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Command a space-faring empire in Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion, the new stand-alone expansion that combines 4X depth with real-time strategy gameplay.

Release DateJun 12, 2012
Price$ 39.99  Top 2%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)93.7% (very positive) Top 15% / 93.2%  Top 15%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)90.9% Top 3% / 90.8%  Top 3%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)9.6K  Top 3% / 15.3K  Top 2%
Curators312 reviews  Top 2%
Median Play Time81.8 hours  Top 1%
Play Time per Dollar2 hours  Top 10%
Followers55.5K  Top 3%
Owners± 4.1M  Top 1%
Copies Sold± 811.9K  Top 2%
Gross Revenue ($)± 8.7M  Top 2%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

Here you can see Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion's Steam rating and reviews between April 2012 and December 2023. Steam's rating oscillates between 100% (April 2012) and 92.6% (August 2019).

With 15.3K reviews Top 2%, Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion is an undeniable major AAA level success. Peaks in the chart suggest that major updates or discounts happened.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion and the proportion of players they represent.

This donut chart displays the languages of Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion's reviewers. The most popular language is English (68%), followed by Simplified Chinese (8%). The player's languages are well diversified, with 26 different languages appearing in the reviews. The game has been translated in 8 languages.

Time Played

Chart displaying Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time players have spent in Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion, showing a comparison between positive and negative reviews. Notice how the time in game reaches a stellar 280 hours in the 80th percentile.

The negative reviews play time is 13 times lower than the positive reviews median play time. Some players have left a negative review after playing a significant amount of time (59 hours in the 80th percentile) which could mean that a part of Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion's fanbase was unhappy about an update and review bombed the game. You could check if there is an explanation in the Players' feedback section.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Epic scale
  • Massive space combat
  • Beautiful graphics and visuals
  • Good ship variety
  • Customizable ships and space stations
  • Solid core gameplay
  • Easy to manage Tech Tree
  • Incorporates features of previous expansions
  • High replayability
  • Modding potential
  • No Campaign mode
  • Negligible story
  • Steep learning curve
  • No hardpoints on Capital/Titan Ships and Space stations
  • Only three main factions
  • Stardock Account Management
  • Requires significant time commitment
  • Somewhat ancient online UI
  • Lower playercounts online
  • Other units lack autonomy

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 93.7%  Top 15% should be taken into account when assessing them.

Please take this list with a grain of salt, as this is an AI generated list based on a small sample of Sins of a Solar Empire®: Rebellion's review data provided by Steam. 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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