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Every story has a beginning in F1® 2021, the official videogame of the 2021 FIA FORMULA ONE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP™. Enjoy the stunning new features of F1® 2021, including the thrilling story experience ‘Braking Point’, two-player Career, and get even closer to the grid with ‘Real-Season Start’.

Release DateJul 15, 2021
PriceFree
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)86.3% (very positive) / 85.6%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)84.6% Top 15% / 84.1%  Top 15%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)26.4K  Top 2% / 35.6K  Top 1%
Curators97 reviews  Top 10%
Median Play Time104.6 hours  Top 1%
Play Time per Dollar1.7 hour  Top 15%
Owners± 949.7K  Top 3%
Copies Sold± 677.2K  Top 3%
Gross Revenue ($)± 28.8M  Top 1%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of F1® 2021 steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This chart shows F1® 2021's Steam rating and reviews from July 2021 to December 2023. Steam's rating oscillates between 85.5% (March 2023) and 82.8% (October 2021), with relatively small variations.

With 35.6K reviews Top 1%, F1® 2021 is definitely a major AAA level success. There are peaks that suggests major updates or discounts.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for F1® 2021 and the proportion of players they represent.

This donut chart displays the languages of F1® 2021's reviewers. The most popular language is English (44%), followed by German (11%). There is a nice diversity in the reviews, with 28 languages represented. The game has been translated in 11 languages.

Time Played

Chart displaying F1® 2021 percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time players have spent in F1® 2021 depending if the reviewer left a positive or a negative review. You'll notice that the time played is very impressive, reaching 244 hours in the 80th percentile.

The negative reviews median playtime closely matches the median for positive reviews, meaning that there is no major difference between the players' experiences and the reviews probably reflect personal preferences more than anything else. Some F1® 2021 players left negative reviews after playing for a long time (more than 243 hours for the top 20%), it can be a sign that a part of the fanbase was displeased about the evolution of the game and decided to review bomb it. The Players' feedback section might give some insight about that.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • My Team mode
  • Quality improvements
  • Co-op campaign
  • Deluxe edition
  • Legendary drivers
  • Racing experience
  • Quality improvements
  • Improved AI
  • Damage model
  • Algarve International Circuit added
  • Expensive
  • No classic cars
  • No short tracks
  • Bright main menu UI
  • No FPS cap for main menu
  • Incomplete features promised
  • Tracks not updated
  • Stupid AI
  • Kerbs are dangerous
  • Bad online experience

The intention behind these pros & cons isn't to establish a balanced evaluation of the game, but rather to assist developers in identifying enhancement opportunities. The game's 86.3% rating should be factored in during their evaluation.

Please take this list with a grain of salt, as this is an AI generated list based on a small sample of F1® 2021's review data provided by Steam. You don't always need to solve every issue. What some players hate might be what your fanbase loves.

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