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analyzed 2026-08-08 · sample of 425 English reviews across the whole review history

Players consistently praise the depth and pull of the core loop. Gameplay is the most discussed aspect, with reviews overwhelmingly positive, and addictiveness is mentioned only in positive terms. The amount of content also draws frequent praise, with players noting "tons upon tons of things to do" and a rewarding progression system. The graphics, music, and sound design are also cited favorably, as is the multiplayer experience with friends. The most significant criticism centers on platform access, with a large majority of those mentions being negative. Players repeatedly point to the game's unavailability on Steam and the requirement to use Ubisoft Connect, with one review stating "YOU ALL HAVE TO BE FRIENDS ON UBISOFT CONNECT". This ties into broader complaints about developer conduct and stability, where players describe launcher issues, sync problems, and uncertainty about whether the game will run. The learning curve is another sore spot, with far more negative than positive mentions, and the UI is frequently described as unintuitive. Opinion splits appear on the DLC, which many recommend, and on the game's stress level—some find it relaxing, others find it "Stressful, and not in a good way". Grind is a recurring theme players bring up. Combat and quest design receive mostly negative mentions, while mods and customization are praised.

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Aspects

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

  • positive
  • mixed / neutral
  • negative
  • gameplay

    104 positive · 15 negative · 3 mixed · 0 neutral

    • Lots of depth and the DLCs aren't half bad.
      positive · Dec 31, 2022 · review 129733060
    • I dislike the how game dlc are bundled, other than that it is a great game
      positive · Dec 31, 2022 · review 129736462
    • The depth of this game is incredible.
      positive · Dec 31, 2022 · review 129748654
  • platform access

    4 positive · 67 negative · 1 mixed · 2 neutral

    • shame its not available to purchase on Steam anymore, good game
      negative · Apr 30, 2022 · review 114702205
    • YOU ALL HAVE TO BE FRIENDS ON UBISOFT CONNECT.
      negative · Dec 31, 2022 · review 129748654
    • great game, unfortunately it's tied to a horrible ubisoft server and I can never seem to count on it starting or not.
      negative · Dec 31, 2022 · review 129808401
  • addictiveness

    45 positive · 0 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • Addicted and loving it.
      positive · Dec 31, 2022 · review 129797435
    • This game is so addictive, if your looking for an up to date City Builder / Simulation then look no further.
      positive · Jan 30, 2023 · review 131843303
    • very good game hard byt adictive
      positive · Jan 30, 2023 · review 131889841
  • graphics

    31 positive · 0 negative · 0 mixed · 1 neutral

    • The graphics are decent enough, I just couldn't really enjoy it.
      positive · Dec 31, 2022 · review 129741809
    • - Very pretty. Lots of cool little details everywhere
      positive · Dec 31, 2022 · review 129748654
    • Very beautiful, probably the most robust addition to the series.
      positive · Dec 31, 2022 · review 129778199
  • content amount

    25 positive · 5 negative · 1 mixed · 0 neutral

    • - tons upon tons of things to do.
      positive · Dec 31, 2022 · review 129748654
    • There is so much to do in this game, and the maps are so big you'll be playing for many hours.
      positive · Jan 30, 2023 · review 131843303
    • 24 hours in on my first playthrough, there is still quite a bit of this game for me to explore.
      positive · Mar 30, 2023 · review 135769670
  • learning curve

    6 positive · 23 negative · 0 mixed · 1 neutral

    • The pause is a hard pause and you can do nothing which makes the learning curve more difficult.
      negative · Dec 31, 2022 · review 129786700
    • Thought it might be just a learning curve. But after 12 hours if I still have trouble figuring out something as simple as picking an item up...there's a problem.
      negative · Jan 29, 2023 · review 131835312
    • need to take a different approach on this one and take baby steps.
      negative · Jan 31, 2023 · review 131958671
  • developer conduct

    2 positive · 23 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • Also Ubisoft sucks. Please don't pay your employees in NFT's.
      negative · Dec 31, 2022 · review 129741809
    • … the ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ of dealing with some ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ customer service for something that i shouldn't even have to deal with, get your ♥♥♥♥ together and get rid of your garbage client and just use steam, literally no one gives a ♥♥♥♥ about uplay or uconnect or any of that ♥♥♥♥ and i'm in fact never …
      negative · Jan 30, 2023 · review 131849110
    • … running in the background after being closed down, hogwarts was barely chugging along due to the beast that is ubisofts launcher, all in all a terrible company.
      negative · Mar 29, 2023 · review 135694408
  • dlc

    15 positive · 8 negative · 1 mixed · 1 neutral

    • Lots of depth and the DLCs aren't half bad.
      positive · Dec 31, 2022 · review 129733060
    • I recommend it with all the dlc tho.
      positive · Jan 31, 2023 · review 131967330
    • It is much more interesting to play with DLC, but it is better to buy them right away (or not to connect them to the game already started), because otherwise there is not enough space to use them.
      positive · Dec 31, 2023 · review 154924328
  • difficulty

    11 positive · 4 negative · 0 mixed · 2 neutral

    • very good game hard byt adictive
      positive · Jan 30, 2023 · review 131889841
    • ☑ Easy to learn / Hard to master
      positive · Mar 29, 2023 · review 135697249
    • Very relaxing and also addicting and difficult.
      positive · Mar 29, 2023 · review 135705860
  • price value

    2 positive · 6 negative · 3 mixed · 5 neutral

    • If you loved the retro Anno games you'll probably go out with a meh feeling like me just because of this huge price ripp off.
      negative · Mar 31, 2023 · review 135787333
    • omg i cannot believe i spent $60 on this game
      negative · Sep 30, 2024 · review 176108578
    • It is absolutely not worth the full asking price, though.
      negative · Oct 31, 2024 · review 178074004
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  • stability

    3 positive · 13 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • Game doesn't launch even after trying every method in the discussions tab and Reddit.
      negative · Dec 31, 2022 · review 129772901
    • Can't recommend it given that you don't know when or if you'll be able to play it any given day of the week.
      negative · Dec 31, 2022 · review 129808401
    • saves wont even sync sometimes because it silently logs me out while playing.
      negative · Jan 30, 2023 · review 131841388
  • ui

    3 positive · 12 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • The menu systems and interact systems are not at all intuitive. I gave it a real shot and really wanted to enjoy this game.
      negative · Jan 29, 2023 · review 131835312
    • The broken Uplay interface seems like it could fail at any moment.
      negative · Mar 30, 2023 · review 135769670
    • The only thing I don't really like is all the back-and-forth between your resource production menu.
      negative · Dec 31, 2023 · review 154934820
  • multiplayer

    11 positive · 1 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • - You can play 4 people on the same team (which is great because theres so much to do to compete with a hard npc)
      positive · Dec 31, 2022 · review 129748654
    • its even better if you can get a group of friends to play with you every week because that adds a little more fun into the grind of the game,
      positive · Oct 31, 2023 · review 149226137
    • The game is really cool if you play with other players, in principle, probably as in any game.
      positive · Dec 31, 2023 · review 154924328
  • performance

    4 positive · 7 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • … Hogwarts only to realise that the launcher was still running in the background after being closed down, hogwarts was barely chugging along due to the beast that is ubisofts launcher, all in all a terrible company.
      negative · Mar 29, 2023 · review 135694408
    • Also, for whatever reason it makes my pc run like a jet engine compared to much more demanding games?
      negative · Jun 30, 2023 · review 141002460
    • That being said, all these amazing details come at a cost as the game is very demanding in hardware.
      negative · Jul 30, 2023 · review 143076550
  • bugs

    2 positive · 8 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • Their launcher, is terrible, its bugged and will forget your purchases, wont close properly, and its a beast, closed anno, later on played Hogwarts only to realise that the launcher was still running in the …
      negative · Mar 29, 2023 · review 135694408
    • When I eventually managed to get some playtime after several attempts, there's a broken quest near the beginning of the game the 'Family Bonds' quest.
      negative · Feb 29, 2024 · review 159556207
    • Game breaking bug where you get random defeat for some unknown reason.
      negative · Mar 31, 2024 · review 161864263
  • combat

    1 positive · 7 negative · 0 mixed · 1 neutral

    • The game lacks any interesting combat, trading or other aspects.
      negative · Jun 30, 2023 · review 141002460
    • Perhaps this will never happen, it is not possible or undesired by others, but a little more combat would make this a more complete adventure for me.
      negative · Nov 29, 2023 · review 152547128
    • A part of me wish Ubisoft leaned more into combat. But still, it's a fantastic and incredibly addictive game.
      negative · Jan 30, 2024 · review 157158638
  • story

    2 positive · 4 negative · 0 mixed · 3 neutral

    • I love the setting and era (even if story is painfully cheesy), but I keep waiting for this game to be fun.
      negative · May 31, 2023 · review 139340163
    • The story mode is also awkward and doesn't give you a very good tutorial to build off of.
      negative · Mar 30, 2025 · review 191599677
    • Main campaign also seemed "meh" from what I've seen with plain characters and uninteresting story.
      negative · Mar 31, 2025 · review 191660603
  • game length

    3 positive · 3 negative · 0 mixed · 2 neutral

    • ☑ To infinity and beyond
      positive · Mar 29, 2023 · review 135697249
    • It brought me over 100 hours of happiness and still going.
      positive · Feb 29, 2024 · review 159556045
    • ☑ To infinity and beyond
      positive · Dec 31, 2024 · review 184300987
  • quest design

    1 positive · 7 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • Not only is there little to no direction for many of the task the user is supposed to complete, there is even less once the game moves beyond the first hour of play.
      negative · Mar 30, 2023 · review 135724286
    • -Campaign is mostly a big tutorial
      negative · Jul 30, 2023 · review 143076550
    • Furthermore, the addition of weird features ,such as a collectible item system based on random quests that are entirely unfit for a stategy game, further harms the game qualtity.
      negative · Jun 30, 2024 · review 168631588
  • relaxation

    4 positive · 3 negative · 1 mixed · 0 neutral

    • Very relaxing and also addicting and difficult.
      positive · Mar 29, 2023 · review 135705860
    • I like the chilled out pace of this game and having just enough micromanagement.
      positive · Oct 31, 2024 · review 178128003
    • Good and Relaxing!
      positive · Feb 28, 2025 · review 189000386
  • sound design

    6 positive · 1 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • ☑ Eargasm
      positive · Mar 29, 2023 · review 135697249
    • Every building, every part of your city as it grows has its own unique sounds, the more your scroll down the more you hear your people roaming the city, going to work, dorks barking, etc.
      positive · Jul 30, 2023 · review 143076550
    • ☐ Very good
      positive · Oct 31, 2024 · review 178124511
  • world

    5 positive · 2 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • Nice if you like the industrial era and exploration
      positive · Mar 30, 2023 · review 135742894
    • If you can get past this unfortunate obstacle, you'll find a beautiful, complex, addicting game on the other side.
      positive · Mar 30, 2023 · review 135769670
    • One of best Anno games i play, From late 1890 to early 1900 one of best setting of dath era.
      positive · May 31, 2025 · review 196092476
  • customization

    5 positive · 0 negative · 1 mixed · 0 neutral

    • I was playing around with making a huge park for example from lots of ornament parts for hours.
      positive · Nov 30, 2023 · review 152572339
    • build your own Boats Build Kingdome own it all Domination must try
      positive · Mar 31, 2025 · review 191671432
    • At the same time this game is gorgeous with many options to beautify your cities and islands.
      positive · Apr 29, 2025 · review 193857318
  • music

    5 positive · 0 negative · 0 mixed · 1 neutral

    • +Cool soundtrack
      positive · Jul 30, 2023 · review 143076550
    • The OST is absolutely stellar, and even the DLC actually adds meaningful content.
      positive · Jul 31, 2024 · review 171158146
    • Finally great music and character portholes full of personality.
      positive · Sep 30, 2024 · review 176100163
  • balance

    1 positive · 4 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • the money system in this game is so confusing.... you try and give your city the needs that they request and then go bankrupt because of the upkeep costs..? can someone point me to a direction of a tutorial on the money?
      negative · Mar 31, 2023 · review 135785117
    • You have to constantly being managing every detail or you will soon be 500$ more in debt every second.
      negative · May 31, 2023 · review 139340163
    • Its hard to find balance in the beginning but if you keep these above aforementioned things in mind when you play, you will do great.
      negative · Dec 31, 2023 · review 154917988
  • controls

    0 positive · 5 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • Devs are to lazy to port over controller support.
      negative · Mar 30, 2023 · review 135769725
    • I also bought it on console, but it was much trickier for me there, but I'm used to playing sims on PC and haven't really gotten the hang of doing it on PS5 yet.
      negative · Sep 29, 2023 · review 147314715
    • I love everything about this game and my only complaint would be for them to add controller support.
      negative · Feb 29, 2024 · review 159556045
  • level design

    1 positive · 4 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • There is plenty of oil in the New World, so I built what I needed only to find I could neither install Electricity in the New World, nor transport the oil to the Old World. Okay, lesson learned.
      negative · Feb 27, 2023 · review 133761663
    • The game leans heavily into the resource management aspect and it's kind of difficult to make your city look pretty or realistic because everything has to fall into a functional square grid pattern.
      negative · May 31, 2025 · review 196067551
    • Not a big fan of skyscraper design
      negative · Jul 30, 2026 · review 231697936
  • mods

    5 positive · 0 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • You can also connect mods that make the game even more interesting.
      positive · Dec 31, 2023 · review 154924328
    • even better with mods
      positive · Jun 30, 2024 · review 168636647
    • It also helps that modding support is directly integrated in the main menu (linking to mod.
      positive · Sep 30, 2024 · review 176100163
  • progression

    5 positive · 0 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • The game's progression is very rewarding and engaging.
      positive · May 31, 2024 · review 166404785
    • It's incredibly rewarding to watch the small village grow into a prosperous city!
      positive · Mar 30, 2025 · review 191530579
    • The progress tree isn’t shoved down your throat, warfare isn’t mandatory, and city-building isn’t abstracted into “here’s a tile with your factory, enjoy!
      positive · Apr 29, 2025 · review 193858759

Emergent themes unvalidated

topics reviewers bring up that are not on the validated list; raw counts only, no error bars

  • grind 5

Review timeline

monthly peak 2,646 reviews · all languages

review volume 1,000 2,000 0 positive review share 100% 50% 0% 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Apr 2019 · 1,181 reviews (919 up · 262 down) · 78% positive May 2019 · 166 reviews (116 up · 50 down) · 70% positive Jun 2019 · 138 reviews (118 up · 20 down) · 86% positive Jul 2019 · 134 reviews (122 up · 12 down) · 91% positive Aug 2019 · 29 reviews (15 up · 14 down) · 52% positive Sep 2019 · 22 reviews (10 up · 12 down) · 45% positive Oct 2019 · 41 reviews (24 up · 17 down) · 59% positive Nov 2019 · 463 reviews (446 up · 17 down) · 96% positive Dec 2019 · 218 reviews (200 up · 18 down) · 92% positive Jan 2020 · 85 reviews (81 up · 4 down) · 95% positive Feb 2020 · 62 reviews (56 up · 6 down) · 90% positive Mar 2020 · 100 reviews (90 up · 10 down) · 90% positive Apr 2020 · 72 reviews (59 up · 13 down) · 82% positive May 2020 · 64 reviews (58 up · 6 down) · 91% positive Jun 2020 · 65 reviews (60 up · 5 down) · 92% positive Jul 2020 · 47 reviews (37 up · 10 down) · 79% positive Aug 2020 · 37 reviews (25 up · 12 down) · 68% positive Sep 2020 · 25 reviews (21 up · 4 down) · 84% positive Oct 2020 · 54 reviews (47 up · 7 down) · 87% positive Nov 2020 · 80 reviews (71 up · 9 down) · 89% positive Dec 2020 · 37 reviews (31 up · 6 down) · 84% positive Jan 2021 · 36 reviews (34 up · 2 down) · 94% positive Feb 2021 · 44 reviews (37 up · 7 down) · 84% positive Mar 2021 · 38 reviews (31 up · 7 down) · 82% positive Apr 2021 · 26 reviews (26 up · 0 down) · 100% positive May 2021 · 30 reviews (27 up · 3 down) · 90% positive Jun 2021 · 17 reviews (15 up · 2 down) · 88% positive Jul 2021 · 19 reviews (17 up · 2 down) · 89% positive Aug 2021 · 30 reviews (23 up · 7 down) · 77% positive Sep 2021 · 24 reviews (20 up · 4 down) · 83% positive Oct 2021 · 24 reviews (21 up · 3 down) · 88% positive Nov 2021 · 24 reviews (23 up · 1 down) · 96% positive Dec 2021 · 20 reviews (17 up · 3 down) · 85% positive Jan 2022 · 22 reviews (16 up · 6 down) · 73% positive Feb 2022 · 22 reviews (14 up · 8 down) · 64% positive Mar 2022 · 19 reviews (19 up · 0 down) · 100% positive Apr 2022 · 42 reviews (36 up · 6 down) · 86% positive May 2022 · 23 reviews (19 up · 4 down) · 83% positive Jun 2022 · 20 reviews (18 up · 2 down) · 90% positive Jul 2022 · 9 reviews (7 up · 2 down) · 78% positive Aug 2022 · 6 reviews (6 up · 0 down) · 100% positive Sep 2022 · 23 reviews (22 up · 1 down) · 96% positive Oct 2022 · 13 reviews (13 up · 0 down) · 100% positive Nov 2022 · 21 reviews (20 up · 1 down) · 95% positive Dec 2022 · 1,331 reviews (858 up · 473 down) · 64% positive Jan 2023 · 659 reviews (566 up · 93 down) · 86% positive Feb 2023 · 183 reviews (153 up · 30 down) · 84% positive Mar 2023 · 1,466 reviews (1,171 up · 295 down) · 80% positive Apr 2023 · 495 reviews (426 up · 69 down) · 86% positive May 2023 · 500 reviews (404 up · 96 down) · 81% positive Jun 2023 · 427 reviews (331 up · 96 down) · 78% positive Jul 2023 · 839 reviews (710 up · 129 down) · 85% positive Aug 2023 · 320 reviews (259 up · 61 down) · 81% positive Sep 2023 · 499 reviews (405 up · 94 down) · 81% positive Oct 2023 · 269 reviews (220 up · 49 down) · 82% positive Nov 2023 · 1,104 reviews (938 up · 166 down) · 85% positive Dec 2023 · 795 reviews (668 up · 127 down) · 84% positive Jan 2024 · 1,018 reviews (868 up · 150 down) · 85% positive Feb 2024 · 602 reviews (506 up · 96 down) · 84% positive Mar 2024 · 608 reviews (502 up · 106 down) · 83% positive Apr 2024 · 442 reviews (326 up · 116 down) · 74% positive May 2024 · 387 reviews (312 up · 75 down) · 81% positive Jun 2024 · 501 reviews (375 up · 126 down) · 75% positive Jul 2024 · 702 reviews (527 up · 175 down) · 75% positive Aug 2024 · 290 reviews (232 up · 58 down) · 80% positive Sep 2024 · 398 reviews (304 up · 94 down) · 76% positive Oct 2024 · 298 reviews (257 up · 41 down) · 86% positive Nov 2024 · 339 reviews (283 up · 56 down) · 83% positive Dec 2024 · 532 reviews (451 up · 81 down) · 85% positive Jan 2025 · 512 reviews (419 up · 93 down) · 82% positive Feb 2025 · 339 reviews (275 up · 64 down) · 81% positive Mar 2025 · 2,646 reviews (2,000 up · 646 down) · 76% positive Apr 2025 · 651 reviews (539 up · 112 down) · 83% positive May 2025 · 510 reviews (420 up · 90 down) · 82% positive Jun 2025 · 556 reviews (432 up · 124 down) · 78% positive Jul 2025 · 506 reviews (403 up · 103 down) · 80% positive Aug 2025 · 912 reviews (704 up · 208 down) · 77% positive Sep 2025 · 651 reviews (552 up · 99 down) · 85% positive Oct 2025 · 951 reviews (737 up · 214 down) · 77% positive Nov 2025 · 539 reviews (455 up · 84 down) · 84% positive Dec 2025 · 449 reviews (361 up · 88 down) · 80% positive Jan 2026 · 541 reviews (444 up · 97 down) · 82% positive Feb 2026 · 316 reviews (256 up · 60 down) · 81% positive Mar 2026 · 449 reviews (352 up · 97 down) · 78% positive Apr 2026 · 267 reviews (214 up · 53 down) · 80% positive May 2026 · 300 reviews (233 up · 67 down) · 78% positive Jun 2026 · 227 reviews (175 up · 52 down) · 77% positive Jul 2026 · 345 reviews (267 up · 78 down) · 77% positive Aug 2026 · 61 reviews (53 up · 8 down) · 87% 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
Apr 2019 1,181 919 262 78%
May 2019 166 116 50 70%
Jun 2019 138 118 20 86%
Jul 2019 134 122 12 91%
Aug 2019 29 15 14 52%
Sep 2019 22 10 12 45%
Oct 2019 41 24 17 59%
Nov 2019 463 446 17 96%
Dec 2019 218 200 18 92%
Jan 2020 85 81 4 95%
Feb 2020 62 56 6 90%
Mar 2020 100 90 10 90%
Apr 2020 72 59 13 82%
May 2020 64 58 6 91%
Jun 2020 65 60 5 92%
Jul 2020 47 37 10 79%
Aug 2020 37 25 12 68%
Sep 2020 25 21 4 84%
Oct 2020 54 47 7 87%
Nov 2020 80 71 9 89%
Dec 2020 37 31 6 84%
Jan 2021 36 34 2 94%
Feb 2021 44 37 7 84%
Mar 2021 38 31 7 82%
Apr 2021 26 26 0 100%
May 2021 30 27 3 90%
Jun 2021 17 15 2 88%
Jul 2021 19 17 2 89%
Aug 2021 30 23 7 77%
Sep 2021 24 20 4 83%
Oct 2021 24 21 3 88%
Nov 2021 24 23 1 96%
Dec 2021 20 17 3 85%
Jan 2022 22 16 6 73%
Feb 2022 22 14 8 64%
Mar 2022 19 19 0 100%
Apr 2022 42 36 6 86%
May 2022 23 19 4 83%
Jun 2022 20 18 2 90%
Jul 2022 9 7 2 78%
Aug 2022 6 6 0 100%
Sep 2022 23 22 1 96%
Oct 2022 13 13 0 100%
Nov 2022 21 20 1 95%
Dec 2022 1,331 858 473 64%
Jan 2023 659 566 93 86%
Feb 2023 183 153 30 84%
Mar 2023 1,466 1,171 295 80%
Apr 2023 495 426 69 86%
May 2023 500 404 96 81%
Jun 2023 427 331 96 78%
Jul 2023 839 710 129 85%
Aug 2023 320 259 61 81%
Sep 2023 499 405 94 81%
Oct 2023 269 220 49 82%
Nov 2023 1,104 938 166 85%
Dec 2023 795 668 127 84%
Jan 2024 1,018 868 150 85%
Feb 2024 602 506 96 84%
Mar 2024 608 502 106 83%
Apr 2024 442 326 116 74%
May 2024 387 312 75 81%
Jun 2024 501 375 126 75%
Jul 2024 702 527 175 75%
Aug 2024 290 232 58 80%
Sep 2024 398 304 94 76%
Oct 2024 298 257 41 86%
Nov 2024 339 283 56 83%
Dec 2024 532 451 81 85%
Jan 2025 512 419 93 82%
Feb 2025 339 275 64 81%
Mar 2025 2,646 2,000 646 76%
Apr 2025 651 539 112 83%
May 2025 510 420 90 82%
Jun 2025 556 432 124 78%
Jul 2025 506 403 103 80%
Aug 2025 912 704 208 77%
Sep 2025 651 552 99 85%
Oct 2025 951 737 214 77%
Nov 2025 539 455 84 84%
Dec 2025 449 361 88 80%
Jan 2026 541 444 97 82%
Feb 2026 316 256 60 81%
Mar 2026 449 352 97 78%
Apr 2026 267 214 53 80%
May 2026 300 233 67 78%
Jun 2026 227 175 52 77%
Jul 2026 345 267 78 77%
Aug 2026 61 53 8 87%

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
425 English reviews, time-proportional draw over 86 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 425
Aspect yield
270 of 425 analyzed reviews carry at least one aspect (63.5%); every share on this page divides by all 425
Interval regime
calm: standard margins of error for a share of a sample (Wilson interval), no widening needed
Fetch paths
86 time windows fetched directly (windowed)
Language mix
1,000 fetched: english 426 · schinese 189 · german 143 · 22 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 after one corrective retry
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-20260808T150007Z-2dd0eaf4 · code 0b7bd00

full methodology in the milestone write-ups