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Crouch, bind, set! Discover the true rugby experience. Play with best clubs and top nations, enjoy dynamic gameplay that stays faithful to the sport, and experience the intensity of big matches.

Release DateJan 27, 2022
Price$ 39.99  Top 2%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)75.8% (mostly positive) / 73.7%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)70.9% / 69.6%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)240  Top 30% / 327  Top 25%
Curators5 reviews  Bottom 30%
Median Play Time18.1 hours  Top 10%
Play Time per Dollar27 minutes
Followers862 
Owners± 21.8K 
Copies Sold± 16.2K  Top 25%
Gross Revenue ($)± 334.3K  Top 15%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Rugby 22 steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

Here you can see Rugby 22's Steam rating and reviews between January 2022 and December 2023. Steam's rating is relatively stable, varying from 75.6% (January 2022) to 72.9% (March 2022).

The 327 reviews Top 25% suggest that Rugby 22 might be a reasonable indie success. The chart suggests a long tail distribution, which could mean that the game was promoted at laucnch but that there were no more marketing, update or major discounts after that point.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Rugby 22 and the proportion of players they represent.

This doughnut graph shows Rugby 22's reviewers languages. The most popular language is English (62%), followed by French (25%). The player's languages are well diversified, with 12 different languages appearing in the reviews. The game is translated in 4 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 Rugby 22 percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time played in Rugby 22, showing a comparison between positive and negative reviews. The time in game is outstanding, with 52 hours in the 80th percentile.

The negative reviews play time is 5.5 times lower than the positive reviews median play time.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Passing using power to dictate is good
  • Tutorials are pretty decent
  • Player animations are 90% OK
  • Commentary is decent
  • AI pulls off some really good moves
  • Kicking is pretty decent
  • Good tempo in the breakdown
  • Improvements over previous edition
  • Career mode (more like management than anything else + encourages gambling)
  • At times it really does have some positives
  • Price is WAYYY Too High for what is delivered
  • Passing is laggy and unresponsive
  • Passing is too slow
  • AI is sometimes really BAD
  • No player editor
  • Tackles are weak and ineffective far too often
  • Swapping players sometimes fails
  • AI goes through player as if they are not solid objects
  • Line outs are a random guess
  • Penalty and Conversion Kicking is a complete mess

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 rating of 75.8% should be taken into account when assessing them.

Take into account that list was generated using AI on a small sample of Rugby 22's Steam review data, it is not meant to be exhaustive. 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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