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The ultimate space sandbox. Participate in epic fleet battles, form alliances, strive to dominate entire galaxies and harness the universe’s resources for your industrious empire or the destruction of others. Customise your experience, the universe is yours!

Release DateDec 4, 2014
Price$ 14.99  Top 15%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)67.2% (mixed) Bottom 30% / 68.6%  Bottom 35%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)65.5% / 66.9%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)2.2K  Top 10% / 3K  Top 10%
Curators136 reviews  Top 4%
Median Play Time31.4 hours  Top 4%
Play Time per Dollar2.1 hours  Top 10%
Followers75.7K  Top 2%
Owners± 344.3K  Top 10%
Copies Sold± 209.2K  Top 10%
Gross Revenue ($)± 1.8M  Top 10%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

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

Here you can see StarMade's Steam rating and reviews between December 2014 and December 2023. Steam's rating is varying from 86.8% (December 2014) to 68.5% (December 2023).

With 3K reviews Top 10%, StarMade is an AAA level success. The chart is compatible with a long tailed distribution, which suggests there was a good visibility at launch but that it was not followed by significant updates or discounts.

Review Languages
 

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

This doughnut graph shows StarMade's reviewers languages. The most popular language is English (79%), followed by German (5%). The player's languages are well diversified, with 25 different languages appearing in the reviews. The game is available in 9 languages, which is great.

Time Played

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

This chart displays the time played in StarMade, comparing positive and negative reviews. The reviews during the game's time in Early Access are visible too. Notice how the time in game reaches a stellar 219 hours in the 80th percentile.

The median play time for the negative reviews is 12 times less than the median for positive reviews. Some players have left a negative review after playing a significant amount of time (80 hours in the 80th percentile) which could mean that a part of StarMade's fanbase was unhappy about an update and review bombed the game. The Players' feedback section might give some insight about that.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • VAST space
  • Fun with Friends
  • Modable
  • Building is truly the highlight
  • Several blocks to choose from
  • Allows for many designs
  • Allows for one to make their own unique ship
  • Unlimited space sandbox
  • Extended weapon system
  • Building ships
  • Crash issues
  • Java having a lack of memory
  • Longer traversal times
  • Less pirate stations needed
  • Tedious and grindy crafting / getting resources
  • Difficult to find your way back
  • Buggy AI
  • Unbalanced combat system
  • Obtuseness of the game
  • Glitchy mess map

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 67.2%  Bottom 30% should be taken into account when assessing them.

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