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Oxenfree

analyzed 2026-10-04 · sample of 699 English reviews across the whole review history

Across 699 sampled reviews, the story is the most-discussed aspect, named in 51.1% of them, and it draws 305 positive mentions against 26 negative. Atmosphere, voice acting, art style, and music all skew heavily positive, and players describe the writing as natural, with one calling the lines and delivery "feel natural and true-to-life". Characters and player choice each appear in 24.0% of reviews, and replayability in 21.5%, with players noting they "come back to it all the time". The dialogue timer and dialogue system recur as themes players bring up. Opinion splits elsewhere. Gameplay is mentioned in 13.0% of reviews but draws 31 negative against 45 positive, and pacing, in 7.6%, draws 29 negative against 19 positive. Controls are the sharpest fault line: 46 negative mentions against 7 positive, with complaints about slow movement. UI and level design also skew negative, and performance draws 11 negative mentions with none positive. Game length divides players, with 39 neutral mentions alongside 27 negative and 22 positive. Price value leans positive but carries 25 mixed mentions. Smaller groups praise exploration, lore, and emotional impact, with one player writing the ending "nearly made me cry".

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Aspects

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  • mixed / neutral
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  • story

    305 positive · 26 negative · 25 mixed · 1 neutral

    • the game is a little buggy with the way the characters move but the art style and story are so enticing that it fully makes up for it
      positive · Sep 26, 2021 · review 100010898
    • The story and atmosphere are tight and the dialogue, while clunky sometimes, is much better than many other games with multiple dialogue options.
      positive · Sep 28, 2021 · review 100091400
    • I enjoyed it for it's fleshed out story but not sure if i would come back.
      positive · Oct 31, 2021 · review 101931376
  • characters

    145 positive · 16 negative · 7 mixed · 0 neutral

    • I bought the game on ios, when it first released, and ever since I have been absolutely enthralled and invested in the world and characters of oxenfree.
      positive · Oct 31, 2021 · review 101968910
    • Wonderful story, hooked me right away, and the characters and dialogue were incredibly charming.
      positive · Jan 29, 2022 · review 109058436
    • Outstanding story and character making.
      positive · Jan 31, 2022 · review 109191554
  • player choice

    133 positive · 21 negative · 10 mixed · 4 neutral

    • amazing game, i love how you're in control, if you love story games, plot twists and hours of fun, i really recommend it, multiple endings so choose wisely ;)
      positive · Dec 30, 2021 · review 106903396
    • There are some choice-based aspects to the game, and a few minor mechanics to understand for completing the story in the way you choose.
      positive · Dec 31, 2021 · review 107007395
    • So, if you want to spend a few hours in a multiple choice game full of mystery, you are in the right place.
      positive · Mar 31, 2022 · review 113125722
  • writing

    133 positive · 23 negative · 10 mixed · 1 neutral

    • The lines, and their delivery, feel natural and true-to-life.
      positive · Sep 28, 2021 · review 100091400
    • I loved the conversations. It was fun.
      positive · Feb 27, 2022 · review 111134839
    • I was quite impressed by the interactions between the characters and the dialogues which are in my opinion very realistic.
      positive · Mar 31, 2022 · review 113125722
  • atmosphere

    153 positive · 2 negative · 3 mixed · 0 neutral

    • fantastic game with great mood.
      positive · Sep 28, 2021 · review 100064996
    • The story and atmosphere are tight and the dialogue, while clunky sometimes, is much better than many other games with multiple dialogue options.
      positive · Sep 28, 2021 · review 100091400
    • Fun Adventure game styled game with spooky tones.
      positive · Oct 31, 2021 · review 101931376
  • replayability

    130 positive · 12 negative · 8 mixed · 0 neutral

    • Desire to replay
      positive · Dec 31, 2021 · review 107007395
    • I come back to it all the time, and I love it ever single one.
      positive · Jan 30, 2022 · review 109063196
    • แน่นอนว่าจากการที่ตัวเลือกที่หลากหลาย ฉากจบที่มากมาย มันก็ทำให้เราอยากเล่นซ้ำเพื่อได้เห็นทางเลือกอื่น ต้องขอบอกก่อนเลยว่า New Game+ สำหรับ Oxenfree คือ “ต้องเล่น” เพราะมันเป็นการส่งต่อเนื้อเรื่องจากฉากจบ มันยังมีซีนใหม่ๆ …
      positive · Jun 27, 2022 · review 117728590
  • voice acting

    129 positive · 2 negative · 7 mixed · 1 neutral

    • Just the way the characters interact with each other feels so real thanks to the voice actors.
      positive · May 30, 2022 · review 116259760
    • บทสนทนาในเกมเป็นอีกเรื่องที่ต้องพูดถึง เพราะการพากย์ น้ำเสียงในเกม มันมีชีวิตชีวามากๆ มันทำให้เราเชื่อว่าตัวละตัวนั้นมันมีจริงๆ มันมีลักษณะนิสัยอย่างงี้จริงๆ มันมีตัวตนจริงๆ ซึ่งพอไปผสมผสานกับการนำเสนอเรื่องภาพ ซีน เนื้อหา เสียงเพลงและบรรยากาศ มันก็ยิ่งส่งเสริมให้ภาพรวมของเกมดีเข้าไปกันใหญ่
      positive · Jun 27, 2022 · review 117728590
    • Voice acting and dialog is from another world for a video game. Dialog choices matter and it has multiple endings.
      positive · Jun 29, 2022 · review 117880991
  • art style

    125 positive · 2 negative · 1 mixed · 0 neutral

    • the game is a little buggy with the way the characters move but the art style and story are so enticing that it fully makes up for it
      positive · Sep 26, 2021 · review 100010898
    • This is such a stylized game with so much nuance and heart and I would recommend it a thousand times over.
      positive · Dec 30, 2021 · review 106882683
    • The color palette is well done and love the original soundtrack.
      positive · Jul 29, 2022 · review 119721641
  • music

    108 positive · 8 negative · 4 mixed · 0 neutral

    • Great music tracks
      positive · Dec 31, 2021 · review 107007395
    • An unsettling ambiance is felt throughout the game due to the music, it really fits the vibe of the story.
      positive · May 30, 2022 · review 116259760
    • The color palette is well done and love the original soundtrack.
      positive · Jul 29, 2022 · review 119721641
  • gameplay

    45 positive · 31 negative · 3 mixed · 12 neutral

    • I loved the idea of the new radio opening doors.
      positive · Feb 27, 2023 · review 133764462
    • It's not a bad game in terms of storyline and mechanics, however there's SO MUCH TALKING.
      positive · Jul 29, 2024 · review 171055250
    • I loved the choices and the use of tuning the radio.
      positive · Jun 29, 2025 · review 198432205
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  • game length

    22 positive · 27 negative · 2 mixed · 39 neutral

    • It's a short game where all the secrets and achievements can be found in less than 12 hours, so if you're really interested you won't be out much if you want to give it a shot.
      neutral · Sep 28, 2021 · review 100091400
    • I did one playthrough in 6 hours or so.
      neutral · Oct 31, 2022 · review 124697811
    • It's not long (approx. 4-5 hours) but it has much replay value.
      neutral · Nov 30, 2022 · review 127642565
  • price value

    51 positive · 5 negative · 25 mixed · 1 neutral

    • worth to buy
      positive · Oct 31, 2021 · review 101926991
    • This game isn't for everyone but for the people that enjoy these types of games, it is a must buy, especially for the asking price.
      positive · Oct 31, 2021 · review 101968910
    • rare gems that is worth the full price.
      positive · Apr 29, 2023 · review 137479412
  • controls

    7 positive · 46 negative · 5 mixed · 4 neutral

    • Movement is slow and boring.
      negative · Sep 28, 2021 · review 100091400
    • I got so bored by how slow Alex's walking speed was that I had to convince myself to finish the game.
      negative · Jun 27, 2022 · review 117702750
    • เกมนี้มีปัญหาเรื่องคอนโทรลเลอร์นิดหน่อย เวลากดจอยละมันเสือกแสดงไอค่อนเมาส์ มีหลายๆ คนเป็น แต่ก็ไม่มีคำตอบว่าทำไม จะแก้ยังไง ไม่รู้ว่าเป็นกันทุกคนมั้ย ซึ่งน่ารำคาญเหี้ยๆ แต่ก็พอมองข้ามได้ เพราะเกมแม่งดีจริง
      negative · Jun 27, 2022 · review 117728590
  • graphics

    44 positive · 7 negative · 1 mixed · 3 neutral

    • The story is incredible and the graphics are even more amazing.
      positive · Dec 30, 2021 · review 106882683
    • ในด้านของการนำเสนอด้านภาพและเสียง บอกได้เลยว่าทำมาได้ดีมากกกกกกก ถึงแม้ว่าเกมจะออกในปี 2016 แต่สไตล์ของเกมก็ทำให้เกมไม่ได้ตกยุค เกมได้ถูกออกมาแบบมาอย่างดี ทั้งซีน จังหวะการนำเสนอภาพและเสียง มันช่วยขับกล่อมบรรยากาศที่หลอน ลึกลับ เข้ากับเนื้อเรื่องได้แบบดีและอินสุดๆ
      positive · Jun 27, 2022 · review 117728590
    • It's not the grandest or the most breathtaking game out there but what it has is a good narrative, characters, visuals and overall presentation.
      positive · Nov 30, 2022 · review 127642565
  • pacing

    19 positive · 29 negative · 4 mixed · 1 neutral

    • I played the game at x2 clocked while traveling which made it fine but otherwise it's a painful walking sim.
      negative · Feb 24, 2022 · review 110884916
    • It's a shame, because the sequences in Towee Wood were really impactful as a lead up, but instead of sustaining what they'd built, they let it peak and drop off.
      negative · Apr 28, 2022 · review 114590182
    • This is mostly slow paced and your characters take a while to get around anywhere. It's not a huge deal, but later on there's some extra stuff that requires you to run all over the island to get and it can be time consuming to do so.
      negative · Apr 30, 2022 · review 114746686
  • emotional impact

    45 positive · 3 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • The story is entrapping and the ending nearly made me cry.
      positive · Nov 29, 2021 · review 104643083
    • (Also, first piece of media to genuinely spook me in months, and I've been actively looking.
      positive · Jan 29, 2022 · review 109058436
    • Gave me goosebumps a lot! Not super scary, but generally unnerving for sure.
      positive · Jul 29, 2022 · review 119721641
  • sound design

    28 positive · 7 negative · 1 mixed · 0 neutral

    • ในด้านของการนำเสนอด้านภาพและเสียง บอกได้เลยว่าทำมาได้ดีมากกกกกกก ถึงแม้ว่าเกมจะออกในปี 2016 แต่สไตล์ของเกมก็ทำให้เกมไม่ได้ตกยุค เกมได้ถูกออกมาแบบมาอย่างดี ทั้งซีน จังหวะการนำเสนอภาพและเสียง มันช่วยขับกล่อมบรรยากาศที่หลอน ลึกลับ เข้ากับเนื้อเรื่องได้แบบดีและอินสุดๆ
      positive · Jun 27, 2022 · review 117728590
    • - The music and SFX are super grippy and *chef's kiss* perfect for setting the mood.
      positive · Jul 31, 2023 · review 143164115
    • Voice acting is superb, the radio messages are spooky - there's either some old, distorted music playing, we can hear someone's recording, asking for help or just disturbing, creepy sounds.
      positive · May 30, 2025 · review 195971222
  • ui

    3 positive · 28 negative · 2 mixed · 0 neutral

    • Also small things, like 1080p being the highest resolution, no audio controls, and a bug where selecting resume on the start/pause page doesnt work until you move the left analog stick first.
      negative · Sep 28, 2021 · review 100091400
    • The subtitles did not work properly as they did not show despite turning them on.
      negative · Dec 30, 2021 · review 106903319
    • One thing that did bug me is the dialogue choices sometimes faded away too quickly.
      negative · May 30, 2022 · review 116259760
  • level design

    5 positive · 21 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • - The point-and-click is still a little clunky even after all these years, you can't really click on one part of the map without Alex getting stuck somewhere in the middle and can't figure her way directly which is a little "meh" considering there are fixed routes.
      negative · Jul 31, 2023 · review 143164115
    • Backgrounds were confusing and music was ok but was misplaced.
      negative · Mar 28, 2024 · review 161686582
    • ❌there are no shortcuts for fast travel on the map, so you have to slowly walk everywhere
      negative · Nov 29, 2024 · review 180796838
  • bugs

    2 positive · 20 negative · 1 mixed · 1 neutral

    • I occassionally run into a game breaking bug where my character freezes climbing a ladder or cliff and I have to reboot the game, which often doesn't fix the problem.
      negative · Sep 28, 2021 · review 100091400
    • Could not play using my controller as it starts vibrating in the main menu and does not ever stop (apparently a bug they never fixed).
      negative · Dec 30, 2021 · review 106903319
    • There were several basic bugs involving pathfinding that haven't been fixed which is unsettling.
      negative · Feb 24, 2022 · review 110884916
  • exploration

    18 positive · 4 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • And this makes it fun to explore the edges of the map to find out more, as well as replay to see what I missed.
      positive · Nov 30, 2022 · review 127635081
    • +I appreciate how finding certain items in mid to late game were completely optional.
      positive · Jan 29, 2023 · review 131835281
    • I took a bit of extra time to scour and backtrack to collect things and there stil a bunch it seems I missed.
      positive · Feb 28, 2016 · review 21515015
  • lore

    16 positive · 3 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • The lore, atmospherics and effects were my favorite parts but I liked the character variety and unprovided character backgrounds with eachother.
      positive · Feb 24, 2022 · review 110884916
    • และนอกจากโครงสร้างเนื้อหา การเล่าเรื่องระหว่างการเล่นแล้ว เกมยังมีเนื้อหาในส่วนของ lore ที่มาในรูปแบบของเสียงที่ Alex ต้องปรับคลื่นสัญญาณตามจุดต่างๆ ในเกาะ เพื่อฟังประวัติศาสตร์ ที่มา ความเหนือจริงเพิ่มเติมนอกจากการเล่น …
      positive · Jun 27, 2022 · review 117728590
    • Lore - The game has so much lore stuffed between the pages I thought for a second there that this was based off of a real incident at a real island.
      positive · Nov 30, 2022 · review 127635081
  • addictiveness

    17 positive · 0 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • got me hooked instant,
      positive · Apr 29, 2023 · review 137479412
    • Couldn't stop until finished.
      positive · Oct 31, 2023 · review 149279123
    • my friend who got it for me says that he kinda regrets getting the game because im spending lots of my time on it (take that as you will)
      positive · Mar 30, 2025 · review 191592006
  • world

    14 positive · 2 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • I bought the game on ios, when it first released, and ever since I have been absolutely enthralled and invested in the world and characters of oxenfree.
      positive · Oct 31, 2021 · review 101968910
    • Environment and setting fantastic.
      positive · Jan 31, 2022 · review 109191554
    • The world this game creates is unbelievable and once you complete it, you'll be looking up the lore and other peoples theories.
      positive · Sep 26, 2025 · review 205226161
  • difficulty

    4 positive · 1 negative · 0 mixed · 6 neutral

    • Difficulty is easyish medium.
      neutral · Nov 30, 2022 · review 127635081
    • No challenge really. But it isnt that kind of game
      neutral · Oct 31, 2016 · review 26327891
    • There isn't much challenge in the limited gameplay; the hardest part is choosing dialogue responses in a limited time, especially when those can go on to have big consequences.
      neutral · Nov 30, 2016 · review 28088538
  • performance

    0 positive · 11 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • ❌frequent and long loading screens
      negative · Nov 29, 2024 · review 180796838
    • Having no manual save also prevents us from replaying from a certain point and the somewhat long loading times between locations don't help either :/
      negative · May 30, 2025 · review 195971222
    • The only downside to it I can mention is the fact that the loading screen when moving from location to location takes too long, kinda of an immersion killer.
      negative · Jul 27, 2016 · review 24547211
  • animation

    6 positive · 4 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • Thrilling story, beautiful animation, fantastic soundtrack.
      positive · Jan 27, 2016 · review 20786063
    • The animation is charming and friendly and colourful which makes it all the more jarring when things start to go bad for the intrepid adventurers.
      positive · Nov 29, 2016 · review 28070375
    • I also love it when games take such care of their visual design and animations.
      positive · Jan 29, 2018 · review 39715479
  • content amount

    5 positive · 4 negative · 0 mixed · 1 neutral

    • There's plenty of collectibles to find in the game (and they aren't super time consuming to find either), that add a ton to the games lore as well.
      positive · Jan 29, 2016 · review 20817106
    • The main story only takes like 4 hours, but there is a bunch of collectables you can find, and the game has good replay value as well.
      positive · Jan 29, 2017 · review 29573653
    • However, the game has A LOT of possible endings, even a 'secret' ending [b]and[/b] a New Game Plus mode which changes the game's dialogue and arguably the original ending itself (for better …
      positive · Apr 29, 2017 · review 31446947
  • relaxation

    6 positive · 1 negative · 1 mixed · 0 neutral

    • This is my comfort game.
      positive · Jan 30, 2022 · review 109063196
    • One of my comfort games for sure!
      positive · Nov 29, 2023 · review 152499464
    • This game is great for when the weather's bad and you just want to chill out a little, forget about all the stressful things in your life and maybe solve a mystery or two.
      positive · Dec 30, 2016 · review 28848115
  • ai behavior

    0 positive · 6 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • Reminds me a bit of Disco Elysium, but with worse pathfinding (espescially the walls).
      negative · Jul 30, 2023 · review 143088464
    • - One of the characters following me (Jason) got stuck a couple of times and I had to quit and restart.
      negative · Dec 30, 2016 · review 28832820
    • - Few AI tracking bugs were confusing.
      negative · Jun 30, 2017 · review 33022715
  • developer conduct

    3 positive · 3 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • I waited for some response or something to change for 2 weeks and nothing happened, good thing i got my money back.
      negative · Jun 28, 2022 · review 117805186
    • The owners are removing this game from itch users' libraries. They are deleting it. A negative review is the only acceptable review at this time.
      negative · Sep 27, 2024 · review 175851792
    • short game but worth the price nice story, develops well, interesinting mechanic wish the comany did more than 2 games and try to cash out on 1 of them
      negative · Oct 31, 2017 · review 36176518
  • learning curve

    0 positive · 3 negative · 1 mixed · 1 neutral

    • This game was a little slow to get in to because the characters weren't immediately or particularly relatable (to me), but I found myself really warming to it over the course of the game as the story unfolded and the plot developed.
      negative · Oct 31, 2016 · review 26334340
    • I enjoyed this but felt like the first quarter of my first playthrough was just figuring out how to balance the dialogue options.
      negative · Oct 31, 2016 · review 26345476
    • The storyline is very interesting and the controls, though totally NOT intuitive, were easy to master once I finally figured out what they were (I really shouldn't have needed to stop the game and go into the discussions just to try to figure out how to PUSH the trash bin.
      negative · Apr 30, 2018 · review 41782316
  • platform access

    2 positive · 3 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • It being removed from Itch and removing the ability for users to download it is completely unacceptable.
      negative · Sep 27, 2024 · review 175851792
    • - Linux version always opens on the wrong display (have to switch to windowed, move the window, then go fullscreen every time)
      negative · Mar 30, 2018 · review 41152901
    • Ergo: The game is (ALWAYS ONLINE) phoning home during the loadscreens and at the Endcredit cutscene downloading other players choices from a server of the games choosing for some none nessesary comparison.
      negative · Jul 30, 2021 · review 96654439
  • quest design

    0 positive · 4 negative · 0 mixed · 1 neutral

    • There are no objects to pick up or use, and quests involve simply walking to a place to investigate.
      negative · Jul 29, 2023 · review 143006510
    • I've only played two hours but haven't found any of the problems to solve interesting/challenging.
      negative · Feb 28, 2016 · review 21514020
    • If I have a gripe, the optional interlude - hunting for notes - is a bit flat and takes too long.
      negative · Aug 25, 2016 · review 25134110
  • realism

    5 positive · 0 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • I also love that a lot of the facts are true and the places exist.
      positive · Dec 31, 2022 · review 129753983
    • It feels realistic, which is good.
      positive · Oct 31, 2016 · review 26329096
    • But, everything feels real with this game.
      positive · Sep 30, 2017 · review 35342701

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  • dialogue timer 6
  • dialogue system 5

Review timeline

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Nov 2018 · 173 reviews (171 up · 2 down) · 99% positive Dec 2018 · 92 reviews (84 up · 8 down) · 91% positive Jan 2019 · 49 reviews (38 up · 11 down) · 78% positive Feb 2019 · 57 reviews (52 up · 5 down) · 91% positive Mar 2019 · 54 reviews (45 up · 9 down) · 83% positive Apr 2019 · 28 reviews (26 up · 2 down) · 93% positive May 2019 · 54 reviews (48 up · 6 down) · 89% positive Jun 2019 · 100 reviews (95 up · 5 down) · 95% positive Jul 2019 · 100 reviews (95 up · 5 down) · 95% positive Aug 2019 · 33 reviews (27 up · 6 down) · 82% positive Sep 2019 · 34 reviews (31 up · 3 down) · 91% positive Oct 2019 · 33 reviews (29 up · 4 down) · 88% positive Nov 2019 · 61 reviews (58 up · 3 down) · 95% positive Dec 2019 · 71 reviews (68 up · 3 down) · 96% positive Jan 2020 · 59 reviews (55 up · 4 down) · 93% positive Feb 2020 · 49 reviews (44 up · 5 down) · 90% positive Mar 2020 · 58 reviews (52 up · 6 down) · 90% positive Apr 2020 · 51 reviews (47 up · 4 down) · 92% positive May 2020 · 72 reviews (63 up · 9 down) · 88% positive Jun 2020 · 70 reviews (67 up · 3 down) · 96% positive Jul 2020 · 115 reviews (106 up · 9 down) · 92% positive Aug 2020 · 45 reviews (40 up · 5 down) · 89% positive Sep 2020 · 41 reviews (39 up · 2 down) · 95% positive Oct 2020 · 56 reviews (52 up · 4 down) · 93% positive Nov 2020 · 54 reviews (48 up · 6 down) · 89% positive Dec 2020 · 91 reviews (82 up · 9 down) · 90% positive Jan 2021 · 78 reviews (71 up · 7 down) · 91% positive Feb 2021 · 273 reviews (259 up · 14 down) · 95% positive Mar 2021 · 102 reviews (86 up · 16 down) · 84% positive Apr 2021 · 86 reviews (80 up · 6 down) · 93% positive May 2021 · 60 reviews (55 up · 5 down) · 92% positive Jun 2021 · 66 reviews (55 up · 11 down) · 83% positive Jul 2021 · 91 reviews (85 up · 6 down) · 93% positive Aug 2021 · 61 reviews (55 up · 6 down) · 90% positive Sep 2021 · 52 reviews (50 up · 2 down) · 96% positive Oct 2021 · 48 reviews (43 up · 5 down) · 90% positive Nov 2021 · 47 reviews (40 up · 7 down) · 85% positive Dec 2021 · 88 reviews (82 up · 6 down) · 93% positive Jan 2022 · 131 reviews (122 up · 9 down) · 93% positive Feb 2022 · 61 reviews (55 up · 6 down) · 90% positive Mar 2022 · 50 reviews (42 up · 8 down) · 84% positive Apr 2022 · 37 reviews (34 up · 3 down) · 92% positive May 2022 · 41 reviews (39 up · 2 down) · 95% positive Jun 2022 · 76 reviews (69 up · 7 down) · 91% positive Jul 2022 · 47 reviews (44 up · 3 down) · 94% positive Aug 2022 · 35 reviews (29 up · 6 down) · 83% positive Sep 2022 · 32 reviews (28 up · 4 down) · 88% positive Oct 2022 · 30 reviews (27 up · 3 down) · 90% positive Nov 2022 · 48 reviews (39 up · 9 down) · 81% positive Dec 2022 · 51 reviews (47 up · 4 down) · 92% positive Jan 2023 · 60 reviews (54 up · 6 down) · 90% positive Feb 2023 · 29 reviews (25 up · 4 down) · 86% positive Mar 2023 · 29 reviews (27 up · 2 down) · 93% positive Apr 2023 · 28 reviews (24 up · 4 down) · 86% positive May 2023 · 33 reviews (28 up · 5 down) · 85% positive Jun 2023 · 40 reviews (33 up · 7 down) · 82% positive Jul 2023 · 232 reviews (211 up · 21 down) · 91% positive Aug 2023 · 83 reviews (70 up · 13 down) · 84% positive Sep 2023 · 43 reviews (33 up · 10 down) · 77% positive Oct 2023 · 41 reviews (36 up · 5 down) · 88% positive Nov 2023 · 40 reviews (35 up · 5 down) · 88% positive Dec 2023 · 40 reviews (37 up · 3 down) · 92% positive Jan 2024 · 60 reviews (49 up · 11 down) · 82% positive Feb 2024 · 33 reviews (28 up · 5 down) · 85% positive Mar 2024 · 40 reviews (34 up · 6 down) · 85% positive Apr 2024 · 36 reviews (32 up · 4 down) · 89% positive May 2024 · 28 reviews (26 up · 2 down) · 93% positive Jun 2024 · 38 reviews (33 up · 5 down) · 87% positive Jul 2024 · 28 reviews (23 up · 5 down) · 82% positive Aug 2024 · 35 reviews (24 up · 11 down) · 69% positive Sep 2024 · 26 reviews (21 up · 5 down) · 81% positive Oct 2024 · 43 reviews (33 up · 10 down) · 77% positive Nov 2024 · 103 reviews (90 up · 13 down) · 87% positive Dec 2024 · 50 reviews (46 up · 4 down) · 92% positive Jan 2025 · 56 reviews (41 up · 15 down) · 73% positive Feb 2025 · 41 reviews (37 up · 4 down) · 90% positive Mar 2025 · 30 reviews (28 up · 2 down) · 93% positive Apr 2025 · 25 reviews (24 up · 1 down) · 96% positive May 2025 · 24 reviews (22 up · 2 down) · 92% positive Jun 2025 · 24 reviews (22 up · 2 down) · 92% positive Jul 2025 · 29 reviews (25 up · 4 down) · 86% positive Aug 2025 · 14 reviews (7 up · 7 down) · 50% positive Sep 2025 · 20 reviews (16 up · 4 down) · 80% positive Oct 2025 · 28 reviews (22 up · 6 down) · 79% positive Nov 2025 · 21 reviews (19 up · 2 down) · 90% positive Dec 2025 · 28 reviews (20 up · 8 down) · 71% positive Jan 2026 · 19 reviews (17 up · 2 down) · 89% positive Feb 2026 · 23 reviews (17 up · 6 down) · 74% positive Mar 2026 · 14 reviews (12 up · 2 down) · 86% positive Apr 2026 · 21 reviews (19 up · 2 down) · 90% positive May 2026 · 20 reviews (16 up · 4 down) · 80% positive Jun 2026 · 16 reviews (13 up · 3 down) · 81% positive Jul 2026 · 15 reviews (10 up · 5 down) · 67% positive Aug 2026 · 17 reviews (13 up · 4 down) · 76% positive Sep 2026 · 13 reviews (12 up · 1 down) · 92% positive Oct 2026 · 1 reviews (1 up · 0 down) · 100% positive · small sample

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
Jan 2016 239 231 8 97%
Feb 2016 118 110 8 93%
Mar 2016 145 135 10 93%
Apr 2016 52 49 3 94%
May 2016 30 28 2 93%
Jun 2016 131 125 6 95%
Jul 2016 200 184 16 92%
Aug 2016 130 126 4 97%
Sep 2016 44 41 3 93%
Oct 2016 458 427 31 93%
Nov 2016 454 438 16 96%
Dec 2016 295 279 16 95%
Jan 2017 441 404 37 92%
Feb 2017 158 143 15 91%
Mar 2017 112 105 7 94%
Apr 2017 77 73 4 95%
May 2017 80 71 9 89%
Jun 2017 139 132 7 95%
Jul 2017 153 143 10 93%
Aug 2017 67 63 4 94%
Sep 2017 75 66 9 88%
Oct 2017 73 68 5 93%
Nov 2017 259 246 13 95%
Dec 2017 157 142 15 90%
Jan 2018 85 78 7 92%
Feb 2018 60 51 9 85%
Mar 2018 52 46 6 88%
Apr 2018 67 63 4 94%
May 2018 88 75 13 85%
Jun 2018 78 75 3 96%
Jul 2018 89 78 11 88%
Aug 2018 41 33 8 80%
Sep 2018 21 21 0 100%
Oct 2018 177 165 12 93%
Nov 2018 173 171 2 99%
Dec 2018 92 84 8 91%
Jan 2019 49 38 11 78%
Feb 2019 57 52 5 91%
Mar 2019 54 45 9 83%
Apr 2019 28 26 2 93%
May 2019 54 48 6 89%
Jun 2019 100 95 5 95%
Jul 2019 100 95 5 95%
Aug 2019 33 27 6 82%
Sep 2019 34 31 3 91%
Oct 2019 33 29 4 88%
Nov 2019 61 58 3 95%
Dec 2019 71 68 3 96%
Jan 2020 59 55 4 93%
Feb 2020 49 44 5 90%
Mar 2020 58 52 6 90%
Apr 2020 51 47 4 92%
May 2020 72 63 9 88%
Jun 2020 70 67 3 96%
Jul 2020 115 106 9 92%
Aug 2020 45 40 5 89%
Sep 2020 41 39 2 95%
Oct 2020 56 52 4 93%
Nov 2020 54 48 6 89%
Dec 2020 91 82 9 90%
Jan 2021 78 71 7 91%
Feb 2021 273 259 14 95%
Mar 2021 102 86 16 84%
Apr 2021 86 80 6 93%
May 2021 60 55 5 92%
Jun 2021 66 55 11 83%
Jul 2021 91 85 6 93%
Aug 2021 61 55 6 90%
Sep 2021 52 50 2 96%
Oct 2021 48 43 5 90%
Nov 2021 47 40 7 85%
Dec 2021 88 82 6 93%
Jan 2022 131 122 9 93%
Feb 2022 61 55 6 90%
Mar 2022 50 42 8 84%
Apr 2022 37 34 3 92%
May 2022 41 39 2 95%
Jun 2022 76 69 7 91%
Jul 2022 47 44 3 94%
Aug 2022 35 29 6 83%
Sep 2022 32 28 4 88%
Oct 2022 30 27 3 90%
Nov 2022 48 39 9 81%
Dec 2022 51 47 4 92%
Jan 2023 60 54 6 90%
Feb 2023 29 25 4 86%
Mar 2023 29 27 2 93%
Apr 2023 28 24 4 86%
May 2023 33 28 5 85%
Jun 2023 40 33 7 82%
Jul 2023 232 211 21 91%
Aug 2023 83 70 13 84%
Sep 2023 43 33 10 77%
Oct 2023 41 36 5 88%
Nov 2023 40 35 5 88%
Dec 2023 40 37 3 92%
Jan 2024 60 49 11 82%
Feb 2024 33 28 5 85%
Mar 2024 40 34 6 85%
Apr 2024 36 32 4 89%
May 2024 28 26 2 93%
Jun 2024 38 33 5 87%
Jul 2024 28 23 5 82%
Aug 2024 35 24 11 69%
Sep 2024 26 21 5 81%
Oct 2024 43 33 10 77%
Nov 2024 103 90 13 87%
Dec 2024 50 46 4 92%
Jan 2025 56 41 15 73%
Feb 2025 41 37 4 90%
Mar 2025 30 28 2 93%
Apr 2025 25 24 1 96%
May 2025 24 22 2 92%
Jun 2025 24 22 2 92%
Jul 2025 29 25 4 86%
Aug 2025 14 7 7 50%
Sep 2025 20 16 4 80%
Oct 2025 28 22 6 79%
Nov 2025 21 19 2 90%
Dec 2025 28 20 8 71%
Jan 2026 19 17 2 89%
Feb 2026 23 17 6 74%
Mar 2026 14 12 2 86%
Apr 2026 21 19 2 90%
May 2026 20 16 4 80%
Jun 2026 16 13 3 81%
Jul 2026 15 10 5 67%
Aug 2026 17 13 4 76%
Sep 2026 13 12 1 92%
Oct 2026 1 1 0 100% small sample

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
699 English reviews, time-proportional draw over 129 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 699
Aspect yield
574 of 699 analyzed reviews carry at least one aspect (82.1%); every share on this page divides by all 699
Interval regime
calm: standard margins of error for a share of a sample (Wilson interval), no widening needed
Fetch paths
129 time windows fetched directly (windowed)
Language mix
1,000 fetched: english 702 · russian 63 · schinese 56 · 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-20261004T171656Z-66347150 · code 798e06c

full methodology in the milestone write-ups