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Be the architect of your own universe with Spore, an exciting single-player adventure. From Single Cell to Galactic God, evolve your creature in a universe of your own creations.

Release DateDec 19, 2008
Price$ 19.99  Top 10%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)92.2% (very positive) Top 20% / 92.2%  Top 20%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)90.6% Top 3% / 90.7%  Top 3%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)51.5K  Top 1% / 56.5K  Top 1%
Curators669 reviews  Top 1%
Median Play Time24.2 hours  Top 10%
Play Time per Dollar1.2 hour  Top 20%
Followers84K  Top 2%
Owners± 3.9M  Top 1%
Copies Sold± 3.4M  Top 1%
Gross Revenue ($)± 28.6M  Top 1%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

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

This graph shows SPORE™'s Steam rating and reviews between November 2010 and December 2023. Steam's rating is in a range going from 94.8% (August 2013) to 81.8% (March 2011).

With its 56.5K reviews Top 1%, SPORE™ is indisputably a major AAA level success. There are peaks that suggests major updates or discounts.

Review Languages
 

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

This doughnut graph shows SPORE™'s reviewers languages. The most popular language is English (58%), followed by Russian (12%). There is a healthy diversity in the review languages, with 28 different languages represented. The game is translated in 15 languages, which is nice.

Time Played

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

This chart displays the number of hours played in SPORE™, comparing positive and negative reviews. The time played is great, reaching 69 hours in the 80th percentile.

The median play time for the negative reviews is 2.6 times less than the median for positive reviews. Some SPORE™ players left negative reviews after playing for a long time (more than 33 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. You could check if there is an explanation in the Players' feedback section.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • great game idea
  • creation/customization tools
  • biodiversity
  • open universe
  • editor
  • item/trophy collector
  • unique concept
  • fun gameplay
  • cool adventure
  • epic journey
  • annoying eco-disasters/Grox invasions
  • useless ally ships
  • tactically irrelevant combat
  • too many collecting quests
  • boring strategy gameplay
  • repetitive gameplay
  • issue with space portion
  • limited online features
  • lack of variation in playstyles
  • EA's involvement

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 score of 92.2%  Top 20% should be considered while evaluating them.

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