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Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition

analyzed 2026-10-04 · sample of 591 English reviews across the whole review history

Across 591 sampled reviews, the aspects players most often raise are combat and story, each mentioned in roughly a fifth of them, and both skew heavily positive. Players describe the combat as "very strategic and interesting" and "super tight", and the narrative as a "Compelling Storyline - Engaging narrative." Multiplayer, gameplay, build variety, player choice, and replayability all draw similar praise, with choice and replayability drawing almost no criticism at all. Character creation, quest design, world, music, and voice acting recur as strengths. Opinion splits most sharply on difficulty and balance. Difficulty draws a mix of praise and complaint, with players calling the fights "challenging in all the right ways" while others note that "Early to mid game the fights are challenging". Balance is the most negative aspect, with players describing it as "unbalanced as hell" and pointing to early encounters with status effects. Bugs, stability, and the UI also draw criticism, including "bugged out questlines" and a "Quest log is horrible -- nearly useless." Learning curve and pacing come up as friction points, alongside a recurring mention of crafting. Praise concentrates on the game's depth and freedom; criticism on balance, technical issues, and interface.

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Aspects

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

  • positive
  • mixed / neutral
  • negative
  • combat

    93 positive · 9 negative · 7 mixed · 0 neutral

    • great combat
      positive · Sep 30, 2021 · review 100238685
    • The combat is very strategic and interesting and the voice acting is also very good.
      positive · Nov 30, 2021 · review 104894348
    • The freedom it offers is unparalleled, the story is decent, and the combat is super tight.
      positive · Nov 30, 2021 · review 104901841
  • story

    94 positive · 5 negative · 5 mixed · 3 neutral

    • Thousands of possibilities and strategy combinations as well as a rich story make this game addicting.
      positive · Sep 30, 2021 · review 100243638
    • The freedom it offers is unparalleled, the story is decent, and the combat is super tight.
      positive · Nov 30, 2021 · review 104901841
    • [i]Compelling Storyline - Engaging narrative.[/i]
      positive · Dec 31, 2021 · review 107010908
  • multiplayer

    51 positive · 7 negative · 4 mixed · 1 neutral

    • Better with friends
      positive · Oct 31, 2021 · review 101997431
    • One of the best RPG experiences on PC, especially when played with another person.
      positive · Nov 30, 2021 · review 104901841
    • I built a base with my friend and now we dominate the map!
      positive · Dec 31, 2021 · review 107011321
  • gameplay

    50 positive · 1 negative · 0 mixed · 1 neutral

    • If you like RPGs and like the turn based combat, you'll love this.
      positive · Sep 30, 2021 · review 100259328
    • Enjoyable from start to finish, everything was extremely polished.
      positive · Sep 30, 2021 · review 100266004
    • [i]Game Design - Well-crafted mechanics.[/i]
      positive · Dec 31, 2021 · review 107010908
  • build variety

    44 positive · 2 negative · 1 mixed · 0 neutral

    • Thousands of possibilities and strategy combinations as well as a rich story make this game addicting.
      positive · Sep 30, 2021 · review 100243638
    • Lots of variety in how to combat.
      positive · Oct 31, 2021 · review 101998659
    • Play any way you want, just the way you need it, anyway you want it.
      positive · Jan 31, 2022 · review 109206708
  • player choice

    44 positive · 0 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • the narrative's a little hit and miss, kinda goes into "chosen one" territory, but lots of branching decisions and meaningful choices so it makes up for the shortcomings
      positive · Sep 30, 2021 · review 100238685
    • The freedom it offers is unparalleled, the story is decent, and the combat is super tight.
      positive · Nov 30, 2021 · review 104901841
    • [i]Decision Relevance - Meaningful choices.[/i]
      positive · Dec 31, 2021 · review 107010908
  • replayability

    42 positive · 1 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • [i]Replay Value - Longevity and replayability.[/i]
      positive · Dec 31, 2021 · review 107010908
    • Great story, great replayability
      positive · Feb 28, 2022 · review 111260161
    • Honestly, i've replayed this game a lot of times.
      positive · Mar 31, 2022 · review 113136947
  • difficulty

    20 positive · 11 negative · 8 mixed · 3 neutral

    • Early to mid game the fights are challenging and you absolutely have to scrounge up every last bit of xp to progress.
      positive · Apr 30, 2023 · review 137577120
    • An excellent and challenging game.
      positive · Jun 30, 2023 · review 141009407
    • Excellent difficulty with amazing co-op makes this a must recommend.
      positive · Apr 30, 2024 · review 163942360
  • characters

    35 positive · 3 negative · 1 mixed · 0 neutral

    • great characters
      positive · Sep 30, 2021 · review 100238685
    • Its incredibly in depth with everything I can think of from the story to the characters to the abilities and their classes, etc.
      positive · May 31, 2022 · review 116305351
    • Great Combat, Great NPC Interactions, Great Character Story, Great Main Story.
      positive · Sep 30, 2022 · review 123104269
  • writing

    27 positive · 6 negative · 0 mixed · 3 neutral

    • Found a lot of the same humour and charm, incredible music, classes and combat were a lot of fun.
      positive · May 31, 2024 · review 166426220
    • Some of the fights are hard and quests are obscure but the writing is well executed
      positive · Nov 30, 2024 · review 181186570
    • The writing, voice acting, and world-building are all top-tier.
      positive · May 31, 2025 · review 196098166
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  • quest design

    25 positive · 7 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • The side quests and character quests is where the most fun storylines lie.
      positive · Nov 30, 2021 · review 104894348
    • Great characters, great quests, great combat
      positive · Sep 30, 2024 · review 176116503
    • Every quest feels like it has multiple layers, and the way your actions shape the outcome of events makes you feel truly immersed in the story.
      positive · May 31, 2025 · review 196098166
  • world

    29 positive · 0 negative · 0 mixed · 1 neutral

    • A deeply tactical turn-based game with a solid setting and story arc.
      positive · Jan 31, 2022 · review 109209679
    • The turn-based combat is tactical and satisfying, the world is rich and alive, and the freedom of choice throughout the game is simply astonishing.
      positive · May 31, 2025 · review 196098166
    • It's characters and their story lines are much more interesting, the world is gray and thought provoking, much of the 'evil' in the world has rational reasons or justifications.
      positive · Oct 31, 2025 · review 208081641
  • graphics

    25 positive · 2 negative · 0 mixed · 2 neutral

    • [i]Visual Aesthetics - Stunning graphics.[/i]
      positive · Dec 31, 2021 · review 107010908
    • The incredible amount of player freedom in the main story and quests, fantastic graphics and voice acting paired with fun but challenging combat makes this a must buy for rpg lovers, whether playing on your own or with a party.
      positive · Apr 30, 2022 · review 114745284
    • its a bit dated but still looks and plays great.
      positive · Jun 30, 2022 · review 117952381
  • price value

    24 positive · 0 negative · 2 mixed · 3 neutral

    • additionally, if you like single player games, for your money this is one of the best deals in gaming because this thing's got hundreds of hours worth of playtime in it
      positive · Sep 30, 2021 · review 100238685
    • Defintively a very worthwhile game, honestly worth the full price if you like tactical RPGs.
      positive · Nov 30, 2021 · review 104894348
    • [i]Cost-to-Play Ratio - Money spent vs hours played.[/i]
      positive · Dec 31, 2021 · review 107010908
  • balance

    4 positive · 22 negative · 1 mixed · 0 neutral

    • conjurer op
      negative · Nov 30, 2021 · review 104902164
    • It's not just that it's unbalanced as hell, it's also completely bugged.
      negative · Apr 30, 2023 · review 137577120
    • Early encounters feature AoE status effects well before you can equip your party with status effect resistance in the form of sufficient magic armor.
      negative · Apr 30, 2023 · review 137582533
  • content amount

    24 positive · 3 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • [i]Content Quality - Rich and diverse.[/i]
      positive · Dec 31, 2021 · review 107010908
    • … is awesome and the voice acting is very good, choices do matter, and Ive neves play a game so dense since DOS1, you see a map that look small but its SOOO pack with things to do.
      positive · Jun 30, 2024 · review 168644116
    • how often does an early access alpha/beta have more content then half of the triple A games produced by Boobisoft and Craptivision
      positive · May 31, 2017 · review 32094638
  • customization

    25 positive · 1 negative · 1 mixed · 0 neutral

    • I like how you can build your character's profile to fit your desires.
      positive · Oct 31, 2024 · review 178128833
    • Great selection of character creation and development, one of the best RPG i have played
      positive · Sep 30, 2016 · review 25789315
    • The character development is wonderful with how diverse you can roll your character.
      positive · Jun 30, 2017 · review 33052156
  • learning curve

    3 positive · 9 negative · 5 mixed · 10 neutral

    • It's pretty good, a bit of a slow start but once you get the hang of things it's a lot of fun.
      neutral · Nov 30, 2021 · review 104894348
    • Don't get filtered by Fort Joy.
      neutral · Aug 31, 2022 · review 121543912
    • 慢慢来，上手了以后真的好玩好玩好玩。。。万千可能性充满了惊喜。
      neutral · Jan 31, 2023 · review 131968873
  • music

    24 positive · 2 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • great music
      positive · Sep 30, 2021 · review 100238685
    • Also big love on the music! <3
      positive · May 31, 2022 · review 116305351
    • Found a lot of the same humour and charm, incredible music, classes and combat were a lot of fun.
      positive · May 31, 2024 · review 166426220
  • voice acting

    24 positive · 0 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • The combat is very strategic and interesting and the voice acting is also very good.
      positive · Nov 30, 2021 · review 104894348
    • The incredible amount of player freedom in the main story and quests, fantastic graphics and voice acting paired with fun but challenging combat makes this a must buy for rpg lovers, whether playing on your own or with a party.
      positive · Apr 30, 2022 · review 114745284
    • narrator mvp
      positive · May 31, 2024 · review 166418300
  • bugs

    3 positive · 18 negative · 1 mixed · 0 neutral

    • It is very playable mind you but I have had to go back in my saves more than once just because I've had bugged out questlines which means I can't further the games main story questline so this is EXTREMELY offputting.
      negative · May 31, 2022 · review 116305351
    • It's not just that it's unbalanced as hell, it's also completely bugged.
      negative · Apr 30, 2023 · review 137577120
    • And enemies can shoot through terrain sometimes when you cant.
      negative · Feb 29, 2024 · review 159572150
  • progression

    18 positive · 2 negative · 1 mixed · 0 neutral

    • it has many skills many abilities and you can combine them to put yourself on fire in many different and exciting ways.
      positive · Sep 30, 2021 · review 100244001
    • [i]Rewarding Progression - Satisfying advancement.[/i]
      positive · Dec 31, 2021 · review 107010908
    • Its incredibly in depth with everything I can think of from the story to the characters to the abilities and their classes, etc.
      positive · May 31, 2022 · review 116305351
  • game length

    13 positive · 0 negative · 0 mixed · 6 neutral

    • additionally, if you like single player games, for your money this is one of the best deals in gaming because this thing's got hundreds of hours worth of playtime in it
      positive · Sep 30, 2021 · review 100238685
    • Did not realise that i had played One Hundred and Fify Six Hours, what a great game!
      positive · Jan 31, 2023 · review 131959517
    • 92 hrs and I still haven't finished the game
      positive · Aug 31, 2023 · review 145404178
  • mods

    16 positive · 1 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • mods to enhance your personal experience.
      positive · Jan 31, 2022 · review 109206708
    • Great game, better with mods.
      positive · Jun 30, 2022 · review 117959924
    • Replayability is out of this world and mods boost it even further.
      positive · Oct 31, 2023 · review 149273222
  • addictiveness

    15 positive · 0 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • Thousands of possibilities and strategy combinations as well as a rich story make this game addicting.
      positive · Sep 30, 2021 · review 100243638
    • If you play you just can't stop! I built a base with my friend and now we dominate the map!
      positive · Dec 31, 2021 · review 107011321
    • Very challenging to put down and addictive to replay with different possibilities.
      positive · Jan 31, 2023 · review 131958497
  • ui

    3 positive · 10 negative · 2 mixed · 0 neutral

    • Quest log is horrible -- nearly useless. It makes me not want to play when I look at my quest log and have no idea where to go, who to talk to, or what to do for any of the dozen quests I have.
      negative · Aug 31, 2023 · review 145409839
    • Other smaller things like the lack of a hotkey to separate and regroup the party is also not present.
      negative · Dec 31, 2024 · review 184364655
    • Inventory/equipment management is a bit awkward with a controller, but a Steam Controller is still a fine choice.
      negative · Sep 30, 2017 · review 35356895
  • exploration

    11 positive · 2 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • Exploration is rewarding and some situations make the player think outside of the box when it comes to dealing with enemies.
      positive · Aug 31, 2022 · review 121543912
    • Fun abilities, awesome spells, and lots of places to explore.
      positive · Jan 31, 2023 · review 131958497
    • Looks like every book shelf or locked door still attract me to do it.
      positive · Dec 31, 2023 · review 154933465
  • atmosphere

    12 positive · 0 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • [i]Immersive Atmosphere - Captivating environment.[/i]
      positive · Dec 31, 2021 · review 107010908
    • Great worldbuilding and immersive game!
      positive · Jan 31, 2023 · review 131964698
    • This game is incredibly immersive and a lot of fun to play with friends
      positive · Jun 30, 2023 · review 141008806
  • ai behavior

    7 positive · 3 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • [i]AI Behavior - Intelligent and realistic.[/i]
      positive · Dec 31, 2021 · review 107010908
    • Great Combat, Great NPC Interactions, Great Character Story, Great Main Story.
      positive · Sep 30, 2022 · review 123104269
    • There is some brutal boss battles/encounters, also influenced by the combat AI wich is really quite good.
      positive · Jul 31, 2017 · review 33929099
  • lore

    8 positive · 1 negative · 1 mixed · 0 neutral

    • Great worldbuilding and immersive game!
      positive · Jan 31, 2023 · review 131964698
    • The writing, voice acting, and world-building are all top-tier.
      positive · May 31, 2025 · review 196098166
    • Not only this, but you can recruit these important figures of the lore.
      positive · Nov 30, 2017 · review 37963823
  • level design

    3 positive · 5 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • I tried it after I've finished BG3 and stopped playing after almost 30 hours - plot is not interesting, art/level design is mediocre, characters are not interesting, battle system is annoying (two types of armor, who thought it will be good idea?
      negative · Mar 31, 2025 · review 191675797
    • The encounter design is just terrible which is a shame given the potential of the game engine.
      negative · Mar 31, 2018 · review 41191548
    • Although there are secret areas which you can discover most of the time you will be led by a linear path and if you try to explore more, you will most likely face an enemy which is much stronger than your party.
      negative · Sep 30, 2018 · review 45030974
  • pacing

    2 positive · 5 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • DOS2 is another example of an RPG that's polished in the early game and the endgame gets sloppy and disappointing.
      negative · Apr 30, 2023 · review 137577120
    • It's pretty slow.
      negative · Sep 30, 2017 · review 35357869
    • Game has balance issues, repetitive nature, cloudy non-immersive story and skimped on cut scenes.
      negative · Nov 30, 2018 · review 47201886
  • sound design

    6 positive · 1 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • [i]Audio Quality - High-quality sound.[/i]
      positive · Dec 31, 2021 · review 107010908
    • Birds and crickets chirp while you progress through forests and marshes, waves gently roll against the sand when you're near a beach, drops of water echo through caves, all adding up to a thoroughly interesting atmosphere.
      positive · Dec 31, 2017 · review 38917897
    • ☑ Good
      positive · Sep 30, 2018 · review 45030974
  • stability

    0 positive · 7 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • Fun story and gameplay, but currently broken and extremely crash-prone.
      negative · Sep 30, 2017 · review 35354471
    • 2 player lan works just fine but from the experience ive had trying to do 3 player co op over the internet youll be sitting at loading screens or black screens 90% of the time.
      negative · Sep 30, 2017 · review 35354786
    • ☑ Crashes
      negative · Sep 30, 2018 · review 45030974
  • performance

    3 positive · 2 negative · 0 mixed · 1 neutral

    • Runs well on Mac and graphics are awesome on PC.
      positive · Oct 31, 2024 · review 178125197
    • Graphically this game is no anomaly, and my laptop equipped with a Gtx 1060 6gb, an i7 (not sure of the model number), and 16gb of ram is able to easily push 60 frames on high settings.
      positive · Dec 31, 2017 · review 38917897
    • Less bugs, good performance and nice graphics improrve the scoring!
      positive · Jan 31, 2020 · review 62761886
  • controls

    3 positive · 2 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • [i]Intuitive Controls - Easy to use.[/i]
      positive · Dec 31, 2021 · review 107010908
    • Combat is crisper, movement is a lot more fluid.
      positive · Oct 31, 2017 · review 36168655
    • Controller support is fine, and although the game is better on mouse and keyboard in my opinion, it is reasonable to play using an xbox controller or whatever you find comfortable, which makes the split screen option much more viable if you want to just chill and couch game.
      positive · Sep 30, 2020 · review 76833982
  • realism

    4 positive · 1 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • Huge game and attention to detail
      positive · Sep 30, 2017 · review 35357375
    • It feels a lot like a table top RPG both in character management and in how the combat and story systems function, and while it isn't a polished diamond of a game, I can play this game for hours solo or with friends and have a great time.
      positive · Oct 31, 2017 · review 36178484
    • Insane detail, addicting combat, intresting dialog and plenty of room and customisation for anyone to roleplay.
      positive · Jun 30, 2019 · review 52662284

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Review timeline

monthly peak 6,835 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 Sep 2016 · 414 reviews (402 up · 12 down) · 97% positive Oct 2016 · 215 reviews (208 up · 7 down) · 97% positive Nov 2016 · 218 reviews (216 up · 2 down) · 99% positive Dec 2016 · 82 reviews (78 up · 4 down) · 95% positive Jan 2017 · 87 reviews (82 up · 5 down) · 94% positive Feb 2017 · 94 reviews (88 up · 6 down) · 94% positive Mar 2017 · 66 reviews (62 up · 4 down) · 94% positive Apr 2017 · 73 reviews (69 up · 4 down) · 95% positive May 2017 · 126 reviews (122 up · 4 down) · 97% positive Jun 2017 · 115 reviews (108 up · 7 down) · 94% positive Jul 2017 · 113 reviews (110 up · 3 down) · 97% positive Aug 2017 · 257 reviews (248 up · 9 down) · 96% positive Sep 2017 · 6,835 reviews (6,515 up · 320 down) · 95% positive Oct 2017 · 3,598 reviews (3,346 up · 252 down) · 93% positive Nov 2017 · 5,244 reviews (5,150 up · 94 down) · 98% positive Dec 2017 · 1,592 reviews (1,494 up · 98 down) · 94% positive Jan 2018 · 1,448 reviews (1,369 up · 79 down) · 95% positive Feb 2018 · 909 reviews (850 up · 59 down) · 94% positive Mar 2018 · 781 reviews (741 up · 40 down) · 95% positive Apr 2018 · 777 reviews (715 up · 62 down) · 92% positive May 2018 · 1,670 reviews (1,584 up · 86 down) · 95% positive Jun 2018 · 1,022 reviews (958 up · 64 down) · 94% positive Jul 2018 · 1,068 reviews (1,004 up · 64 down) · 94% positive Aug 2018 · 831 reviews (784 up · 47 down) · 94% positive Sep 2018 · 1,331 reviews (1,219 up · 112 down) · 92% positive Oct 2018 · 615 reviews (559 up · 56 down) · 91% positive Nov 2018 · 5,510 reviews (5,428 up · 82 down) · 99% positive Dec 2018 · 989 reviews (906 up · 83 down) · 92% positive Jan 2019 · 827 reviews (756 up · 71 down) · 91% positive Feb 2019 · 878 reviews (804 up · 74 down) · 92% positive Mar 2019 · 849 reviews (787 up · 62 down) · 93% positive Apr 2019 · 473 reviews (442 up · 31 down) · 93% positive May 2019 · 814 reviews (758 up · 56 down) · 93% positive Jun 2019 · 3,744 reviews (3,649 up · 95 down) · 97% positive Jul 2019 · 4,069 reviews (3,986 up · 83 down) · 98% positive Aug 2019 · 491 reviews (456 up · 35 down) · 93% positive Sep 2019 · 736 reviews (689 up · 47 down) · 94% positive Oct 2019 · 812 reviews (773 up · 39 down) · 95% positive Nov 2019 · 4,529 reviews (4,447 up · 82 down) · 98% positive Dec 2019 · 3,571 reviews (3,480 up · 91 down) · 97% positive Jan 2020 · 3,158 reviews (3,063 up · 95 down) · 97% positive Feb 2020 · 3,077 reviews (2,966 up · 111 down) · 96% positive Mar 2020 · 4,956 reviews (4,784 up · 172 down) · 97% positive Apr 2020 · 3,374 reviews (3,274 up · 100 down) · 97% positive May 2020 · 3,312 reviews (3,189 up · 123 down) · 96% positive Jun 2020 · 3,211 reviews (3,111 up · 100 down) · 97% positive Jul 2020 · 3,468 reviews (3,329 up · 139 down) · 96% positive Aug 2020 · 2,245 reviews (2,136 up · 109 down) · 95% positive Sep 2020 · 2,766 reviews (2,653 up · 113 down) · 96% positive Oct 2020 · 2,802 reviews (2,682 up · 120 down) · 96% positive Nov 2020 · 3,206 reviews (3,108 up · 98 down) · 97% positive Dec 2020 · 2,408 reviews (2,308 up · 100 down) · 96% positive Jan 2021 · 2,449 reviews (2,342 up · 107 down) · 96% positive Feb 2021 · 2,100 reviews (2,006 up · 94 down) · 96% positive Mar 2021 · 1,971 reviews (1,882 up · 89 down) · 95% positive Apr 2021 · 1,625 reviews (1,563 up · 62 down) · 96% positive May 2021 · 1,601 reviews (1,537 up · 64 down) · 96% positive Jun 2021 · 1,938 reviews (1,818 up · 120 down) · 94% positive Jul 2021 · 2,171 reviews (2,073 up · 98 down) · 95% positive Aug 2021 · 1,648 reviews (1,584 up · 64 down) · 96% positive Sep 2021 · 2,511 reviews (2,323 up · 188 down) · 93% positive Oct 2021 · 1,696 reviews (1,587 up · 109 down) · 94% positive Nov 2021 · 2,365 reviews (2,271 up · 94 down) · 96% positive Dec 2021 · 1,840 reviews (1,755 up · 85 down) · 95% positive Jan 2022 · 1,856 reviews (1,746 up · 110 down) · 94% positive Feb 2022 · 1,578 reviews (1,486 up · 92 down) · 94% positive Mar 2022 · 1,376 reviews (1,315 up · 61 down) · 96% positive Apr 2022 · 1,264 reviews (1,182 up · 82 down) · 94% positive May 2022 · 1,105 reviews (1,052 up · 53 down) · 95% positive Jun 2022 · 1,419 reviews (1,343 up · 76 down) · 95% positive Jul 2022 · 1,600 reviews (1,506 up · 94 down) · 94% positive Aug 2022 · 1,159 reviews (1,092 up · 67 down) · 94% positive Sep 2022 · 1,407 reviews (1,324 up · 83 down) · 94% positive Oct 2022 · 1,241 reviews (1,172 up · 69 down) · 94% positive Nov 2022 · 1,653 reviews (1,576 up · 77 down) · 95% positive Dec 2022 · 1,760 reviews (1,651 up · 109 down) · 94% positive Jan 2023 · 1,643 reviews (1,570 up · 73 down) · 96% positive Feb 2023 · 1,287 reviews (1,236 up · 51 down) · 96% positive Mar 2023 · 1,484 reviews (1,391 up · 93 down) · 94% positive Apr 2023 · 1,399 reviews (1,313 up · 86 down) · 94% positive May 2023 · 1,083 reviews (1,020 up · 63 down) · 94% positive Jun 2023 · 1,078 reviews (1,018 up · 60 down) · 94% positive Jul 2023 · 1,862 reviews (1,738 up · 124 down) · 93% positive Aug 2023 · 1,941 reviews (1,809 up · 132 down) · 93% positive Sep 2023 · 1,665 reviews (1,555 up · 110 down) · 93% positive Oct 2023 · 1,174 reviews (1,089 up · 85 down) · 93% positive Nov 2023 · 1,436 reviews (1,374 up · 62 down) · 96% positive Dec 2023 · 1,295 reviews (1,197 up · 98 down) · 92% positive Jan 2024 · 1,486 reviews (1,400 up · 86 down) · 94% positive Feb 2024 · 1,224 reviews (1,144 up · 80 down) · 93% positive Mar 2024 · 1,196 reviews (1,113 up · 83 down) · 93% positive Apr 2024 · 795 reviews (741 up · 54 down) · 93% positive May 2024 · 1,036 reviews (969 up · 67 down) · 94% positive Jun 2024 · 824 reviews (768 up · 56 down) · 93% positive Jul 2024 · 999 reviews (922 up · 77 down) · 92% positive Aug 2024 · 838 reviews (770 up · 68 down) · 92% positive Sep 2024 · 1,068 reviews (989 up · 79 down) · 93% positive Oct 2024 · 667 reviews (611 up · 56 down) · 92% positive Nov 2024 · 696 reviews (654 up · 42 down) · 94% positive Dec 2024 · 1,517 reviews (1,355 up · 162 down) · 89% positive Jan 2025 · 1,161 reviews (1,067 up · 94 down) · 92% positive Feb 2025 · 903 reviews (834 up · 69 down) · 92% positive Mar 2025 · 949 reviews (885 up · 64 down) · 93% positive Apr 2025 · 642 reviews (594 up · 48 down) · 93% positive May 2025 · 685 reviews (625 up · 60 down) · 91% positive Jun 2025 · 885 reviews (805 up · 80 down) · 91% positive Jul 2025 · 966 reviews (910 up · 56 down) · 94% positive Aug 2025 · 645 reviews (583 up · 62 down) · 90% positive Sep 2025 · 522 reviews (488 up · 34 down) · 93% positive Oct 2025 · 746 reviews (678 up · 68 down) · 91% positive Nov 2025 · 633 reviews (583 up · 50 down) · 92% positive Dec 2025 · 2,106 reviews (1,954 up · 152 down) · 93% positive Jan 2026 · 2,198 reviews (2,033 up · 165 down) · 92% positive Feb 2026 · 1,644 reviews (1,518 up · 126 down) · 92% positive Mar 2026 · 1,038 reviews (957 up · 81 down) · 92% positive Apr 2026 · 908 reviews (833 up · 75 down) · 92% positive May 2026 · 834 reviews (766 up · 68 down) · 92% positive Jun 2026 · 902 reviews (835 up · 67 down) · 93% positive Jul 2026 · 912 reviews (826 up · 86 down) · 91% positive Aug 2026 · 949 reviews (866 up · 83 down) · 91% positive Sep 2026 · 765 reviews (696 up · 69 down) · 91% positive Oct 2026 · 126 reviews (118 up · 8 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
Sep 2016 414 402 12 97%
Oct 2016 215 208 7 97%
Nov 2016 218 216 2 99%
Dec 2016 82 78 4 95%
Jan 2017 87 82 5 94%
Feb 2017 94 88 6 94%
Mar 2017 66 62 4 94%
Apr 2017 73 69 4 95%
May 2017 126 122 4 97%
Jun 2017 115 108 7 94%
Jul 2017 113 110 3 97%
Aug 2017 257 248 9 96%
Sep 2017 6,835 6,515 320 95%
Oct 2017 3,598 3,346 252 93%
Nov 2017 5,244 5,150 94 98%
Dec 2017 1,592 1,494 98 94%
Jan 2018 1,448 1,369 79 95%
Feb 2018 909 850 59 94%
Mar 2018 781 741 40 95%
Apr 2018 777 715 62 92%
May 2018 1,670 1,584 86 95%
Jun 2018 1,022 958 64 94%
Jul 2018 1,068 1,004 64 94%
Aug 2018 831 784 47 94%
Sep 2018 1,331 1,219 112 92%
Oct 2018 615 559 56 91%
Nov 2018 5,510 5,428 82 99%
Dec 2018 989 906 83 92%
Jan 2019 827 756 71 91%
Feb 2019 878 804 74 92%
Mar 2019 849 787 62 93%
Apr 2019 473 442 31 93%
May 2019 814 758 56 93%
Jun 2019 3,744 3,649 95 97%
Jul 2019 4,069 3,986 83 98%
Aug 2019 491 456 35 93%
Sep 2019 736 689 47 94%
Oct 2019 812 773 39 95%
Nov 2019 4,529 4,447 82 98%
Dec 2019 3,571 3,480 91 97%
Jan 2020 3,158 3,063 95 97%
Feb 2020 3,077 2,966 111 96%
Mar 2020 4,956 4,784 172 97%
Apr 2020 3,374 3,274 100 97%
May 2020 3,312 3,189 123 96%
Jun 2020 3,211 3,111 100 97%
Jul 2020 3,468 3,329 139 96%
Aug 2020 2,245 2,136 109 95%
Sep 2020 2,766 2,653 113 96%
Oct 2020 2,802 2,682 120 96%
Nov 2020 3,206 3,108 98 97%
Dec 2020 2,408 2,308 100 96%
Jan 2021 2,449 2,342 107 96%
Feb 2021 2,100 2,006 94 96%
Mar 2021 1,971 1,882 89 95%
Apr 2021 1,625 1,563 62 96%
May 2021 1,601 1,537 64 96%
Jun 2021 1,938 1,818 120 94%
Jul 2021 2,171 2,073 98 95%
Aug 2021 1,648 1,584 64 96%
Sep 2021 2,511 2,323 188 93%
Oct 2021 1,696 1,587 109 94%
Nov 2021 2,365 2,271 94 96%
Dec 2021 1,840 1,755 85 95%
Jan 2022 1,856 1,746 110 94%
Feb 2022 1,578 1,486 92 94%
Mar 2022 1,376 1,315 61 96%
Apr 2022 1,264 1,182 82 94%
May 2022 1,105 1,052 53 95%
Jun 2022 1,419 1,343 76 95%
Jul 2022 1,600 1,506 94 94%
Aug 2022 1,159 1,092 67 94%
Sep 2022 1,407 1,324 83 94%
Oct 2022 1,241 1,172 69 94%
Nov 2022 1,653 1,576 77 95%
Dec 2022 1,760 1,651 109 94%
Jan 2023 1,643 1,570 73 96%
Feb 2023 1,287 1,236 51 96%
Mar 2023 1,484 1,391 93 94%
Apr 2023 1,399 1,313 86 94%
May 2023 1,083 1,020 63 94%
Jun 2023 1,078 1,018 60 94%
Jul 2023 1,862 1,738 124 93%
Aug 2023 1,941 1,809 132 93%
Sep 2023 1,665 1,555 110 93%
Oct 2023 1,174 1,089 85 93%
Nov 2023 1,436 1,374 62 96%
Dec 2023 1,295 1,197 98 92%
Jan 2024 1,486 1,400 86 94%
Feb 2024 1,224 1,144 80 93%
Mar 2024 1,196 1,113 83 93%
Apr 2024 795 741 54 93%
May 2024 1,036 969 67 94%
Jun 2024 824 768 56 93%
Jul 2024 999 922 77 92%
Aug 2024 838 770 68 92%
Sep 2024 1,068 989 79 93%
Oct 2024 667 611 56 92%
Nov 2024 696 654 42 94%
Dec 2024 1,517 1,355 162 89%
Jan 2025 1,161 1,067 94 92%
Feb 2025 903 834 69 92%
Mar 2025 949 885 64 93%
Apr 2025 642 594 48 93%
May 2025 685 625 60 91%
Jun 2025 885 805 80 91%
Jul 2025 966 910 56 94%
Aug 2025 645 583 62 90%
Sep 2025 522 488 34 93%
Oct 2025 746 678 68 91%
Nov 2025 633 583 50 92%
Dec 2025 2,106 1,954 152 93%
Jan 2026 2,198 2,033 165 92%
Feb 2026 1,644 1,518 126 92%
Mar 2026 1,038 957 81 92%
Apr 2026 908 833 75 92%
May 2026 834 766 68 92%
Jun 2026 902 835 67 93%
Jul 2026 912 826 86 91%
Aug 2026 949 866 83 91%
Sep 2026 765 696 69 91%
Oct 2026 126 118 8 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
591 English reviews, time-proportional draw over 117 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 591
Aspect yield
310 of 591 analyzed reviews carry at least one aspect (52.5%); every share on this page divides by all 591
Interval regime
calm: standard margins of error for a share of a sample (Wilson interval), no widening needed
Fetch paths
117 time windows fetched directly (windowed)
Language mix
1,000 fetched: english 592 · russian 109 · schinese 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-20261004T214646Z-7fe4c4ea · code 798e06c

full methodology in the milestone write-ups