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Experience the struggle which a homeless man goes through in a humorous manner. Primitive elements of contemporary life that we take for granted, such as staying warm, well-nourished, and hygienic, will become an issue.

Release DateJun 4, 2021
Price$ 14.99  Top 15%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)68.7% (mixed) Bottom 30% / 68.1%  Bottom 35%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)66.2% / 65.9%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)817  Top 15% / 979  Top 15%
Curators68 reviews  Top 10%
Median Play Time11.1 hours  Top 15%
Play Time per Dollar44 minutes
Followers10.8K  Top 10%
Owners± 51.1K  Top 25%
Copies Sold± 39.3K  Top 15%
Gross Revenue ($)± 288.2K  Top 15%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Garbage steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This graph shows Garbage's Steam rating and reviews between June 2021 and December 2023. Steam's rating is in a range going from 75.6% (June 2021) to 67.8% (November 2023).

With 979 reviews Top 15%, Garbage could be an indie success or even a small AAA success. The chart looks like a long tail distribution, which sometimes means that the marketing was concentrated on the game launch and then stopped, and that no major update or discounts followed.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Garbage and the proportion of players they represent.

This doughnut graph shows Garbage's reviewers languages. The most popular language is English (28%), followed by Russian (18%). There is a healthy diversity in the review languages, with 21 different languages represented. The game is translated in 15 languages, which is nice.

Time Played

Chart displaying Garbage percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the number of hours played in Garbage, comparing positive and negative reviews. The time played is adequate, reaching 25 hours in the 80th percentile.

The negative reviews play time is 2 times lower than the positive reviews median play time. A high negative review play time (median : 7 hours) could mean that Garbage crashes after a while or becomes too repetitive or difficult in the end. You could check if there is an explanation in the Players' feedback section.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • humor
  • interesting concept
  • well-drawn
  • funny
  • captivating
  • good ideas
  • deep meaning
  • comic style graphics
  • addictive
  • contains unique zones
  • bugs
  • poor optimization
  • repetitive gameplay
  • unfair difficulty curve
  • unbalanced resources
  • resource farming issues
  • terrible endgame
  • no manual saving
  • limited content
  • stability issues

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 68.7%  Bottom 30% should be considered while evaluating them.

Please keep in mind that this list was AI-generated with only a statistical sample of Garbage's review data that Steam provides. Additionally, remember that not all issues need to be fixed, sometimes the best approach is to communicate better to manage the player's expectations.

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