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Factorio

analyzed 2026-08-08 · sample of 706 English reviews across the whole review history

Players most often talk about Factorio in terms of its gameplay and its pull. The complexity is frequently described as fascinating, with reviewers praising the act of "building up complicated bases and automatically making all the stuff you will ever need". The addictiveness is a dominant theme, with warnings that "it will consume all of your free time" and that it "Has sucked away countless hours of my life". Mods are another clear positive, seen as unlocking the game's "true potential". The developer conduct and updates also draw consistent praise, with the game called a "labour of love by Wube Software" and the Space Age update described as "worth the years of waiting". The clearest point of criticism is the learning curve. While a few find it rewarding, the negative mentions outnumber the positive ones, with one player noting they were "12 hours in and i havent finished the tutorial" and another saying it "takes so long to get started". Graphics are also a split subject, with some calling them "intentionally ugly and brutal" while others appreciate the "minimalist art style". Players also mention the grind, though opinions on it vary. Multiplayer, replayability, and content amount are overwhelmingly praised, with one reviewer calling it "one of the best multiplayer games I have played in a long time" and another noting "at any moment at least three things for you to do".

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Aspects

share of sample, axis to 30% · ± is the sampling uncertainty around each share

  • positive
  • mixed / neutral
  • negative
  • gameplay

    145 positive · 9 negative · 3 mixed · 1 neutral

    • So far there hasn't been a single glitch and the complexity has been mind-blowing fascinating.
      positive · Sep 30, 2021 · review 100265336
    • I love how much time you can put into this game building up complicated bases and automatically making all the stuff you will ever need.
      positive · Oct 31, 2021 · review 101989888
    • Really makes you think strategy.
      positive · Jan 31, 2022 · review 109213114
  • addictiveness

    146 positive · 6 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • 645 hours in the first few weeks (i'm retired) and I am completely addicted
      positive · Sep 30, 2021 · review 100265336
    • A fair warning though it will consume all of your free time
      positive · Nov 30, 2021 · review 104905908
    • Has sucked away countless hours of my life.
      positive · Nov 30, 2021 · review 104910795
  • mods

    36 positive · 0 negative · 1 mixed · 0 neutral

    • Add a few mods and you can play even forever ever.
      positive · May 31, 2022 · review 116307433
    • However, like minecraft, the true potential is unlocked when adding mods.
      positive · Jul 31, 2022 · review 119851526
    • Amazing mod community and S-tier mod support adds literally hundreds to thousands of hours of gameplay.
      positive · Oct 31, 2022 · review 124743164
  • price value

    28 positive · 3 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • You get the $30 back for this pretty quickly by no longer needing to consume food or water, nothing else matters, reality is a lie, the factory must grow.
      positive · Dec 31, 2021 · review 107014887
    • Totally worth the money.
      positive · Feb 28, 2022 · review 111266098
    • I bought this before the increase, and after playing it, I would have bought it for the new price.
      positive · Jul 31, 2022 · review 119848231
  • content amount

    24 positive · 1 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • There are at any moment at least three things for you to do, and somehow it is extremely addictive.
      positive · Oct 31, 2023 · review 149280649
    • If you have played it, get the DLC and play it again because the DLC basically adds five more games to it.
      positive · Nov 30, 2024 · review 181185333
    • With DLC and/or mods game gives you thousands of hours of interesting gameplay.
      positive · Jan 31, 2025 · review 186862655
  • learning curve

    8 positive · 15 negative · 0 mixed · 2 neutral

    • 12 hours in and i havent finished the tutorial
      negative · Oct 31, 2021 · review 101998944
    • also trains are confusing lol
      negative · May 31, 2022 · review 116306509
    • Even though I stacked up 100 hours in about 2 weeks I'm still kind of iffy on the game and Struggle to start playing It again as it takes so long to get started and it kind of ruins it for me after playing it once.
      negative · Nov 30, 2022 · review 127654133
  • multiplayer

    23 positive · 1 negative · 1 mixed · 0 neutral

    • one of the best multiplayer games I have played in a long time
      positive · Oct 31, 2021 · review 101993377
    • In either case, you should definitely get it because this game is so much more fun when you can work together.
      positive · Jul 31, 2022 · review 119848231
    • … when the one reason i opened spreadsheet in my finance class was to do canculations for my lab system , all jokes aside this game is a blast to play with friends and still an enjoyable experience without as long as you don't plan on touching grass anytime soon and love the grind i'm sure you will …
      positive · Nov 30, 2022 · review 127660920
  • replayability

    23 positive · 0 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • Always find myself coming back to scratch that automate the world itch and and have never had a disappointing time.
      positive · Jan 31, 2022 · review 109205562
    • Just awesome, playable forever.
      positive · May 31, 2022 · review 116307433
    • You could easily spend a thousand hours playing variants of the base game without getting bored.
      positive · May 31, 2023 · review 139345348
  • difficulty

    15 positive · 6 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • only 45 hours, but honestly quite a fun game and can be challenging at points with the different aspects of the game it self.
      positive · Jul 31, 2022 · review 119842707
    • I absolutely love this game and how punishing as well as deep it can be.
      positive · Feb 28, 2023 · review 133830655
    • If you have an analytical mind and you are looking for a game that is relaxing while still challenging, Factorio is for you.
      positive · Nov 30, 2023 · review 152600910
  • game length

    16 positive · 1 negative · 0 mixed · 4 neutral

    • I have put 50 hours and cant wait for 50 more.
      positive · Oct 31, 2021 · review 101989888
    • I do want to say when I did play it I was having a blast the game has an insane plat time with 80 hours in one save and still having to do stuff.
      positive · Nov 30, 2022 · review 127654133
    • 712 hours.
      positive · Oct 31, 2023 · review 149280747
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  • developer conduct

    17 positive · 3 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • It is a labour of love by Wube Software, whose dedication to produce a qualitatively good game is truly admirable.
      positive · Oct 31, 2023 · review 149280649
    • The devs have made a wonderful job polishing the game, integrating mods and perfecting multiplayer.
      positive · May 31, 2016 · review 23317581
    • Love this game and the developers attitude toward the development of this game is great.
      positive · Jun 30, 2016 · review 23967600
  • updates

    15 positive · 1 negative · 0 mixed · 1 neutral

    • Overall it's a very well made game, always being updated and with great modding support.
      positive · Nov 30, 2022 · review 127659844
    • The game's ongoing updates and dedicated community showcase a commitment to excellence from the developers.
      positive · Nov 30, 2023 · review 152594907
    • The game is well supported by the devs and they are constantly improving the game, usually based on mods created by a dedicated community.
      positive · Nov 30, 2023 · review 152600910
  • progression

    9 positive · 4 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • There's no grind for permanent character upgrades, RNG bs, fetch quests, pay to win, "seasons", or whatever.
      positive · May 31, 2023 · review 139345348
    • Endless question of "How can I improve?"
      positive · Oct 31, 2023 · review 149281799
    • Each achievement feels earned, fostering a rewarding sense of progression.
      positive · Nov 30, 2023 · review 152594907
  • community

    10 positive · 2 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • There's so much help out there if you struggle with anything and you can play your game anyway you like; vanilla or with light/heavy mods, as well as using others blueprints for perfect ratios unless you want to calculate those for yourself.
      positive · Apr 30, 2023 · review 137575061
    • The game's ongoing updates and dedicated community showcase a commitment to excellence from the developers.
      positive · Nov 30, 2023 · review 152594907
    • The Factorio community is one of the most helpful and least toxic in all of gaming and they are always willing to help other players.
      positive · Nov 30, 2023 · review 152600910
  • performance

    11 positive · 0 negative · 1 mixed · 0 neutral

    • THIS GAM GOOD, YOU CAN PLAY IT ON THE WORST PC MINE COST ABOUT £150 AND IT OLD GOOD GAME
      positive · Sep 30, 2022 · review 123103528
    • With performance that astonished my aging laptop, extremely moddable bells and whistles, and gameplay deeper than some College courses, Factorio offers extreme value justifying losing a chunk of your life.
      positive · Nov 30, 2023 · review 152595340
    • On a technical front, the best game ever made. More optimizations, more active entities, more just stuff occurring than any other game on the market. It can take 100 hours of hard expansive game play for the game to begin to lag in the slightest. With this in mind, the game play …
      positive · Nov 30, 2023 · review 152601819
  • relaxation

    10 positive · 1 negative · 1 mixed · 0 neutral

    • This game is relaxing and very OCD inducing at the same time.
      positive · Jul 31, 2022 · review 119840702
    • It's a tranquil, relaxing game where occasionally you need to break out the nukes because your neighbors just broke through your laser turret / flamethrower defensive perimeter.
      positive · Oct 31, 2022 · review 124743164
    • If you have an analytical mind and you are looking for a game that is relaxing while still challenging, Factorio is for you.
      positive · Nov 30, 2023 · review 152600910
  • combat

    6 positive · 3 negative · 2 mixed · 0 neutral

    • - wars against bitters;
      positive · Jan 31, 2025 · review 186862655
    • There is a giant arsenal of weapons at your disposal, and your job is to engineer the most efficient way to rid your surroundings of these pollution sniffing roaches.
      positive · Nov 30, 2025 · review 212188823
    • Do you like being attacked heavily by aliens randomly?
      positive · Jul 31, 2016 · review 24643636
  • graphics

    3 positive · 6 negative · 0 mixed · 2 neutral

    • It has one coin that the graphics is a bit bad but over all.
      negative · Aug 31, 2022 · review 121544936
    • Definitely worth £15 for endless fun, even though the graphics aren't amazing
      negative · Apr 30, 2016 · review 22732444
    • The only thing one could consider a problem is the graphics, wich are not 3D eye candy so you consider spending 500 bucks for the last GPU with crappy drivers.
      negative · May 31, 2016 · review 23317581
  • dlc

    6 positive · 1 negative · 0 mixed · 1 neutral

    • the new Space-age dlc adds so much more to the game, here's to several thousand more hours of game play
      positive · Mar 31, 2022 · review 113135543
    • with space age DLC: nothing will ever top this incredible game
      positive · Aug 31, 2024 · review 173933192
    • The DLC took it even further.
      positive · Oct 31, 2024 · review 178127652
  • art style

    6 positive · 0 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • The gameplay is superb, great soundtrack and gorgeous artstyle.
      positive · Nov 30, 2022 · review 127659844
    • The clean, top-down perspective allows players to easily grasp the intricate details of their factories, and the minimalist art style complements the game's focus on functionality and efficiency.
      positive · Nov 30, 2023 · review 152594907
    • This spreadsheet with advanced GUI, hyperoptimization (differentiating it from other factory sims) and a unique dieselpunk artstyle will capture soon-to-be engineers for [strike] hours [/strike] [strike] days [/strike] months.
      positive · Nov 30, 2025 · review 212188823
  • bugs

    2 positive · 3 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • good game honestly but do not mess with the bugs.
      negative · Sep 30, 2022 · review 123105762
    • Only had the tutorial 5 not work switching between Windows PC and steam deck.
      negative · Dec 31, 2023 · review 154924569
    • 10/10, good devs, good community, good mods, good game, BAD BUGS! (seriously the ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ bugs, and i mean actual bugs, are great, would love to see a bit more variety with them and more ways to SQUASH them.
      negative · Nov 29, 2018 · review 47198252
  • stability

    5 positive · 0 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • So far there hasn't been a single glitch and the complexity has been mind-blowing fascinating.
      positive · Sep 30, 2021 · review 100265336
    • Not a single crash, which is amazing these days!
      positive · Apr 30, 2024 · review 163945483
    • It's truely innovative, incredibly addictive, moddable by design, updated frequently, more stable and optimized in beta than most AAA game after release and 12 patches and last but not least : cheap !
      positive · May 31, 2016 · review 23317581
  • story

    3 positive · 2 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • a storyline that isnt to pressing for you to go through
      positive · Apr 30, 2016 · review 22732122
    • This is an Eco-Friendly game with a powerful message for our youth.
      positive · Aug 31, 2020 · review 75237073
    • [o]Good
      positive · Aug 31, 2020 · review 75242925

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  • grind 6

Review timeline

monthly peak 8,120 reviews · all languages

review volume 5,000 0 positive review share 100% 50% 0% 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Feb 2016 · 567 reviews (564 up · 3 down) · 99% positive Mar 2016 · 2,950 reviews (2,922 up · 28 down) · 99% positive Apr 2016 · 1,538 reviews (1,519 up · 19 down) · 99% positive May 2016 · 959 reviews (944 up · 15 down) · 98% positive Jun 2016 · 653 reviews (648 up · 5 down) · 99% positive Jul 2016 · 596 reviews (590 up · 6 down) · 99% positive Aug 2016 · 587 reviews (582 up · 5 down) · 99% positive Sep 2016 · 522 reviews (516 up · 6 down) · 99% positive Oct 2016 · 518 reviews (510 up · 8 down) · 98% positive Nov 2016 · 3,016 reviews (3,012 up · 4 down) · 100% positive Dec 2016 · 640 reviews (628 up · 12 down) · 98% positive Jan 2017 · 747 reviews (735 up · 12 down) · 98% positive Feb 2017 · 718 reviews (706 up · 12 down) · 98% positive Mar 2017 · 567 reviews (560 up · 7 down) · 99% positive Apr 2017 · 587 reviews (574 up · 13 down) · 98% positive May 2017 · 836 reviews (823 up · 13 down) · 98% positive Jun 2017 · 837 reviews (826 up · 11 down) · 99% positive Jul 2017 · 763 reviews (749 up · 14 down) · 98% positive Aug 2017 · 639 reviews (629 up · 10 down) · 98% positive Sep 2017 · 610 reviews (601 up · 9 down) · 99% positive Oct 2017 · 602 reviews (593 up · 9 down) · 99% positive Nov 2017 · 2,716 reviews (2,703 up · 13 down) · 100% positive Dec 2017 · 900 reviews (888 up · 12 down) · 99% positive Jan 2018 · 801 reviews (782 up · 19 down) · 98% positive Feb 2018 · 578 reviews (560 up · 18 down) · 97% positive Mar 2018 · 631 reviews (617 up · 14 down) · 98% positive Apr 2018 · 826 reviews (799 up · 27 down) · 97% positive May 2018 · 753 reviews (741 up · 12 down) · 98% positive Jun 2018 · 695 reviews (676 up · 19 down) · 97% positive Jul 2018 · 624 reviews (606 up · 18 down) · 97% positive Aug 2018 · 499 reviews (487 up · 12 down) · 98% positive Sep 2018 · 406 reviews (394 up · 12 down) · 97% positive Oct 2018 · 457 reviews (442 up · 15 down) · 97% positive Nov 2018 · 4,325 reviews (4,306 up · 19 down) · 100% positive Dec 2018 · 639 reviews (626 up · 13 down) · 98% positive Jan 2019 · 614 reviews (606 up · 8 down) · 99% positive Feb 2019 · 616 reviews (606 up · 10 down) · 98% positive Mar 2019 · 755 reviews (739 up · 16 down) · 98% positive Apr 2019 · 478 reviews (462 up · 16 down) · 97% positive May 2019 · 551 reviews (535 up · 16 down) · 97% positive Jun 2019 · 1,996 reviews (1,978 up · 18 down) · 99% positive Jul 2019 · 2,235 reviews (2,218 up · 17 down) · 99% positive Aug 2019 · 380 reviews (370 up · 10 down) · 97% positive Sep 2019 · 333 reviews (317 up · 16 down) · 95% positive Oct 2019 · 849 reviews (840 up · 9 down) · 99% positive Nov 2019 · 4,635 reviews (4,613 up · 22 down) · 100% positive Dec 2019 · 2,741 reviews (2,710 up · 31 down) · 99% positive Jan 2020 · 2,747 reviews (2,729 up · 18 down) · 99% positive Feb 2020 · 1,875 reviews (1,861 up · 14 down) · 99% positive Mar 2020 · 2,030 reviews (2,010 up · 20 down) · 99% positive Apr 2020 · 1,968 reviews (1,949 up · 19 down) · 99% positive May 2020 · 1,805 reviews (1,786 up · 19 down) · 99% positive Jun 2020 · 1,747 reviews (1,728 up · 19 down) · 99% positive Jul 2020 · 1,472 reviews (1,454 up · 18 down) · 99% positive Aug 2020 · 5,355 reviews (5,303 up · 52 down) · 99% positive Sep 2020 · 2,462 reviews (2,433 up · 29 down) · 99% positive Oct 2020 · 2,053 reviews (2,031 up · 22 down) · 99% positive Nov 2020 · 8,120 reviews (8,088 up · 32 down) · 100% positive Dec 2020 · 2,289 reviews (2,273 up · 16 down) · 99% positive Jan 2021 · 2,276 reviews (2,247 up · 29 down) · 99% positive Feb 2021 · 2,145 reviews (2,120 up · 25 down) · 99% positive Mar 2021 · 1,683 reviews (1,663 up · 20 down) · 99% positive Apr 2021 · 1,460 reviews (1,438 up · 22 down) · 98% positive May 2021 · 1,382 reviews (1,361 up · 21 down) · 98% positive Jun 2021 · 4,843 reviews (4,691 up · 152 down) · 97% positive · Steam-marked period Jul 2021 · 1,959 reviews (1,929 up · 30 down) · 98% positive Aug 2021 · 1,610 reviews (1,565 up · 45 down) · 97% positive Sep 2021 · 1,783 reviews (1,753 up · 30 down) · 98% positive Oct 2021 · 1,888 reviews (1,851 up · 37 down) · 98% positive Nov 2021 · 2,253 reviews (2,236 up · 17 down) · 99% positive Dec 2021 · 1,758 reviews (1,724 up · 34 down) · 98% positive Jan 2022 · 1,755 reviews (1,730 up · 25 down) · 99% positive Feb 2022 · 1,455 reviews (1,433 up · 22 down) · 98% positive Mar 2022 · 2,992 reviews (2,072 up · 920 down) · 69% positive · Steam-marked period Apr 2022 · 1,577 reviews (1,491 up · 86 down) · 95% positive May 2022 · 1,522 reviews (1,484 up · 38 down) · 98% positive Jun 2022 · 1,459 reviews (1,426 up · 33 down) · 98% positive Jul 2022 · 3,432 reviews (1,898 up · 1,534 down) · 55% positive Aug 2022 · 1,419 reviews (1,342 up · 77 down) · 95% positive Sep 2022 · 1,301 reviews (1,251 up · 50 down) · 96% positive Oct 2022 · 1,270 reviews (1,231 up · 39 down) · 97% positive Nov 2022 · 2,029 reviews (1,991 up · 38 down) · 98% positive Dec 2022 · 1,847 reviews (1,808 up · 39 down) · 98% positive Jan 2023 · 1,970 reviews (1,651 up · 319 down) · 84% positive Feb 2023 · 1,263 reviews (1,162 up · 101 down) · 92% positive Mar 2023 · 1,250 reviews (1,202 up · 48 down) · 96% positive Apr 2023 · 1,186 reviews (1,140 up · 46 down) · 96% positive May 2023 · 1,013 reviews (983 up · 30 down) · 97% positive Jun 2023 · 1,064 reviews (1,026 up · 38 down) · 96% positive Jul 2023 · 1,186 reviews (1,144 up · 42 down) · 96% positive Aug 2023 · 1,208 reviews (1,164 up · 44 down) · 96% positive Sep 2023 · 1,234 reviews (1,201 up · 33 down) · 97% positive Oct 2023 · 1,279 reviews (1,255 up · 24 down) · 98% positive Nov 2023 · 2,368 reviews (2,324 up · 44 down) · 98% positive Dec 2023 · 1,454 reviews (1,417 up · 37 down) · 97% positive Jan 2024 · 1,494 reviews (1,448 up · 46 down) · 97% positive Feb 2024 · 1,250 reviews (1,223 up · 27 down) · 98% positive Mar 2024 · 1,250 reviews (1,214 up · 36 down) · 97% positive Apr 2024 · 1,166 reviews (1,149 up · 17 down) · 99% positive May 2024 · 1,266 reviews (1,240 up · 26 down) · 98% positive Jun 2024 · 1,107 reviews (1,078 up · 29 down) · 97% positive Jul 2024 · 1,419 reviews (1,367 up · 52 down) · 96% positive Aug 2024 · 1,278 reviews (1,260 up · 18 down) · 99% positive Sep 2024 · 1,265 reviews (1,237 up · 28 down) · 98% positive Oct 2024 · 4,010 reviews (3,866 up · 144 down) · 96% positive Nov 2024 · 6,841 reviews (6,750 up · 91 down) · 99% positive Dec 2024 · 3,438 reviews (3,388 up · 50 down) · 99% positive Jan 2025 · 1,871 reviews (1,823 up · 48 down) · 97% positive Feb 2025 · 1,337 reviews (1,294 up · 43 down) · 97% positive Mar 2025 · 1,551 reviews (1,514 up · 37 down) · 98% positive Apr 2025 · 1,265 reviews (1,228 up · 37 down) · 97% positive May 2025 · 1,318 reviews (1,291 up · 27 down) · 98% positive Jun 2025 · 1,602 reviews (1,559 up · 43 down) · 97% positive Jul 2025 · 1,493 reviews (1,450 up · 43 down) · 97% positive Aug 2025 · 1,317 reviews (1,291 up · 26 down) · 98% positive Sep 2025 · 1,221 reviews (1,193 up · 28 down) · 98% positive Oct 2025 · 1,373 reviews (1,343 up · 30 down) · 98% positive Nov 2025 · 2,722 reviews (2,692 up · 30 down) · 99% positive Dec 2025 · 1,424 reviews (1,395 up · 29 down) · 98% positive Jan 2026 · 1,663 reviews (1,623 up · 40 down) · 98% positive Feb 2026 · 1,348 reviews (1,324 up · 24 down) · 98% positive Mar 2026 · 1,384 reviews (1,352 up · 32 down) · 98% positive Apr 2026 · 1,228 reviews (1,199 up · 29 down) · 98% positive May 2026 · 1,354 reviews (1,314 up · 40 down) · 97% positive Jun 2026 · 1,427 reviews (1,382 up · 45 down) · 97% positive Jul 2026 · 1,266 reviews (1,229 up · 37 down) · 97% positive Aug 2026 · 314 reviews (304 up · 10 down) · 97% 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
Feb 2016 567 564 3 99%
Mar 2016 2,950 2,922 28 99%
Apr 2016 1,538 1,519 19 99%
May 2016 959 944 15 98%
Jun 2016 653 648 5 99%
Jul 2016 596 590 6 99%
Aug 2016 587 582 5 99%
Sep 2016 522 516 6 99%
Oct 2016 518 510 8 98%
Nov 2016 3,016 3,012 4 100%
Dec 2016 640 628 12 98%
Jan 2017 747 735 12 98%
Feb 2017 718 706 12 98%
Mar 2017 567 560 7 99%
Apr 2017 587 574 13 98%
May 2017 836 823 13 98%
Jun 2017 837 826 11 99%
Jul 2017 763 749 14 98%
Aug 2017 639 629 10 98%
Sep 2017 610 601 9 99%
Oct 2017 602 593 9 99%
Nov 2017 2,716 2,703 13 100%
Dec 2017 900 888 12 99%
Jan 2018 801 782 19 98%
Feb 2018 578 560 18 97%
Mar 2018 631 617 14 98%
Apr 2018 826 799 27 97%
May 2018 753 741 12 98%
Jun 2018 695 676 19 97%
Jul 2018 624 606 18 97%
Aug 2018 499 487 12 98%
Sep 2018 406 394 12 97%
Oct 2018 457 442 15 97%
Nov 2018 4,325 4,306 19 100%
Dec 2018 639 626 13 98%
Jan 2019 614 606 8 99%
Feb 2019 616 606 10 98%
Mar 2019 755 739 16 98%
Apr 2019 478 462 16 97%
May 2019 551 535 16 97%
Jun 2019 1,996 1,978 18 99%
Jul 2019 2,235 2,218 17 99%
Aug 2019 380 370 10 97%
Sep 2019 333 317 16 95%
Oct 2019 849 840 9 99%
Nov 2019 4,635 4,613 22 100%
Dec 2019 2,741 2,710 31 99%
Jan 2020 2,747 2,729 18 99%
Feb 2020 1,875 1,861 14 99%
Mar 2020 2,030 2,010 20 99%
Apr 2020 1,968 1,949 19 99%
May 2020 1,805 1,786 19 99%
Jun 2020 1,747 1,728 19 99%
Jul 2020 1,472 1,454 18 99%
Aug 2020 5,355 5,303 52 99%
Sep 2020 2,462 2,433 29 99%
Oct 2020 2,053 2,031 22 99%
Nov 2020 8,120 8,088 32 100%
Dec 2020 2,289 2,273 16 99%
Jan 2021 2,276 2,247 29 99%
Feb 2021 2,145 2,120 25 99%
Mar 2021 1,683 1,663 20 99%
Apr 2021 1,460 1,438 22 98%
May 2021 1,382 1,361 21 98%
Jun 2021 4,843 4,691 152 97% Steam-marked period
Jul 2021 1,959 1,929 30 98%
Aug 2021 1,610 1,565 45 97%
Sep 2021 1,783 1,753 30 98%
Oct 2021 1,888 1,851 37 98%
Nov 2021 2,253 2,236 17 99%
Dec 2021 1,758 1,724 34 98%
Jan 2022 1,755 1,730 25 99%
Feb 2022 1,455 1,433 22 98%
Mar 2022 2,992 2,072 920 69% Steam-marked period
Apr 2022 1,577 1,491 86 95%
May 2022 1,522 1,484 38 98%
Jun 2022 1,459 1,426 33 98%
Jul 2022 3,432 1,898 1,534 55%
Aug 2022 1,419 1,342 77 95%
Sep 2022 1,301 1,251 50 96%
Oct 2022 1,270 1,231 39 97%
Nov 2022 2,029 1,991 38 98%
Dec 2022 1,847 1,808 39 98%
Jan 2023 1,970 1,651 319 84%
Feb 2023 1,263 1,162 101 92%
Mar 2023 1,250 1,202 48 96%
Apr 2023 1,186 1,140 46 96%
May 2023 1,013 983 30 97%
Jun 2023 1,064 1,026 38 96%
Jul 2023 1,186 1,144 42 96%
Aug 2023 1,208 1,164 44 96%
Sep 2023 1,234 1,201 33 97%
Oct 2023 1,279 1,255 24 98%
Nov 2023 2,368 2,324 44 98%
Dec 2023 1,454 1,417 37 97%
Jan 2024 1,494 1,448 46 97%
Feb 2024 1,250 1,223 27 98%
Mar 2024 1,250 1,214 36 97%
Apr 2024 1,166 1,149 17 99%
May 2024 1,266 1,240 26 98%
Jun 2024 1,107 1,078 29 97%
Jul 2024 1,419 1,367 52 96%
Aug 2024 1,278 1,260 18 99%
Sep 2024 1,265 1,237 28 98%
Oct 2024 4,010 3,866 144 96%
Nov 2024 6,841 6,750 91 99%
Dec 2024 3,438 3,388 50 99%
Jan 2025 1,871 1,823 48 97%
Feb 2025 1,337 1,294 43 97%
Mar 2025 1,551 1,514 37 98%
Apr 2025 1,265 1,228 37 97%
May 2025 1,318 1,291 27 98%
Jun 2025 1,602 1,559 43 97%
Jul 2025 1,493 1,450 43 97%
Aug 2025 1,317 1,291 26 98%
Sep 2025 1,221 1,193 28 98%
Oct 2025 1,373 1,343 30 98%
Nov 2025 2,722 2,692 30 99%
Dec 2025 1,424 1,395 29 98%
Jan 2026 1,663 1,623 40 98%
Feb 2026 1,348 1,324 24 98%
Mar 2026 1,384 1,352 32 98%
Apr 2026 1,228 1,199 29 98%
May 2026 1,354 1,314 40 97%
Jun 2026 1,427 1,382 45 97%
Jul 2026 1,266 1,229 37 97%
Aug 2026 314 304 10 97%

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
706 English reviews, time-proportional draw over 127 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 706
Aspect yield
352 of 706 analyzed reviews carry at least one aspect (49.9%); every share on this page divides by all 706
Interval regime
calm: standard margins of error for a share of a sample (Wilson interval), no widening needed
Fetch paths
127 time windows fetched directly (windowed)
Language mix
1,000 fetched: english 708 · russian 60 · german 46 · 22 more
Steam-marked windows
Jun 18, 2021 – Jun 22, 2021: 0 sampled inside; Mar 03, 2022 – Mar 17, 2022: 0 sampled inside
Marked share
0.0% of sample inside marked windows, under the 2% floor
Narrative
passed the grounding gate first try
Evidence floor
aspects and emergent themes appear only with 5+ supporting reviews; smaller counts sit at the classifier's false-positive floor
Instrument readings
measured once on the study corpus for this model and prompt: frozen calibration, not properties of this run
· aspect tagging vs. human labels
0.766 [0.713–0.811] (F1 against a human-labeled test set; 1.0 is best)
· quotes filed under the wrong aspect
11.6% [6.6–19.6] of quotes, measured by hand on a sample; lower is better
· independent model vs. production labels
0.791 [0.772–0.810] (F1 of the production labeler against an independent judge model)
Versions
deepseek-v4-flash · prompt classify-v1 · ontology v2
Run
serve-20260808T185556Z-8703a936 · code 8735c7c

full methodology in the milestone write-ups