Chess Evolved Online (Steam Game)

This chart shows Chess Evolved Online's Steam rating and reviews from February 2021 to December 2023. Steam's rating oscillates between 93.3% (February 2021) and 90.6% (May 2021), with relatively small variations.

With 620 reviews Top 20%, Chess Evolved Online could be an indie success or even a small AAA success. 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.

This donut graph displays the languages of Chess Evolved Online's Steam reviews. The most popular language is English (80%), followed by Russian (3%). There is a nice diversity in the reviews, with 20 languages represented. The game has only one translation (English), it could have been more popular if it was translated in more languages.

This chart displays the time players have spent in Chess Evolved Online, showing a comparison between positive and negative reviews. You can also see the reviews during the Early Access phase. The time in game is outstanding, with 70 hours in the 80th percentile.

The median play time for the negative reviews is 12 times less than the median for positive reviews. When the negative review time is low (median : 73 minutes), it can be a sign that the game crashes on some systems or that players misunderstood the nature of the game (Does the Steam page clearly explain it, with gifs and a gameplay video ?). It can also mean that some players were somehow offended by Chess Evolved Online and decided to review it and get a refund under 2 hours.