Railbound (Steam Game) Steam logo

Release DateSep 6, 2022
Price$ 12.99  Top 25%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)96.5% (overwhelmingly positive) Top 4% / 96.5%  Top 4%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)90.9% Top 3% / 90.9%  Top 3%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)1.1K  Top 15% / 1.2K  Top 15%
Curators61 reviews  Top 10%
Median Play Time6.3 hours  Top 25%
Play Time per Dollar29 minutes
Followers8.6K  Top 10%
Owners± 87.6K  Top 20%
Copies Sold± 78.6K  Top 10%
Gross Revenue ($)± 694.7K  Top 10%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

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

Here you can see Railbound's Steam rating and reviews between September 2022 and December 2023. Steam's rating is in a very narrow range going from 96.2% (September 2022) to 97.6% (November 2022).

With 1.2K reviews Top 15%, Railbound could be an indie success or even a small AAA 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 Railbound and the proportion of players they represent.

This donut chart displays the languages of Railbound's reviewers. The most popular language is Simplified Chinese (41%), followed by English (38%). The player's languages are well diversified, with 20 different languages appearing in the reviews. The game is translated in 11 languages, which is nice.

Time Played

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

This chart displays the number of hours played in Railbound, comparing positive and negative reviews. The time in game is acceptable, with 12 hours in the 80th percentile.

The median play time for the negative reviews is 1.6 times less than the median for positive reviews.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • charming art style
  • plenty of levels
  • limited resources
  • self-explanatory mechanics
  • reset button
  • ability to see solutions
  • various accessibility settings
  • great on the Steam Deck
  • optional levels
  • real headscratchers
  • trial-and-error gameplay
  • limited solution space
  • no anti-frustration features
  • small puzzle maps
  • not relaxing
  • guess-and-check gameplay
  • devolves quickly
  • heats up your cranium
  • busy work
  • only 4 possible solutions

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 rating of 96.5%  Top 4% should be taken into account when assessing them.

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