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Quit your job and build an exciting startup! Survive the tech bubble, compete with rival CEOs and expand your office from bedroom programmer up to the heights of global corporate sabotage! As long as you don't get hacked... or kidnapped...

Release DateJan 20, 2022
Price$ 14.99  Top 15%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)56.8% (mixed) Bottom 15% / 55.9%  Bottom 20%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)55.3% Bottom 25% / 54.7%  Bottom 25%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)162  / 213  Top 30%
Curators31 reviews  Top 20%
Median Play Time9.8 hours  Top 20%
Play Time per Dollar39 minutes
Followers2.5K  Top 25%
Owners± 13.3K 
Copies Sold± 5.3K 
Gross Revenue ($)± 33.5K 

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Startup Panic steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This chart shows Startup Panic's Steam rating and reviews from January 2022 to December 2023. Steam's rating is relatively stable, varying from 55.6% (November 2023) to 58.9% (November 2022).

With its 213 reviews Top 30%, Startup Panic could be considered a decent success for an indie game. The graph seems to be a long tailed distribution. That sometimes means that the marketing efforts were concentrated on the game launch, and that there was no major update or discounts after.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Startup Panic and the proportion of players they represent.

This donut chart displays the languages of Startup Panic's reviewers. The most popular language is English (40%), followed by Russian (11%). There is a nice diversity in the reviews, with 16 languages represented. The game is available in 9 languages, which is great.

Time Played

Chart displaying Startup Panic percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time played in Startup Panic depending if the reviewer left a positive or a negative review. The time played is adequate, reaching 19 hours in the 80th percentile.

The median play time for the negative reviews is 1.7 times less than the median for positive reviews. A high negative review play time (median : 8 hours) could mean that Startup Panic crashes after a while or becomes too repetitive or difficult in the end. You could check if there is an explanation in the Players' feedback section.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • fun
  • good graphics
  • addictive
  • interesting concept
  • satire humor
  • worth the price
  • easy to play
  • simulates tech industry
  • high replay value
  • wholesome
  • repetitive
  • tedious clicking
  • lacks content
  • no vacation automation
  • no sandbox mode
  • too focused on sending employees on vacation
  • limited management options
  • silly vacation events
  • no deeper value to features
  • not enough to do

It's important to understand that this list of positives and negatives is not an unbiased evaluation of the game. Its purpose is to support developers in understanding what their players want. The game's 56.8% rating  Bottom 15% should be factored in during their evaluation.

Take into account that list was generated using AI on a small sample of Startup Panic's Steam review data, it is not meant to be exhaustive. You don't always need to solve every issue. What some players hate might be what your fanbase loves.

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