 2,967 reviews (2,680 up · 287 down) · 90% positive Oct 2023 · 2,991 reviews (2,715 up · 276 down) · 91% positive Nov 2023 · 3,719 reviews (3,429 up · 290 down) · 92% positive Dec 2023 · 3,304 reviews (2,954 up · 350 down) · 89% positive Jan 2024 · 3,062 reviews (2,787 up · 275 down) · 91% positive Feb 2024 · 2,239 reviews (2,013 up · 226 down) · 90% positive Mar 2024 · 3,136 reviews (2,825 up · 311 down) · 90% positive Apr 2024 · 1,932 reviews (1,713 up · 219 down) · 89% positive May 2024 · 2,096 reviews (1,883 up · 213 down) · 90% positive Jun 2024 · 4,845 reviews (4,226 up · 619 down) · 87% positive Jul 2024 · 4,881 reviews (4,375 up · 506 down) · 90% positive Aug 2024 · 3,390 reviews (3,055 up · 335 down) · 90% positive Sep 2024 · 2,494 reviews (2,287 up · 207 down) · 92% positive Oct 2024 · 2,093 reviews (1,901 up · 192 down) · 91% positive Nov 2024 · 2,019 reviews (1,825 up · 194 down) · 90% positive Dec 2024 · 3,583 reviews (3,246 up · 337 down) · 91% positive Jan 2025 · 2,850 reviews (2,557 up · 293 down) · 90% positive Feb 2025 · 2,079 reviews (1,795 up · 284 down) · 86% positive Mar 2025 · 1,726 reviews (1,547 up · 179 down) · 90% positive Apr 2025 · 1,284 reviews (1,143 up · 141 down) · 89% positive May 2025 · 1,381 reviews (1,221 up · 160 down) · 88% positive Jun 2025 · 4,504 reviews (1,320 up · 3,184 down) · 29% positive Jul 2025 · 2,371 reviews (1,707 up · 664 down) · 72% positive Aug 2025 · 1,845 reviews (1,648 up · 197 down) · 89% positive Sep 2025 · 1,302 reviews (1,164 up · 138 down) · 89% positive Oct 2025 · 1,308 reviews (1,173 up · 135 down) · 90% positive Nov 2025 · 1,589 reviews (1,440 up · 149 down) · 91% positive Dec 2025 · 1,474 reviews (1,336 up · 138 down) · 91% positive Jan 2026 · 1,341 reviews (1,200 up · 141 down) · 89% positive Feb 2026 · 1,350 reviews (1,216 up · 134 down) · 90% positive Mar 2026 · 1,339 reviews (1,177 up · 162 down) · 88% positive Apr 2026 · 1,087 reviews (964 up · 123 down) · 89% positive May 2026 · 1,185 reviews (1,047 up · 138 down) · 88% positive Jun 2026 · 1,149 reviews (1,024 up · 125 down) · 89% positive Jul 2026 · 1,363 reviews (1,217 up · 146 down) · 89% positive Aug 2026 · 1,149 reviews (1,028 up · 121 down) · 89% positive Sep 2026 · 1,078 reviews (951 up · 127 down) · 88% positive Oct 2026 · 200 reviews (187 up · 13 down) · 94% 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
Oct 2016 6,136 4,629 1,507 75%
Nov 2016 6,866 5,909 957 86%
Dec 2016 1,358 878 480 65%
Jan 2017 1,098 640 458 58%
Feb 2017 1,235 668 567 54%
Mar 2017 807 432 375 54%
Apr 2017 431 260 171 60%
May 2017 550 319 231 58%
Jun 2017 662 418 244 63%
Jul 2017 838 531 307 63%
Aug 2017 459 276 183 60%
Sep 2017 406 234 172 58%
Oct 2017 696 389 307 56%
Nov 2017 1,902 1,478 424 78%
Dec 2017 811 485 326 60%
Jan 2018 678 451 227 67%
Feb 2018 1,130 633 497 56%
Mar 2018 574 363 211 63%
Apr 2018 280 189 91 68%
May 2018 424 242 182 57%
Jun 2018 705 296 409 42%
Jul 2018 704 339 365 48%
Aug 2018 336 229 107 68%
Sep 2018 387 242 145 63%
Oct 2018 391 265 126 68%
Nov 2018 2,276 1,984 292 87%
Dec 2018 752 487 265 65%
Jan 2019 598 405 193 68%
Feb 2019 1,438 834 604 58%
Mar 2019 657 431 226 66%
Apr 2019 360 239 121 66%
May 2019 525 362 163 69%
Jun 2019 1,671 1,482 189 89%
Jul 2019 2,419 2,186 233 90%
Aug 2019 321 224 97 70%
Sep 2019 362 241 121 67%
Oct 2019 1,129 887 242 79%
Nov 2019 5,076 4,854 222 96%
Dec 2019 5,269 4,919 350 93%
Jan 2020 5,085 4,699 386 92%
Feb 2020 3,205 2,981 224 93%
Mar 2020 4,318 4,005 313 93%
Apr 2020 4,860 4,493 367 92%
May 2020 5,154 4,583 571 89%
Jun 2020 3,628 3,272 356 90%
Jul 2020 3,630 3,255 375 90%
Aug 2020 2,308 2,066 242 90%
Sep 2020 2,393 2,137 256 89%
Oct 2020 2,783 2,487 296 89%
Nov 2020 3,396 3,125 271 92%
Dec 2020 2,727 2,448 279 90%
Jan 2021 3,034 2,712 322 89%
Feb 2021 4,053 3,706 347 91%
Mar 2021 2,464 2,225 239 90%
Apr 2021 4,348 2,860 1,488 66%
May 2021 2,575 1,786 789 69%
Jun 2021 2,623 2,053 570 78%
Jul 2021 4,970 4,110 860 83%
Aug 2021 2,779 2,241 538 81%
Sep 2021 5,783 4,981 802 86%
Oct 2021 2,913 2,510 403 86%
Nov 2021 4,296 3,797 499 88%
Dec 2021 3,662 3,163 499 86%
Jan 2022 4,362 3,802 560 87%
Feb 2022 3,642 3,202 440 88%
Mar 2022 3,176 2,643 533 83%
Apr 2022 2,460 2,029 431 82%
May 2022 2,955 2,505 450 85%
Jun 2022 2,183 1,857 326 85%
Jul 2022 2,629 2,232 397 85%
Aug 2022 2,922 2,550 372 87%
Sep 2022 2,785 2,448 337 88%
Oct 2022 1,965 1,706 259 87%
Nov 2022 6,833 6,138 695 90%
Dec 2022 4,078 3,637 441 89%
Jan 2023 4,969 4,481 488 90%
Feb 2023 3,039 2,718 321 89%
Mar 2023 3,449 3,072 377 89%
Apr 2023 2,740 2,478 262 90%
May 2023 2,200 1,994 206 91%
Jun 2023 2,083 1,903 180 91%
Jul 2023 4,145 3,781 364 91%
Aug 2023 2,660 2,411 249 91%
Sep 2023 2,967 2,680 287 90%
Oct 2023 2,991 2,715 276 91%
Nov 2023 3,719 3,429 290 92%
Dec 2023 3,304 2,954 350 89%
Jan 2024 3,062 2,787 275 91%
Feb 2024 2,239 2,013 226 90%
Mar 2024 3,136 2,825 311 90%
Apr 2024 1,932 1,713 219 89%
May 2024 2,096 1,883 213 90%
Jun 2024 4,845 4,226 619 87%
Jul 2024 4,881 4,375 506 90%
Aug 2024 3,390 3,055 335 90%
Sep 2024 2,494 2,287 207 92%
Oct 2024 2,093 1,901 192 91%
Nov 2024 2,019 1,825 194 90%
Dec 2024 3,583 3,246 337 91%
Jan 2025 2,850 2,557 293 90%
Feb 2025 2,079 1,795 284 86%
Mar 2025 1,726 1,547 179 90%
Apr 2025 1,284 1,143 141 89%
May 2025 1,381 1,221 160 88%
Jun 2025 4,504 1,320 3,184 29%
Jul 2025 2,371 1,707 664 72%
Aug 2025 1,845 1,648 197 89%
Sep 2025 1,302 1,164 138 89%
Oct 2025 1,308 1,173 135 90%
Nov 2025 1,589 1,440 149 91%
Dec 2025 1,474 1,336 138 91%
Jan 2026 1,341 1,200 141 89%
Feb 2026 1,350 1,216 134 90%
Mar 2026 1,339 1,177 162 88%
Apr 2026 1,087 964 123 89%
May 2026 1,185 1,047 138 88%
Jun 2026 1,149 1,024 125 89%
Jul 2026 1,363 1,217 146 89%
Aug 2026 1,149 1,028 121 89%
Sep 2026 1,078 951 127 88%
Oct 2026 200 187 13 94%

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
640 English reviews, time-proportional draw over 121 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 640
Aspect yield
337 of 640 analyzed reviews carry at least one aspect (52.7%); every share on this page divides by all 640
Interval regime
calm: standard margins of error for a share of a sample (Wilson interval), no widening needed
Fetch paths
121 time windows fetched directly (windowed)
Language mix
1,000 fetched: english 645 · schinese 92 · german 43 · 20 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
0.801 [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-20261005T220732Z-e5ad3c32 · code 798e06c

full methodology in the milestone write-ups