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Undertale

analyzed 2026-10-16 · sample of 645 English reviews across the whole review history

Across the sampled reviews, story and characters are the most frequently raised aspects, and both skew heavily positive. Players describe "the story is very interesting" and "amazing and very detailed story with multiple endings", while one calls the cast, setting, humor and music "all master class". Music drew 78 mentions with no negative ones, and emotional impact, player choice, price value and art style are likewise praised far more than criticized. Combat is often called "Very unique battle system!" and gameplay is described as not playing "like a regular RPG". Opinion splits appear around difficulty, where positive mentions outnumber negative ones but a notable minority push back, and around graphics and game length, both of which draw mixed reactions. Controls, pacing and stability are the clearest negatives, though each is raised by only a small share of reviews. The community is the one aspect where criticism outweighs praise, with players warning that someone might "miss out on this gem of a game because of crazy fans." Recurring themes players bring up include replayability and hidden content, with "each run is at least a little diffrent" and secrets that reward repeat playthroughs.

numbers checked against this report's stored data · quotes copied verbatim from reviews · plain text is the language model's own wording

Aspects

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

  • positive
  • mixed / neutral
  • negative
  • story

    92 positive · 1 negative · 1 mixed · 1 neutral

    • one of the best games I've ever player the story is very interesting and the fact that you can get a different story BASED on how you ended your last run, the art and the music itself are just amazing, …
      positive · Oct 31, 2021 · review 101993371
    • Cool story
      positive · Dec 31, 2021 · review 107015068
    • And the multiple ending and the combat system are too unique.
      positive · Dec 31, 2021 · review 107017543
  • characters

    74 positive · 3 negative · 4 mixed · 0 neutral

    • The characters, the setting, the humor, the MUSIC, all master class.
      positive · Sep 30, 2021 · review 100256956
    • sans is the best character
      positive · Oct 31, 2021 · review 101997778
    • The gameplay features a lot of puzzles interspersed with not too difficult but sometimes really challenging bullet hell fights with characters which have three dimensional personalities.
      positive · Jan 31, 2022 · review 109210069
  • music

    78 positive · 0 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • The characters, the setting, the humor, the MUSIC, all master class.
      positive · Sep 30, 2021 · review 100256956
    • … player the story is very interesting and the fact that you can get a different story BASED on how you ended your last run, the art and the music itself are just amazing, especially when you think about how toby did most of it by himself, the game is still fun in 2021, just buy it already!
      positive · Oct 31, 2021 · review 101993371
    • The soundtrack is amazing and the visuals are surprisingly good, despite being heavily inspired by classic pixelized RPGs.
      positive · Jan 31, 2022 · review 109210069
  • emotional impact

    47 positive · 2 negative · 2 mixed · 0 neutral

    • I got to play the game the way I wanted to, and it touched my heart in a profound way.
      positive · Sep 30, 2021 · review 100256956
    • I shouldn't have to describe this game, music, emotions, and art style are amazing
      positive · May 31, 2022 · review 116305924
    • 11/10 I cried.
      positive · Aug 31, 2022 · review 121544692
  • combat

    31 positive · 5 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • Very unique battle system!
      positive · Dec 31, 2021 · review 107017292
    • And the multiple ending and the combat system are too unique.
      positive · Dec 31, 2021 · review 107017543
    • The gameplay features a lot of puzzles interspersed with not too difficult but sometimes really challenging bullet hell fights with characters which have three dimensional personalities.
      positive · Jan 31, 2022 · review 109210069
  • player choice

    32 positive · 1 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • I got to play the game the way I wanted to, and it touched my heart in a profound way.
      positive · Sep 30, 2021 · review 100256956
    • one of the best games I've ever player the story is very interesting and the fact that you can get a different story BASED on how you ended your last run, the art and the music itself are just amazing, especially when you think about how toby did most of it by himself, …
      positive · Oct 31, 2021 · review 101993371
    • the amount of choice your given, your actions actually having consequences, characters feeling like real people.
      positive · Aug 31, 2023 · review 145408515
  • gameplay

    26 positive · 0 negative · 2 mixed · 2 neutral

    • Great game with superb music and great gameplay
      positive · Jan 31, 2022 · review 109212701
    • and you don't even play it like a regular RPG, because it isn't a normal RPG.
      positive · Dec 31, 2022 · review 129811072
    • Overall Undertale has great gameplay, music, and great story.
      positive · May 31, 2024 · review 166426035
  • difficulty

    12 positive · 7 negative · 3 mixed · 4 neutral

    • Very fun game, challenging at times, and humorous!
      positive · Dec 31, 2021 · review 107017292
    • Pacifist: Fun story, lovable characters, and a decent challenge.
      positive · Aug 31, 2023 · review 145411516
    • If you want a challenge, go for the genocide route.
      positive · Jan 31, 2024 · review 157288390
  • price value

    24 positive · 0 negative · 1 mixed · 0 neutral

    • So I would say that it would be worth that 8-10 dollars.
      positive · Jun 30, 2022 · review 117958092
    • Don't wait for a sale, this game is worth the 10$.
      positive · Mar 31, 2023 · review 135838380
    • ☑ Worth the price
      positive · Nov 30, 2024 · review 181190069
  • writing

    21 positive · 2 negative · 2 mixed · 0 neutral

    • The characters, the setting, the humor, the MUSIC, all master class.
      positive · Sep 30, 2021 · review 100256956
    • It is pretty frustrating to dodge things in boss-fights, but it has a pretty satisfying story/ending(s) and is pretty funny too.
      positive · Jun 30, 2022 · review 117958092
    • Lots of clever humor and 4th wall breaking.
      positive · Feb 28, 2023 · review 133831142
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  • art style

    22 positive · 0 negative · 1 mixed · 0 neutral

    • … player the story is very interesting and the fact that you can get a different story BASED on how you ended your last run, the art and the music itself are just amazing, especially when you think about how toby did most of it by himself, the game is still fun in 2021, just buy it already!
      positive · Oct 31, 2021 · review 101993371
    • I shouldn't have to describe this game, music, emotions, and art style are amazing
      positive · May 31, 2022 · review 116305924
    • + The art is neat. Despite being pixel art, you can look into characters' faces and see what they're feeling. Except your own - your character is a blank slate and is never implied to be one gender or the other.
      positive · Sep 30, 2015 · review 18269817
  • replayability

    20 positive · 2 negative · 1 mixed · 0 neutral

    • Its really fun and each run is at least a little diffrent
      positive · Sep 30, 2021 · review 100258640
    • And the game hides a lot of surprises each playthrough.
      positive · Jan 31, 2022 · review 109210069
    • Wish i could erase my memory to replay this masterpiece all over again.
      positive · Aug 31, 2022 · review 121544692
  • community

    4 positive · 13 negative · 1 mixed · 0 neutral

    • community is really bad but if you stay away from that and just play the game its good
      negative · Apr 30, 2024 · review 163948338
    • I'd hate to have someone miss out on this gem of a game because of crazy fans. It's hilarious, it's emotional, it's relatable.
      negative · Dec 31, 2015 · review 20163556
    • Fanbase is cringe but it's worth ignoring that because this game is a genuine indie masterpiece.
      negative · Mar 31, 2026 · review 222215563
  • graphics

    10 positive · 5 negative · 0 mixed · 1 neutral

    • The soundtrack is amazing and the visuals are surprisingly good, despite being heavily inspired by classic pixelized RPGs.
      positive · Jan 31, 2022 · review 109210069
    • Game cool deteals and graet misc
      positive · Feb 29, 2024 · review 159568654
    • Solid, if naive, graphics. Amazing music.
      positive · Oct 31, 2015 · review 18804100
  • game length

    4 positive · 5 negative · 1 mixed · 4 neutral

    • sometimes it can take a while to do a single route but over all its an amazing game and an amazing story no matter which route you choose
      negative · Feb 28, 2023 · review 133831680
    • due to being short, sans undertall
      negative · May 31, 2023 · review 139344772
    • ☑ Short
      negative · Feb 28, 2025 · review 188998110
  • controls

    3 positive · 6 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • arrow only controls
      negative · Sep 30, 2025 · review 205575061
    • The only con is that their is only one walking speed. It'd be great if there was an option to run, it'd make going back and forth from towns more convenient.
      negative · Jan 31, 2016 · review 20883298
    • Really good and different game, now the control arent my favorite but thats because I suck at pc controls, but still overall great game, very emotional, I reccomend this game for sure
      negative · Feb 29, 2016 · review 21554369
  • bugs

    3 positive · 4 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • Or else you will just get a black screen everytime you play after a genocide route.
      negative · Sep 30, 2023 · review 147390766
    • ☑ Minor bugs
      negative · Feb 28, 2025 · review 188998110
    • Yeah but there are some problems like i beat it on hard mode and it wont reset the game
      negative · Apr 30, 2016 · review 22732182
  • addictiveness

    5 positive · 0 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • really good and addicting game
      positive · Mar 31, 2025 · review 191679061
    • you cant stop playing its addicting and fun as long as ur good at it :>
      positive · Jan 31, 2026 · review 217297240
    • **Update** 63 hours and I still can't stop 6/9/16
      positive · Mar 31, 2016 · review 22169156
  • content amount

    3 positive · 2 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • This game is very fun and there is a LOT of things you can do or discover, if your doing genocide however, make sure you know how to do a true reset (manually deleting your save file).
      positive · Sep 30, 2023 · review 147390766
    • You'll miss half of the content if you don't allow yourself to occasionally screw up or die.
      positive · Feb 29, 2016 · review 21554575
    • Has good a good combat system, rewards, achievements, and lots of weaponry.
      positive · Aug 31, 2019 · review 54908220
  • exploration

    4 positive · 1 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • If you look a little further into the game, or the undertale wiki, you'll find that there are quite a few hidden secrets that you don't really come across in the game itself.
      positive · Dec 31, 2015 · review 20164073
    • And of course, secrets galore.
      positive · Nov 30, 2016 · review 28103556
    • I LOVE IT SECRETS,STORIES,JOKES,SANS AND MOST OF ALL DIFFERENT CHOICES!
      positive · Aug 31, 2017 · review 34645865
  • pacing

    0 positive · 4 negative · 0 mixed · 1 neutral

    • - A lot of things come out of left-field, at times crushing the drama the game was working to establish. It's a risky way to try to establish gravity in something else, but it typically doesn't pay off very well.
      negative · Sep 30, 2015 · review 18269817
    • It slowly grew a little tedious, though I still mostly enjoyed it at all times.
      negative · Dec 31, 2016 · review 28885128
    • Third, the pacing is random.
      negative · Jun 30, 2017 · review 33060862
  • stability

    0 positive · 5 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • omega flowey softlocked me overall fun game but DONT do nuetral
      negative · Aug 31, 2025 · review 203288648
    • I was greeted by Chara then my game crashed then I relaunched my game and all I saw was black.
      negative · Sep 30, 2025 · review 205575978
    • I really enjoyed it (even through the crashes.
      negative · Jun 30, 2016 · review 23969176

Review timeline

monthly peak 8,705 reviews · all languages

review volume 5,000 0 positive review share 100% 50% 0% 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Sep 2015 · 1,786 reviews (1,765 up · 21 down) · 99% positive Oct 2015 · 4,675 reviews (4,598 up · 77 down) · 98% positive Nov 2015 · 4,627 reviews (4,562 up · 65 down) · 99% positive Dec 2015 · 4,994 reviews (4,821 up · 173 down) · 97% positive Jan 2016 · 5,885 reviews (5,676 up · 209 down) · 96% positive Feb 2016 · 4,522 reviews (4,368 up · 154 down) · 97% positive Mar 2016 · 2,959 reviews (2,849 up · 110 down) · 96% positive Apr 2016 · 2,246 reviews (2,154 up · 92 down) · 96% positive May 2016 · 1,940 reviews (1,849 up · 91 down) · 95% positive Jun 2016 · 2,135 reviews (2,031 up · 104 down) · 95% positive Jul 2016 · 2,646 reviews (2,508 up · 138 down) · 95% positive Aug 2016 · 1,481 reviews (1,410 up · 71 down) · 95% positive Sep 2016 · 1,153 reviews (1,081 up · 72 down) · 94% positive Oct 2016 · 1,025 reviews (972 up · 53 down) · 95% positive Nov 2016 · 6,007 reviews (5,902 up · 105 down) · 98% positive Dec 2016 · 1,907 reviews (1,806 up · 101 down) · 95% positive Jan 2017 · 2,577 reviews (2,409 up · 168 down) · 93% positive Feb 2017 · 1,654 reviews (1,578 up · 76 down) · 95% positive Mar 2017 · 1,189 reviews (1,145 up · 44 down) · 96% positive Apr 2017 · 974 reviews (933 up · 41 down) · 96% positive May 2017 · 813 reviews (770 up · 43 down) · 95% positive Jun 2017 · 1,150 reviews (1,088 up · 62 down) · 95% positive Jul 2017 · 1,075 reviews (1,019 up · 56 down) · 95% positive Aug 2017 · 1,005 reviews (954 up · 51 down) · 95% positive Sep 2017 · 830 reviews (788 up · 42 down) · 95% positive Oct 2017 · 876 reviews (823 up · 53 down) · 94% positive Nov 2017 · 3,136 reviews (3,065 up · 71 down) · 98% positive Dec 2017 · 1,122 reviews (1,038 up · 84 down) · 93% positive Jan 2018 · 1,626 reviews (1,508 up · 118 down) · 93% positive Feb 2018 · 818 reviews (774 up · 44 down) · 95% positive Mar 2018 · 722 reviews (668 up · 54 down) · 93% positive Apr 2018 · 543 reviews (508 up · 35 down) · 94% positive May 2018 · 558 reviews (522 up · 36 down) · 94% positive Jun 2018 · 737 reviews (682 up · 55 down) · 93% positive Jul 2018 · 759 reviews (714 up · 45 down) · 94% positive Aug 2018 · 515 reviews (488 up · 27 down) · 95% positive Sep 2018 · 637 reviews (593 up · 44 down) · 93% positive Oct 2018 · 525 reviews (495 up · 30 down) · 94% positive Nov 2018 · 2,271 reviews (2,225 up · 46 down) · 98% positive Dec 2018 · 955 reviews (905 up · 50 down) · 95% positive Jan 2019 · 933 reviews (882 up · 51 down) · 95% positive Feb 2019 · 731 reviews (680 up · 51 down) · 93% positive Mar 2019 · 687 reviews (653 up · 34 down) · 95% positive Apr 2019 · 474 reviews (449 up · 25 down) · 95% positive May 2019 · 476 reviews (452 up · 24 down) · 95% positive Jun 2019 · 1,151 reviews (1,101 up · 50 down) · 96% positive Jul 2019 · 1,510 reviews (1,451 up · 59 down) · 96% positive Aug 2019 · 472 reviews (445 up · 27 down) · 94% positive Sep 2019 · 436 reviews (408 up · 28 down) · 94% positive Oct 2019 · 587 reviews (567 up · 20 down) · 97% positive Nov 2019 · 2,819 reviews (2,784 up · 35 down) · 99% positive Dec 2019 · 2,935 reviews (2,875 up · 60 down) · 98% positive Jan 2020 · 2,704 reviews (2,641 up · 63 down) · 98% positive Feb 2020 · 2,176 reviews (2,130 up · 46 down) · 98% positive Mar 2020 · 2,688 reviews (2,626 up · 62 down) · 98% positive Apr 2020 · 2,474 reviews (2,416 up · 58 down) · 98% positive May 2020 · 2,199 reviews (2,139 up · 60 down) · 97% positive Jun 2020 · 2,514 reviews (2,459 up · 55 down) · 98% positive Jul 2020 · 3,647 reviews (3,567 up · 80 down) · 98% positive Aug 2020 · 2,426 reviews (2,358 up · 68 down) · 97% positive Sep 2020 · 2,186 reviews (2,140 up · 46 down) · 98% positive Oct 2020 · 2,185 reviews (2,134 up · 51 down) · 98% positive Nov 2020 · 2,564 reviews (2,499 up · 65 down) · 97% positive Dec 2020 · 2,953 reviews (2,870 up · 83 down) · 97% positive Jan 2021 · 3,950 reviews (3,825 up · 125 down) · 97% positive Feb 2021 · 2,594 reviews (2,526 up · 68 down) · 97% positive Mar 2021 · 2,342 reviews (2,260 up · 82 down) · 96% positive Apr 2021 · 2,053 reviews (2,001 up · 52 down) · 97% positive May 2021 · 1,980 reviews (1,925 up · 55 down) · 97% positive Jun 2021 · 2,388 reviews (2,311 up · 77 down) · 97% positive Jul 2021 · 3,180 reviews (3,061 up · 119 down) · 96% positive Aug 2021 · 2,206 reviews (2,133 up · 73 down) · 97% positive Sep 2021 · 2,249 reviews (2,186 up · 63 down) · 97% positive Oct 2021 · 2,542 reviews (2,482 up · 60 down) · 98% positive Nov 2021 · 2,183 reviews (2,129 up · 54 down) · 98% positive Dec 2021 · 2,598 reviews (2,525 up · 73 down) · 97% positive Jan 2022 · 2,985 reviews (2,888 up · 97 down) · 97% positive Feb 2022 · 2,247 reviews (2,179 up · 68 down) · 97% positive Mar 2022 · 1,777 reviews (1,715 up · 62 down) · 97% positive Apr 2022 · 1,561 reviews (1,510 up · 51 down) · 97% positive May 2022 · 1,574 reviews (1,512 up · 62 down) · 96% positive Jun 2022 · 1,760 reviews (1,697 up · 63 down) · 96% positive Jul 2022 · 1,776 reviews (1,713 up · 63 down) · 96% positive Aug 2022 · 1,620 reviews (1,559 up · 61 down) · 96% positive Sep 2022 · 1,471 reviews (1,398 up · 73 down) · 95% positive Oct 2022 · 1,521 reviews (1,470 up · 51 down) · 97% positive Nov 2022 · 1,668 reviews (1,627 up · 41 down) · 98% positive Dec 2022 · 1,637 reviews (1,578 up · 59 down) · 96% positive Jan 2023 · 2,426 reviews (2,339 up · 87 down) · 96% positive Feb 2023 · 1,733 reviews (1,666 up · 67 down) · 96% positive Mar 2023 · 2,526 reviews (2,437 up · 89 down) · 96% positive Apr 2023 · 1,916 reviews (1,852 up · 64 down) · 97% positive May 2023 · 1,711 reviews (1,643 up · 68 down) · 96% positive Jun 2023 · 1,845 reviews (1,785 up · 60 down) · 97% positive Jul 2023 · 3,699 reviews (3,539 up · 160 down) · 96% positive Aug 2023 · 3,231 reviews (3,102 up · 129 down) · 96% positive Sep 2023 · 2,407 reviews (2,303 up · 104 down) · 96% positive Oct 2023 · 2,246 reviews (2,145 up · 101 down) · 96% positive Nov 2023 · 2,569 reviews (2,475 up · 94 down) · 96% positive Dec 2023 · 2,801 reviews (2,683 up · 118 down) · 96% positive Jan 2024 · 3,081 reviews (2,962 up · 119 down) · 96% positive Feb 2024 · 1,972 reviews (1,906 up · 66 down) · 97% positive Mar 2024 · 2,667 reviews (2,567 up · 100 down) · 96% positive Apr 2024 · 2,299 reviews (2,194 up · 105 down) · 95% positive May 2024 · 2,461 reviews (2,357 up · 104 down) · 96% positive Jun 2024 · 4,730 reviews (4,549 up · 181 down) · 96% positive Jul 2024 · 4,374 reviews (4,209 up · 165 down) · 96% positive Aug 2024 · 2,919 reviews (2,809 up · 110 down) · 96% positive Sep 2024 · 2,062 reviews (1,991 up · 71 down) · 97% positive Oct 2024 · 2,146 reviews (2,074 up · 72 down) · 97% positive Nov 2024 · 2,817 reviews (2,725 up · 92 down) · 97% positive Dec 2024 · 3,886 reviews (3,758 up · 128 down) · 97% positive Jan 2025 · 4,138 reviews (3,989 up · 149 down) · 96% positive Feb 2025 · 3,544 reviews (3,426 up · 118 down) · 97% positive Mar 2025 · 8,043 reviews (7,766 up · 277 down) · 97% positive Apr 2025 · 5,068 reviews (4,925 up · 143 down) · 97% positive May 2025 · 4,221 reviews (4,087 up · 134 down) · 97% positive Jun 2025 · 7,940 reviews (7,648 up · 292 down) · 96% positive Jul 2025 · 8,705 reviews (8,409 up · 296 down) · 97% positive Aug 2025 · 5,391 reviews (5,191 up · 200 down) · 96% positive Sep 2025 · 5,494 reviews (5,274 up · 220 down) · 96% positive Oct 2025 · 4,282 reviews (4,109 up · 173 down) · 96% positive Nov 2025 · 3,202 reviews (3,074 up · 128 down) · 96% positive Dec 2025 · 3,787 reviews (3,633 up · 154 down) · 96% positive Jan 2026 · 3,915 reviews (3,773 up · 142 down) · 96% positive Feb 2026 · 2,829 reviews (2,709 up · 120 down) · 96% positive Mar 2026 · 3,884 reviews (3,366 up · 518 down) · 87% positive Apr 2026 · 3,264 reviews (2,803 up · 461 down) · 86% positive May 2026 · 2,826 reviews (2,698 up · 128 down) · 95% positive Jun 2026 · 4,024 reviews (3,834 up · 190 down) · 95% positive Jul 2026 · 6,341 reviews (6,084 up · 257 down) · 96% positive Aug 2026 · 5,504 reviews (5,275 up · 229 down) · 96% positive Sep 2026 · 4,733 reviews (4,570 up · 163 down) · 97% positive Oct 2026 · 1,971 reviews (1,896 up · 75 down) · 96% 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
Sep 2015 1,786 1,765 21 99%
Oct 2015 4,675 4,598 77 98%
Nov 2015 4,627 4,562 65 99%
Dec 2015 4,994 4,821 173 97%
Jan 2016 5,885 5,676 209 96%
Feb 2016 4,522 4,368 154 97%
Mar 2016 2,959 2,849 110 96%
Apr 2016 2,246 2,154 92 96%
May 2016 1,940 1,849 91 95%
Jun 2016 2,135 2,031 104 95%
Jul 2016 2,646 2,508 138 95%
Aug 2016 1,481 1,410 71 95%
Sep 2016 1,153 1,081 72 94%
Oct 2016 1,025 972 53 95%
Nov 2016 6,007 5,902 105 98%
Dec 2016 1,907 1,806 101 95%
Jan 2017 2,577 2,409 168 93%
Feb 2017 1,654 1,578 76 95%
Mar 2017 1,189 1,145 44 96%
Apr 2017 974 933 41 96%
May 2017 813 770 43 95%
Jun 2017 1,150 1,088 62 95%
Jul 2017 1,075 1,019 56 95%
Aug 2017 1,005 954 51 95%
Sep 2017 830 788 42 95%
Oct 2017 876 823 53 94%
Nov 2017 3,136 3,065 71 98%
Dec 2017 1,122 1,038 84 93%
Jan 2018 1,626 1,508 118 93%
Feb 2018 818 774 44 95%
Mar 2018 722 668 54 93%
Apr 2018 543 508 35 94%
May 2018 558 522 36 94%
Jun 2018 737 682 55 93%
Jul 2018 759 714 45 94%
Aug 2018 515 488 27 95%
Sep 2018 637 593 44 93%
Oct 2018 525 495 30 94%
Nov 2018 2,271 2,225 46 98%
Dec 2018 955 905 50 95%
Jan 2019 933 882 51 95%
Feb 2019 731 680 51 93%
Mar 2019 687 653 34 95%
Apr 2019 474 449 25 95%
May 2019 476 452 24 95%
Jun 2019 1,151 1,101 50 96%
Jul 2019 1,510 1,451 59 96%
Aug 2019 472 445 27 94%
Sep 2019 436 408 28 94%
Oct 2019 587 567 20 97%
Nov 2019 2,819 2,784 35 99%
Dec 2019 2,935 2,875 60 98%
Jan 2020 2,704 2,641 63 98%
Feb 2020 2,176 2,130 46 98%
Mar 2020 2,688 2,626 62 98%
Apr 2020 2,474 2,416 58 98%
May 2020 2,199 2,139 60 97%
Jun 2020 2,514 2,459 55 98%
Jul 2020 3,647 3,567 80 98%
Aug 2020 2,426 2,358 68 97%
Sep 2020 2,186 2,140 46 98%
Oct 2020 2,185 2,134 51 98%
Nov 2020 2,564 2,499 65 97%
Dec 2020 2,953 2,870 83 97%
Jan 2021 3,950 3,825 125 97%
Feb 2021 2,594 2,526 68 97%
Mar 2021 2,342 2,260 82 96%
Apr 2021 2,053 2,001 52 97%
May 2021 1,980 1,925 55 97%
Jun 2021 2,388 2,311 77 97%
Jul 2021 3,180 3,061 119 96%
Aug 2021 2,206 2,133 73 97%
Sep 2021 2,249 2,186 63 97%
Oct 2021 2,542 2,482 60 98%
Nov 2021 2,183 2,129 54 98%
Dec 2021 2,598 2,525 73 97%
Jan 2022 2,985 2,888 97 97%
Feb 2022 2,247 2,179 68 97%
Mar 2022 1,777 1,715 62 97%
Apr 2022 1,561 1,510 51 97%
May 2022 1,574 1,512 62 96%
Jun 2022 1,760 1,697 63 96%
Jul 2022 1,776 1,713 63 96%
Aug 2022 1,620 1,559 61 96%
Sep 2022 1,471 1,398 73 95%
Oct 2022 1,521 1,470 51 97%
Nov 2022 1,668 1,627 41 98%
Dec 2022 1,637 1,578 59 96%
Jan 2023 2,426 2,339 87 96%
Feb 2023 1,733 1,666 67 96%
Mar 2023 2,526 2,437 89 96%
Apr 2023 1,916 1,852 64 97%
May 2023 1,711 1,643 68 96%
Jun 2023 1,845 1,785 60 97%
Jul 2023 3,699 3,539 160 96%
Aug 2023 3,231 3,102 129 96%
Sep 2023 2,407 2,303 104 96%
Oct 2023 2,246 2,145 101 96%
Nov 2023 2,569 2,475 94 96%
Dec 2023 2,801 2,683 118 96%
Jan 2024 3,081 2,962 119 96%
Feb 2024 1,972 1,906 66 97%
Mar 2024 2,667 2,567 100 96%
Apr 2024 2,299 2,194 105 95%
May 2024 2,461 2,357 104 96%
Jun 2024 4,730 4,549 181 96%
Jul 2024 4,374 4,209 165 96%
Aug 2024 2,919 2,809 110 96%
Sep 2024 2,062 1,991 71 97%
Oct 2024 2,146 2,074 72 97%
Nov 2024 2,817 2,725 92 97%
Dec 2024 3,886 3,758 128 97%
Jan 2025 4,138 3,989 149 96%
Feb 2025 3,544 3,426 118 97%
Mar 2025 8,043 7,766 277 97%
Apr 2025 5,068 4,925 143 97%
May 2025 4,221 4,087 134 97%
Jun 2025 7,940 7,648 292 96%
Jul 2025 8,705 8,409 296 97%
Aug 2025 5,391 5,191 200 96%
Sep 2025 5,494 5,274 220 96%
Oct 2025 4,282 4,109 173 96%
Nov 2025 3,202 3,074 128 96%
Dec 2025 3,787 3,633 154 96%
Jan 2026 3,915 3,773 142 96%
Feb 2026 2,829 2,709 120 96%
Mar 2026 3,884 3,366 518 87%
Apr 2026 3,264 2,803 461 86%
May 2026 2,826 2,698 128 95%
Jun 2026 4,024 3,834 190 95%
Jul 2026 6,341 6,084 257 96%
Aug 2026 5,504 5,275 229 96%
Sep 2026 4,733 4,570 163 97%
Oct 2026 1,971 1,896 75 96%

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
645 English reviews, time-proportional draw over 134 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 645
Aspect yield
254 of 645 analyzed reviews carry at least one aspect (39.4%); every share on this page divides by all 645
Interval regime
calm: standard margins of error for a share of a sample (Wilson interval), no widening needed
Fetch paths
134 time windows fetched directly (windowed)
Language mix
1,000 fetched: english 647 · brazilian 101 · spanish 78 · 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-20261016T005705Z-b408d61f · code 798e06c

full methodology in the milestone write-ups