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The Spike is a 2D volleyball game which is light, but dynamic. Dominate your opponents with speedy and powerful spikes, to take control of the court!

Release DateJun 5, 2020
Price$ 4.99
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)92.3% (very positive) Top 20% / 92.2%  Top 20%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)88% Top 10% / 88%  Top 5%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)1.9K  Top 10% / 2K  Top 10%
Curators5 reviews  Bottom 30%
Median Play Time24.1 hours  Top 10%
Play Time per Dollar4.8 hours  Top 2%
Followers2.4K  Top 25%
Owners± 54.1K  Top 25%
Copies Sold± 49.4K  Top 15%
Gross Revenue ($)± 157K  Top 20%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

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

This graph shows The Spike's Steam rating and reviews between June 2020 and December 2023. Steam's rating is in a narrow range going from 91.4% (July 2020) to 95.1% (July 2021).

With 2K reviews Top 10%, The Spike is an AAA level success.

Review Languages
 

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

This donut chart displays the languages of The Spike's reviewers. The most popular language is Korean (32%), followed by English (27%). There is a healthy diversity in the review languages, with 27 different languages represented. The game is translated in 5 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 The Spike percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the number of hours played in The Spike, comparing positive and negative reviews. The time in game is outstanding, with 71 hours in the 80th percentile.

The median play time for the negative reviews is 2.1 times less than the median for positive reviews. Some players have left a negative review after playing a significant amount of time (47 hours in the 80th percentile) which could mean that a part of The Spike's fanbase was unhappy about an update and review bombed the game. The Players' feedback section might give some insight about that.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • unique gameplay
  • fun and simple
  • addictive
  • good music
  • exciting battles
  • different game type
  • good mood with music
  • no pressure gameplay
  • quick pace
  • smooth animations
  • poor AI team
  • expensive recruitment
  • tedious menu
  • unhelpful teammates
  • bugs and glitches
  • unpolished camera
  • lack of control/abilities for Spiker
  • incomplete game feeling
  • poor animations
  • lacking Setter story/gameplay

These advantages and disadvantages are not meant to provide a fair assessment of the game, but to help developers identify potential improvements. The game's score of 92.3%  Top 20% should be considered while evaluating them.

Please keep in mind that this list was AI-generated with only a statistical sample of The Spike'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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