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Release DateAug 9, 2012
PriceFree
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)57.3% (mixed) Bottom 20% / 66.6%  Bottom 30%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)55.5% Bottom 25% / 65.6%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)103  / 11.9K  Top 3%
Curators135 reviews  Top 4%
Median Play Time108.6 hours  Top 1%
Followers17.6K  Top 10%
Owners± 1.7M  Top 2%
Copies Sold± 1.3M  Top 2%
Gross Revenue ($)± 53.3M  Top 1%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

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

This graph shows MapleStory's Steam rating and reviews between August 2012 and December 2023. Steam's rating is varying from 84.8% (July 2013) to 66.5% (December 2023).

With 11.9K reviews Top 3%, MapleStory is an undeniable major AAA level success. The November 2023 peak suggests that there was a major update or discount.

Review Languages
 

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

This doughnut graph shows MapleStory's reviewers languages. The most popular language is English (88%), followed by Spanish - Spain (3%). There is a healthy diversity in the review languages, with 28 different languages represented. The game has been translated in only one language (English), it's always good to have more translations to access other markets.

Time Played

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

This chart displays the time played in MapleStory, showing a comparison between positive and negative reviews. Notice how the time in game reaches a stellar 951 hours in the 80th percentile.

The median play time for the negative reviews is 3.5 times less than the median for positive reviews. Some players have left a negative review after playing a significant amount of time (976 hours in the 80th percentile) which could mean that a part of MapleStory's fanbase was unhappy about an update and review bombed the game. The Players' feedback section might help understanding the issue.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Awesome music
  • Amazing graphics
  • Functionally diverse class system
  • Optimizations in balance
  • Auction House
  • Many different builds available
  • A lot of new content
  • Flexible leveling options
  • Removal of cash shop PTW in Reboot world
  • Good for nostalgic purposes
  • Abusive cash shop
  • Solo-grind game
  • Toxic community
  • Boredom in late game
  • Unbalanced classes
  • Frequent game crashes
  • Encouragement to spend money
  • Compulsory use of multiple characters
  • Full of botters
  • Destroyed items on enchantment failure

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 57.3%  Bottom 20% should be considered while evaluating them.

Take into account that list was generated using AI on a small sample of MapleStory'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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