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analyzed 2026-10-04 · sample of 516 English reviews across the whole review history

Across 516 sampled reviews, gameplay is the most-mentioned aspect, at 18.6%, and it is overwhelmingly positive there. Players describe satisfaction from solving problems, and one calls it "a fun game to play". Addictiveness follows at 13.2%, almost entirely positive, with reviewers writing "I cannot stop playing this game". Replayability, art style, content amount, updates, and price value all draw mostly favorable mentions, and the physics simulation, mod support, and duplicant personality recur as things players bring up. The learning curve is the clearest friction point: 14.7% of reviews mention it, and negative mentions outnumber positive ones. One reviewer notes "There is no tutorial, so there is a lot of guess work at the start." Difficulty splits more evenly, drawing both praise as "Challenging yet enjoyable" and complaints, while relaxation is mixed, with stress described as part of the experience. Smaller shares flag other concerns. AI behavior is mentioned in 1.9% of reviews and skews negative, as does performance at the same share, with reports of lag spikes. Bugs appear in 1.4%, also leaning negative. Balance draws few mentions and divides those.

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Aspects

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

  • positive
  • mixed / neutral
  • negative
  • gameplay

    87 positive · 2 negative · 4 mixed · 3 neutral

    • I cannot stop playing this game and the amount of Satisfaction you get from solving problems that will occur is probably the best I have ever experienced.
      positive · Sep 30, 2021 · review 100254325
    • Awesome art style, deep systems, and official mod support with hundreds of great mods available.
      positive · Sep 30, 2021 · review 100259651
    • Give it 20+ hours and you'll find it's a fun game to play.
      positive · Oct 31, 2021 · review 101985916
  • learning curve

    20 positive · 34 negative · 7 mixed · 15 neutral

    • There is no tutorial, so there is a lot of guess work at the start. But if you keep at it, you will eventually understand the mechanics of the game.
      negative · Oct 31, 2021 · review 101985916
    • kind of confusing if youre a dummy like me and dont watch the tutorials.
      negative · Dec 31, 2021 · review 107017064
    • It took me longer than 2 hours to figure out, I am most definitely not the target audience for this game.
      negative · Jun 30, 2022 · review 117956408
  • addictiveness

    65 positive · 1 negative · 2 mixed · 0 neutral

    • I cannot stop playing this game and the amount of Satisfaction you get from solving problems that will occur is probably the best I have ever experienced.
      positive · Sep 30, 2021 · review 100254325
    • And then within two weeks when I'm soundly asleep in my bed I have a dream where I come up with a new solution to an issue I've been having in my base and I immediately reinstall it to try it out.
      positive · Nov 30, 2021 · review 104885373
    • crazy , stressfull but addictive :)
      positive · Jan 31, 2022 · review 109211928
  • difficulty

    40 positive · 12 negative · 8 mixed · 5 neutral

    • Amazing for those armchair engineers who need a challenge.
      positive · Sep 30, 2021 · review 100259651
    • Challenging yet enjoyable, a bit of a learning curve at he start but once you get the hang of that early game its brilliant.
      positive · Oct 31, 2021 · review 101996724
    • It's a good fun and challenging game where you can play for hours and still want more.
      positive · May 31, 2022 · review 116302695
  • art style

    23 positive · 1 negative · 0 mixed · 1 neutral

    • Awesome art style, deep systems, and official mod support with hundreds of great mods available.
      positive · Sep 30, 2021 · review 100259651
    • A pleasing art style and great game play mechanics this is a game I could and have played for hours.
      positive · Oct 31, 2021 · review 101996724
    • There's alot to like, art style etc. It's probably a good game, some might think.
      positive · Jun 30, 2022 · review 117956408
  • content amount

    19 positive · 4 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • If u are into base building games this has everthing with it.
      positive · Jul 31, 2022 · review 119847916
    • Amazing game, I have 150 hours on it and I feel like I've only discovered 15% of the things in game.
      positive · Sep 30, 2022 · review 123092646
    • I would say this is a fun game to play hours and hours and hours to, There are various biomes, new ways to play each time, it a ton of fun.
      positive · Mar 31, 2024 · review 161902759
  • replayability

    23 positive · 0 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • I have never experienced a game where I welcome the chance to start from scratch when I am done with this current play through as I would like to put all I have learned previously into practice from the get go.
      positive · Sep 30, 2021 · review 100254325
    • Would definitely play again.
      positive · Oct 31, 2021 · review 101987999
    • Amazing colony builder with infinite replay-ability.
      positive · Feb 28, 2022 · review 111244440
  • updates

    20 positive · 2 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • New content regularly resolves issues that are irritating.
      positive · Jan 31, 2024 · review 157270309
    • Game already looks really nice and I hope new updates will bring more variety in it, like domestication or at least ways to imprison animals (isn't that the same thing?
      positive · May 31, 2017 · review 32092357
    • Updates keep coming.
      positive · Sep 30, 2017 · review 35351230
  • price value

    17 positive · 2 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • cool game pretty good havnt played in a bit but its good worth the money
      positive · Feb 28, 2022 · review 111255325
    • All in all it's 100% worth it and I'd recommend to anyone.
      positive · Jan 31, 2023 · review 131966849
    • Great survival simulator with a ton of mechanics and a lot possibilities, worth the money
      positive · Aug 31, 2025 · review 203272011
  • relaxation

    4 positive · 5 negative · 6 mixed · 0 neutral

    • Butttttt, the amount of stress that I have while playing this game is equivalent to the fact that I am actually enjoying the game.
      mixed · Nov 30, 2022 · review 127637370
    • very stressful. but in a fun way
      mixed · Apr 30, 2023 · review 137576770
    • This game is very chill and can be stressful at times but it is very good for people who enjoy resource manegment and organization.
      mixed · Jul 31, 2024 · review 171179893
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  • developer conduct

    10 positive · 1 negative · 1 mixed · 0 neutral

    • Kudos to the devs—didn’t expect to enjoy this game so much.
      positive · Jun 30, 2025 · review 198571272
    • I'm pretty confident that about Klei that they will make this a good game, but for now it's not worth it.
      positive · May 31, 2017 · review 32095136
    • God I love Klei. They are the best time pickpocket I know of.
      positive · Nov 30, 2017 · review 37962056
  • community

    9 positive · 0 negative · 0 mixed · 2 neutral

    • Super big learning curve, but their are amazing step by step tutorials to get you started on youtube.
      positive · Aug 31, 2024 · review 173921341
    • Community is great, lot of resources to learn from.
      positive · Dec 31, 2024 · review 184372801
    • There isn't much of a tutorial at the moment, so if you want to get a good understanding of the game before you jump in, you will find a load of YouTube videos that should help.
      positive · Jul 31, 2017 · review 33924543
  • dlc

    11 positive · 0 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • but play it smart at the time of writing this by the expansion pack with it, its not much more and its really interesting.
      positive · May 31, 2022 · review 116309751
    • There's also tons of replayability options and the DLC is pretty alright.
      positive · Sep 30, 2022 · review 123092646
    • Space Out brings new life to the game.
      positive · Jan 31, 2024 · review 157270309
  • ai behavior

    1 positive · 8 negative · 1 mixed · 0 neutral

    • trust me when i say Dupes are not too bright.
      negative · Mar 31, 2022 · review 113130265
    • Frustratingly stupid AI. My colonists are prioritizing excavating in every direction except the one that would give them oxygen, even after I set priority manually.
      negative · Feb 29, 2024 · review 159562491
    • Klei delivered yet another stress-inducing masterpiece where you spend the entire day worrying about the health and safety of dumb, ineffective squeaker toys that make music sounds in a cartoon atmosphere full of messed up situations disguised as quaint.
      negative · Nov 30, 2017 · review 37962056
  • performance

    4 positive · 6 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • Ultra low quality performance, so much constant lag spikes, buggy and all around a terrible experience.
      negative · Nov 30, 2023 · review 152591451
    • This game would be so much better if unity used more than 1 core
      negative · Jan 31, 2025 · review 186841492
    • FPS Death (Endgame Performance): Once your base spans the entire map with thousands of pipes, wires, and pathfinding calculations, the game's frame rate can drop significantly on mid-range PCs.
      negative · May 31, 2026 · review 226890304
  • physics

    8 positive · 1 negative · 1 mixed · 0 neutral

    • if you like fluodynamics look no further.
      positive · Dec 31, 2021 · review 107003353
    • What I love is the physics simulation and the possibility is just endless.
      positive · Jan 31, 2023 · review 131960186
    • Also the game follows physics, so it is really interesting to build structures using the rules.
      positive · Apr 30, 2025 · review 193914411
  • mods

    6 positive · 2 negative · 1 mixed · 0 neutral

    • Awesome art style, deep systems, and official mod support with hundreds of great mods available.
      positive · Sep 30, 2021 · review 100259651
    • Pick up mods for interests and traits to save a lot of time, otherwise a great game.
      positive · Nov 30, 2022 · review 127656465
    • And mods make the game even better.
      positive · May 31, 2023 · review 139343696
  • realism

    8 positive · 1 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • It makes you imagine that you know a lot about fluid dynamics and logistics, but in real life I have been much less successful at turning slime into useful commodities.
      positive · Mar 31, 2024 · review 161906270
    • hope your Hvac certified lol seriously an amazing survival sim game, after a 100 hours i can say its nearly a perfect sim
      positive · Apr 30, 2024 · review 163930745
    • Including a sandbox mode to test and explore the game is well thought out considering how sophisticated the game can get down to details that different gases have different weights and temperatures.
      positive · Dec 31, 2024 · review 184355280
  • characters

    6 positive · 0 negative · 2 mixed · 0 neutral

    • Very entertaining game though, the guys are cute.
      positive · Dec 31, 2021 · review 107017064
    • Adorably Dumb Colony Members: Your "Duplicants" are full of personality.
      positive · May 31, 2026 · review 226890304
    • Plus, the duplicants are super cute.
      positive · Jul 31, 2018 · review 43862483
  • graphics

    7 positive · 0 negative · 0 mixed · 1 neutral

    • Game already looks really nice and I hope new updates will bring more variety in it, like domestication or at least ways to imprison animals (isn't that the same thing?
      positive · May 31, 2017 · review 32092357
    • -Looks Awesome
      positive · Oct 31, 2017 · review 36169758
    • The graphics are crisp, the animations very smooth and enjoyable, the sound design matches the overall (hilarious to hysteric) gist of the game.
      positive · Nov 29, 2018 · review 47186314
  • bugs

    2 positive · 5 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • Ultra low quality performance, so much constant lag spikes, buggy and all around a terrible experience.
      negative · Nov 30, 2023 · review 152591451
    • My dupes keep eating in the tolet
      negative · Dec 31, 2025 · review 214765775
    • - New updates often come in with a good amount of bugs, even after the beta branch is through with them.
      negative · Jul 31, 2018 · review 43862483
  • game length

    7 positive · 0 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • Do you like games that take a really f***ing long time, but are enjoyable all along the way?
      positive · Jul 31, 2022 · review 119850667
    • 1252 hours gameplay so far haha
      positive · Aug 31, 2022 · review 121537532
    • I have spent 700 well entertained hours here and I aint never left the starting asteroid.
      positive · Sep 30, 2024 · review 176121170
  • progression

    5 positive · 2 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • Unlocking new research at just the right time added a great sense of progression.
      positive · Apr 30, 2025 · review 193921371
    • The makers did a great job matching the science tree to the settlement system needs (such as the need to move gases and liquids).
      positive · Dec 31, 2019 · review 61003026
    • I constantly am getting better every time I play
      positive · Jul 31, 2021 · review 96702417
  • animation

    6 positive · 0 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • ONI might have the same great art style, animations, and overall game design, but it's a whole different game.
      positive · Jun 30, 2023 · review 140999768
    • The art style is actually really pleasant once you get into it, and the animations are funny and kinda cute and it gave me Rick and Morty vibes with all the chaos and expressions.
      positive · Jun 30, 2025 · review 198571272
    • The graphics are crisp, the animations very smooth and enjoyable, the sound design matches the overall (hilarious to hysteric) gist of the game.
      positive · Nov 29, 2018 · review 47186314
  • balance

    2 positive · 3 negative · 0 mixed · 1 neutral

    • Good game, immersive gameplay, difficulty is kinda unbalanced when you go to the surface, everything being easy and then suddenly you are encountering meteor strikes and duplicants getting entombed constantly, otherwise, amazing gameplay.
      negative · Dec 31, 2021 · review 107002159
    • While I did get frustrated with some of the Early Access builds--having no way to combat the heat-death of your colony was not very fun--it has long since been refined into a truly excellent experience.
      negative · Jul 31, 2019 · review 54396826
    • I think my only complaint at time of writing this (Dec, 2020) was that the Zombie Spores are ridiculously OP / unbalanced.
      negative · Dec 31, 2020 · review 83687365
  • build variety

    5 positive · 1 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • What I love is the physics simulation and the possibility is just endless.
      positive · Jan 31, 2023 · review 131960186
    • It's both adorable and tricky, with a surprising amount of room for creativity and experimentation.
      positive · Sep 30, 2023 · review 147376901
    • You can play this game casually or fall the down rabbit hole of ultra automation and alchemy.
      positive · Dec 31, 2024 · review 184355280
  • exploration

    4 positive · 1 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • so much to explore.
      positive · Jun 30, 2025 · review 198571272
    • -much to explore
      positive · Oct 31, 2017 · review 36169758
    • great game, fun to discover its dynamics and the hidden gems.
      positive · Nov 30, 2020 · review 81283832
  • world

    4 positive · 0 negative · 0 mixed · 1 neutral

    • Lovely sound design, plus an amazing world CAN NOT DISTRACT ME FROM THE FACT THAT THE TITLE OF THE GAME IS FALSE!
      positive · May 31, 2023 · review 139335683
    • -No World is the Same
      positive · Oct 31, 2017 · review 36169758
    • ONI is a really cool survival style.
      positive · Mar 31, 2020 · review 66291261

Review timeline

monthly peak 8,438 reviews · all languages

review volume 5,000 0 positive review share 100% 50% 0% 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 May 2017 · 1,285 reviews (1,214 up · 71 down) · 94% positive Jun 2017 · 779 reviews (716 up · 63 down) · 92% positive Jul 2017 · 365 reviews (325 up · 40 down) · 89% positive Aug 2017 · 394 reviews (330 up · 64 down) · 84% positive Sep 2017 · 425 reviews (343 up · 82 down) · 81% positive Oct 2017 · 632 reviews (560 up · 72 down) · 89% positive Nov 2017 · 2,744 reviews (2,647 up · 97 down) · 96% positive Dec 2017 · 685 reviews (646 up · 39 down) · 94% positive Jan 2018 · 478 reviews (441 up · 37 down) · 92% positive Feb 2018 · 463 reviews (425 up · 38 down) · 92% positive Mar 2018 · 314 reviews (293 up · 21 down) · 93% positive Apr 2018 · 250 reviews (226 up · 24 down) · 90% positive May 2018 · 394 reviews (375 up · 19 down) · 95% positive Jun 2018 · 774 reviews (710 up · 64 down) · 92% positive Jul 2018 · 461 reviews (428 up · 33 down) · 93% positive Aug 2018 · 398 reviews (375 up · 23 down) · 94% positive Sep 2018 · 445 reviews (420 up · 25 down) · 94% positive Oct 2018 · 354 reviews (335 up · 19 down) · 95% positive Nov 2018 · 2,740 reviews (2,713 up · 27 down) · 99% positive Dec 2018 · 481 reviews (460 up · 21 down) · 96% positive Jan 2019 · 385 reviews (356 up · 29 down) · 92% positive Feb 2019 · 356 reviews (336 up · 20 down) · 94% positive Mar 2019 · 242 reviews (230 up · 12 down) · 95% positive Apr 2019 · 457 reviews (420 up · 37 down) · 92% positive May 2019 · 303 reviews (283 up · 20 down) · 93% positive Jun 2019 · 1,339 reviews (1,304 up · 35 down) · 97% positive Jul 2019 · 2,096 reviews (2,041 up · 55 down) · 97% positive Aug 2019 · 1,244 reviews (1,115 up · 129 down) · 90% positive Sep 2019 · 423 reviews (378 up · 45 down) · 89% positive Oct 2019 · 734 reviews (698 up · 36 down) · 95% positive Nov 2019 · 8,438 reviews (8,353 up · 85 down) · 99% positive Dec 2019 · 3,583 reviews (3,523 up · 60 down) · 98% positive Jan 2020 · 1,698 reviews (1,665 up · 33 down) · 98% positive Feb 2020 · 1,714 reviews (1,690 up · 24 down) · 99% positive Mar 2020 · 2,625 reviews (2,567 up · 58 down) · 98% positive Apr 2020 · 1,375 reviews (1,345 up · 30 down) · 98% positive May 2020 · 1,158 reviews (1,122 up · 36 down) · 97% positive Jun 2020 · 1,551 reviews (1,503 up · 48 down) · 97% positive Jul 2020 · 1,717 reviews (1,675 up · 42 down) · 98% positive Aug 2020 · 1,081 reviews (1,049 up · 32 down) · 97% positive Sep 2020 · 846 reviews (821 up · 25 down) · 97% positive Oct 2020 · 867 reviews (844 up · 23 down) · 97% positive Nov 2020 · 1,863 reviews (1,827 up · 36 down) · 98% positive Dec 2020 · 3,199 reviews (3,107 up · 92 down) · 97% positive Jan 2021 · 2,253 reviews (2,127 up · 126 down) · 94% positive Feb 2021 · 1,717 reviews (1,653 up · 64 down) · 96% positive Mar 2021 · 1,568 reviews (1,509 up · 59 down) · 96% positive Apr 2021 · 963 reviews (933 up · 30 down) · 97% positive May 2021 · 1,173 reviews (1,135 up · 38 down) · 97% positive Jun 2021 · 2,069 reviews (1,980 up · 89 down) · 96% positive Jul 2021 · 1,906 reviews (1,792 up · 114 down) · 94% positive Aug 2021 · 2,101 reviews (2,010 up · 91 down) · 96% positive Sep 2021 · 1,116 reviews (1,064 up · 52 down) · 95% positive Oct 2021 · 1,019 reviews (983 up · 36 down) · 96% positive Nov 2021 · 1,690 reviews (1,652 up · 38 down) · 98% positive Dec 2021 · 2,018 reviews (1,956 up · 62 down) · 97% positive Jan 2022 · 1,571 reviews (1,513 up · 58 down) · 96% positive Feb 2022 · 1,061 reviews (1,019 up · 42 down) · 96% positive Mar 2022 · 957 reviews (913 up · 44 down) · 95% positive Apr 2022 · 804 reviews (776 up · 28 down) · 97% positive May 2022 · 883 reviews (853 up · 30 down) · 97% positive Jun 2022 · 1,500 reviews (1,449 up · 51 down) · 97% positive Jul 2022 · 1,225 reviews (1,182 up · 43 down) · 96% positive Aug 2022 · 1,342 reviews (1,287 up · 55 down) · 96% positive Sep 2022 · 854 reviews (832 up · 22 down) · 97% positive Oct 2022 · 881 reviews (847 up · 34 down) · 96% positive Nov 2022 · 2,366 reviews (2,306 up · 60 down) · 97% positive Dec 2022 · 1,744 reviews (1,677 up · 67 down) · 96% positive Jan 2023 · 1,876 reviews (1,800 up · 76 down) · 96% positive Feb 2023 · 1,188 reviews (1,154 up · 34 down) · 97% positive Mar 2023 · 1,338 reviews (1,288 up · 50 down) · 96% positive Apr 2023 · 1,612 reviews (1,553 up · 59 down) · 96% positive May 2023 · 885 reviews (854 up · 31 down) · 96% positive Jun 2023 · 1,443 reviews (1,385 up · 58 down) · 96% positive Jul 2023 · 1,427 reviews (1,383 up · 44 down) · 97% positive Aug 2023 · 1,095 reviews (1,061 up · 34 down) · 97% positive Sep 2023 · 802 reviews (785 up · 17 down) · 98% positive Oct 2023 · 810 reviews (784 up · 26 down) · 97% positive Nov 2023 · 2,818 reviews (2,748 up · 70 down) · 98% positive Dec 2023 · 1,427 reviews (1,359 up · 68 down) · 95% positive Jan 2024 · 1,147 reviews (1,113 up · 34 down) · 97% positive Feb 2024 · 794 reviews (773 up · 21 down) · 97% positive Mar 2024 · 1,656 reviews (1,601 up · 55 down) · 97% positive Apr 2024 · 870 reviews (843 up · 27 down) · 97% positive May 2024 · 1,057 reviews (1,024 up · 33 down) · 97% positive Jun 2024 · 1,324 reviews (1,278 up · 46 down) · 97% positive Jul 2024 · 1,532 reviews (1,478 up · 54 down) · 96% positive Aug 2024 · 1,048 reviews (1,022 up · 26 down) · 98% positive Sep 2024 · 778 reviews (754 up · 24 down) · 97% positive Oct 2024 · 671 reviews (645 up · 26 down) · 96% positive Nov 2024 · 2,045 reviews (2,002 up · 43 down) · 98% positive Dec 2024 · 1,850 reviews (1,801 up · 49 down) · 97% positive Jan 2025 · 952 reviews (920 up · 32 down) · 97% positive Feb 2025 · 646 reviews (607 up · 39 down) · 94% positive Mar 2025 · 1,022 reviews (977 up · 45 down) · 96% positive Apr 2025 · 855 reviews (817 up · 38 down) · 96% positive May 2025 · 712 reviews (685 up · 27 down) · 96% positive Jun 2025 · 1,679 reviews (1,611 up · 68 down) · 96% positive Jul 2025 · 1,336 reviews (1,293 up · 43 down) · 97% positive Aug 2025 · 751 reviews (722 up · 29 down) · 96% positive Sep 2025 · 594 reviews (569 up · 25 down) · 96% positive Oct 2025 · 798 reviews (760 up · 38 down) · 95% positive Nov 2025 · 2,077 reviews (2,031 up · 46 down) · 98% positive Dec 2025 · 1,358 reviews (1,318 up · 40 down) · 97% positive Jan 2026 · 984 reviews (926 up · 58 down) · 94% positive Feb 2026 · 842 reviews (807 up · 35 down) · 96% positive Mar 2026 · 783 reviews (752 up · 31 down) · 96% positive Apr 2026 · 1,064 reviews (1,018 up · 46 down) · 96% positive May 2026 · 744 reviews (714 up · 30 down) · 96% positive Jun 2026 · 1,511 reviews (1,405 up · 106 down) · 93% positive Jul 2026 · 1,027 reviews (987 up · 40 down) · 96% positive Aug 2026 · 712 reviews (667 up · 45 down) · 94% positive Sep 2026 · 504 reviews (475 up · 29 down) · 94% positive Oct 2026 · 103 reviews (96 up · 7 down) · 93% 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
May 2017 1,285 1,214 71 94%
Jun 2017 779 716 63 92%
Jul 2017 365 325 40 89%
Aug 2017 394 330 64 84%
Sep 2017 425 343 82 81%
Oct 2017 632 560 72 89%
Nov 2017 2,744 2,647 97 96%
Dec 2017 685 646 39 94%
Jan 2018 478 441 37 92%
Feb 2018 463 425 38 92%
Mar 2018 314 293 21 93%
Apr 2018 250 226 24 90%
May 2018 394 375 19 95%
Jun 2018 774 710 64 92%
Jul 2018 461 428 33 93%
Aug 2018 398 375 23 94%
Sep 2018 445 420 25 94%
Oct 2018 354 335 19 95%
Nov 2018 2,740 2,713 27 99%
Dec 2018 481 460 21 96%
Jan 2019 385 356 29 92%
Feb 2019 356 336 20 94%
Mar 2019 242 230 12 95%
Apr 2019 457 420 37 92%
May 2019 303 283 20 93%
Jun 2019 1,339 1,304 35 97%
Jul 2019 2,096 2,041 55 97%
Aug 2019 1,244 1,115 129 90%
Sep 2019 423 378 45 89%
Oct 2019 734 698 36 95%
Nov 2019 8,438 8,353 85 99%
Dec 2019 3,583 3,523 60 98%
Jan 2020 1,698 1,665 33 98%
Feb 2020 1,714 1,690 24 99%
Mar 2020 2,625 2,567 58 98%
Apr 2020 1,375 1,345 30 98%
May 2020 1,158 1,122 36 97%
Jun 2020 1,551 1,503 48 97%
Jul 2020 1,717 1,675 42 98%
Aug 2020 1,081 1,049 32 97%
Sep 2020 846 821 25 97%
Oct 2020 867 844 23 97%
Nov 2020 1,863 1,827 36 98%
Dec 2020 3,199 3,107 92 97%
Jan 2021 2,253 2,127 126 94%
Feb 2021 1,717 1,653 64 96%
Mar 2021 1,568 1,509 59 96%
Apr 2021 963 933 30 97%
May 2021 1,173 1,135 38 97%
Jun 2021 2,069 1,980 89 96%
Jul 2021 1,906 1,792 114 94%
Aug 2021 2,101 2,010 91 96%
Sep 2021 1,116 1,064 52 95%
Oct 2021 1,019 983 36 96%
Nov 2021 1,690 1,652 38 98%
Dec 2021 2,018 1,956 62 97%
Jan 2022 1,571 1,513 58 96%
Feb 2022 1,061 1,019 42 96%
Mar 2022 957 913 44 95%
Apr 2022 804 776 28 97%
May 2022 883 853 30 97%
Jun 2022 1,500 1,449 51 97%
Jul 2022 1,225 1,182 43 96%
Aug 2022 1,342 1,287 55 96%
Sep 2022 854 832 22 97%
Oct 2022 881 847 34 96%
Nov 2022 2,366 2,306 60 97%
Dec 2022 1,744 1,677 67 96%
Jan 2023 1,876 1,800 76 96%
Feb 2023 1,188 1,154 34 97%
Mar 2023 1,338 1,288 50 96%
Apr 2023 1,612 1,553 59 96%
May 2023 885 854 31 96%
Jun 2023 1,443 1,385 58 96%
Jul 2023 1,427 1,383 44 97%
Aug 2023 1,095 1,061 34 97%
Sep 2023 802 785 17 98%
Oct 2023 810 784 26 97%
Nov 2023 2,818 2,748 70 98%
Dec 2023 1,427 1,359 68 95%
Jan 2024 1,147 1,113 34 97%
Feb 2024 794 773 21 97%
Mar 2024 1,656 1,601 55 97%
Apr 2024 870 843 27 97%
May 2024 1,057 1,024 33 97%
Jun 2024 1,324 1,278 46 97%
Jul 2024 1,532 1,478 54 96%
Aug 2024 1,048 1,022 26 98%
Sep 2024 778 754 24 97%
Oct 2024 671 645 26 96%
Nov 2024 2,045 2,002 43 98%
Dec 2024 1,850 1,801 49 97%
Jan 2025 952 920 32 97%
Feb 2025 646 607 39 94%
Mar 2025 1,022 977 45 96%
Apr 2025 855 817 38 96%
May 2025 712 685 27 96%
Jun 2025 1,679 1,611 68 96%
Jul 2025 1,336 1,293 43 97%
Aug 2025 751 722 29 96%
Sep 2025 594 569 25 96%
Oct 2025 798 760 38 95%
Nov 2025 2,077 2,031 46 98%
Dec 2025 1,358 1,318 40 97%
Jan 2026 984 926 58 94%
Feb 2026 842 807 35 96%
Mar 2026 783 752 31 96%
Apr 2026 1,064 1,018 46 96%
May 2026 744 714 30 96%
Jun 2026 1,511 1,405 106 93%
Jul 2026 1,027 987 40 96%
Aug 2026 712 667 45 94%
Sep 2026 504 475 29 94%
Oct 2026 103 96 7 93%

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
516 English reviews, time-proportional draw over 114 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 516
Aspect yield
314 of 516 analyzed reviews carry at least one aspect (60.9%); every share on this page divides by all 516
Interval regime
calm: standard margins of error for a share of a sample (Wilson interval), no widening needed
Fetch paths
114 time windows fetched directly (windowed)
Language mix
1,000 fetched: english 517 · schinese 159 · russian 105 · 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-20261004T174554Z-d3bcfa23 · code 798e06c

full methodology in the milestone write-ups