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Out There: Oceans of Time is a space exploration game that puts you at the helm of an interstellar mission of discovery spanning a vast and vibrant cosmos.

Release DateMay 26, 2022
Price$ 24.99  Top 5%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)54.8% (mixed) Bottom 15% / 55.5%  Bottom 20%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)53.8% Bottom 20% / 54.4%  Bottom 25%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)186  Top 30% / 202  Top 30%
Curators47 reviews  Top 15%
Median Play Time7.5 hours  Top 25%
Play Time per Dollar18 minutes  Bottom 35%
Followers9.5K  Top 10%
Owners± 6K 
Copies Sold± 5.8K 
Gross Revenue ($)± 90.1K  Top 25%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Out There: Oceans of Time steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

Here you can see Out There: Oceans of Time's Steam rating and reviews between May 2022 and December 2023. Steam's rating is in a range going from 60.9% (May 2022) to 54.6% (December 2022).

The 202 reviews Top 30% suggest that Out There: Oceans of Time might be a reasonable indie 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.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Out There: Oceans of Time and the proportion of players they represent.

This donut chart displays the languages of Out There: Oceans of Time's reviewers. The most popular language is English (50%), followed by Simplified Chinese (26%). The player's languages are well diversified, with 10 different languages appearing in the reviews. The game is translated in 7 languages. Considering that, unless the game is text-heavy, adding translations is not a lot of work compared to making a game, it is often a good idea to translate the game in many languages.

Time Played

Chart displaying Out There: Oceans of Time percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the number of hours played in Out There: Oceans of Time, showing a comparison between positive and negative reviews. The time played is adequate, reaching 16 hours in the 80th percentile.

The median play time for the negative reviews is 2.6 times less than the median for positive reviews.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Great gameplay loop
  • Fantastic music
  • Cool greenhouse mechanics
  • Hydrogen scoop feature is great
  • Multiple languages included
  • Manual save feature
  • Balanced game mechanics
  • Specialized ships
  • Hotkeys for space views
  • Quick and simple missions
  • Forced away missions are grindy and time-consuming
  • Bad character writing
  • Ugly character and planet models
  • Repetitive planetary exploration
  • Generic story
  • UI bugs
  • Resource grinding not for everyone
  • Extended gameplay makes luck-based wipes more frustrating
  • Story cutscenes are horrible
  • Gameplay loop is now longer

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 rating of 54.8%  Bottom 15% should be taken into account when assessing them.

Please keep in mind that this list was AI-generated with only a statistical sample of Out There: Oceans of Time's review data that Steam provides. Moreover, be aware that problems aren't always meant to be solved. Communicating clearly and managing the player's expectations is important too!

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