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Apex Legends is the award-winning, free-to-play Hero Shooter from Respawn Entertainment. Master an ever-growing roster of legendary characters with powerful abilities, and experience strategic squad play and innovative gameplay in the next evolution of Hero Shooter and Battle Royale.

Release DateNov 4, 2020
PriceFree
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)84.4% (positive) / 79.7%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)80.5% Top 20% / 79.2%  Top 25%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)1.3K  Top 10% / 736.4K  Top 1%
Curators946 reviews  Top 1%
Median Play Time200.5 hours  Top 1%
Followers500K  Top 1%
Owners± 47.2M  Top 1%
Copies Sold± 40.4M  Top 1%
Gross Revenue ($)± 1.2G  Top 1%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Apex Legends™ steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This chart shows Apex Legends™'s Steam rating and reviews from November 2020 to December 2023. Steam's rating is varying from 92% (November 2020) to 79.7% (December 2023).

With 736.4K reviews Top 1%, Apex Legends™ is definitely a major AAA level success. The chart is compatible with a long tailed distribution, which suggests there was a good visibility at launch but that it was not followed by significant updates or discounts.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Apex Legends™ and the proportion of players they represent.

This doughnut chart shows Apex Legends™'s review languages. The most popular language is English (48%), followed by Simplified Chinese (15%). There is a nice diversity in the reviews, with 29 languages represented. The game is available in 14 languages, which is great.

Time Played

Chart displaying Apex Legends™ percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time played in Apex Legends™ depending if the reviewer left a positive or a negative review. Notice how the time in game reaches a stellar 646 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 Apex Legends™ players left negative reviews after playing for a long time (more than 828 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
  • fluid gunplay
  • distinct weapons
  • unique characters
  • fast-paced gameplay
  • immersive visuals
  • solid performance on PC
  • diverse environment details
  • exceptional sound design
  • exhilarating team dynamics
  • vast weapon variety
  • bad servers
  • political propaganda
  • monetization system controversies
  • slow queue times
  • hackers in the game
  • unstable servers
  • occasional technical issues
  • reliance on teamwork may lead to frustrating experiences
  • hipfire accuracy issues
  • quite a bit of LOOT RNG

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 84.4% rating should be factored in during their evaluation.

Take into account that list was generated using AI on a small sample of Apex Legends™'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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