Set in the muddy trenches of WW1, Beyond The Wire is a 50v50 multiplayer FPS that immerses players in the desperate & brutal circumstances of the Great War. Featuring an arsenal of historic weapons, ten massive maps, ten playable factions, era-specific tanks, & a brutal melee combat system.
- FPS (355)
- War (349)
- World War I (346)
- Military (345)
- PvP (340)
- Shooter (328)
- Tanks (325)
- First-Person (322)
- Historical (319)
- Strategy (317)
- Action (312)
- Realistic (239)
- Simulation (238)
- Tactical (225)
- Combat (214)
- Massively Multiplayer (214)
- Atmospheric (213)
- Multiplayer (211)
- Gore (172)
- Indie (160)
Early Access | Oct 21, 2020 |
Release Date | Aug 31, 2022 |
Price | $ 9.99 Top 30% |
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All) | 71.7% (mostly positive) Bottom 35% / 65.4% Bottom 30% |
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All) | 70% / 64.3% |
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All) | 5.1K Top 5% / 7.3K Top 4% |
Curators | 44 reviews Top 15% |
Median Play Time | 8.4 hours Top 20% |
Play Time per Dollar | 14 minutes Bottom 30% |
Followers | 42.7K Top 3% |
Owners | ± 522.7K Top 5% |
Copies Sold | ± 181.9K Top 10% |
Gross Revenue ($) | ± 4.1M Top 4% |
Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
This graph shows Beyond The Wire's Steam rating and reviews between October 2020 and December 2023. Steam's rating is varying from 77.7% (November 2020) to 65.3% (December 2023).
The 7.3K reviews Top 4% suggest that Beyond The Wire is an AAA level success. The May 2021 peak suggests that there was a major update or discount.
Review Languages
This donut graph displays the languages of Beyond The Wire's Steam reviews. The most popular language is English (70%), followed by Simplified Chinese (7%). There is a healthy diversity in the review languages, with 28 different languages represented. The game is available in 4 languages. Unless the game has a lot of dialogues, translating is usually not a lot of work compared to completing a game, therefore adding more translations is generally recommended.
Time Played
This chart displays the time played in Beyond The Wire, showing a comparison between positive and negative reviews. You can also see the reviews during the Early Access phase. The time played is adequate, reaching 29 hours in the 80th percentile.
The median play time for the negative reviews is 10 times less than the median for positive reviews. A low negative review time (median : 84 minutes) can mean that the game crashes on some systems or that the type of gameplay was not completely clear to the players (Is the game unmistakably explained on the Steam Store ?). It is also possible that players were otherwise displeased by Beyond The Wire and decided to review it and get a refund under 2 hours. You could check if there is an explanation in the Players' feedback section.
Players' Feedback
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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 score of 71.7% Bottom 35% should be considered while evaluating them.
Take into account that list was generated using AI on a small sample of Beyond The Wire's Steam review data, it is not meant to be exhaustive. Moreover, be aware that problems aren't always meant to be solved. Communicating clearly and managing the player's expectations is important too!