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NEO Scavenger is a game where you must survive in the wasteland long enough to figure out who you are. Each turn, you must decide where to go, how to scavenge for supplies, and how to deal with anything and anyone you encounter.

Release DateDec 15, 2014
Price$ 14.99  Top 15%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)89.4% (very positive) Top 30% / 90.1%  Top 25%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)86.2% Top 10% / 87%  Top 10%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)4.1K  Top 5% / 5K  Top 5%
Curators189 reviews  Top 3%
Median Play Time28.9 hours  Top 5%
Play Time per Dollar1.9 hour  Top 10%
Followers32.7K  Top 4%
Owners± 366.2K  Top 10%
Copies Sold± 256.5K  Top 5%
Gross Revenue ($)± 2.3M  Top 5%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

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

Here you can see NEO Scavenger's Steam rating and reviews between December 2013 and December 2023. Steam's rating is varying from 96.7% (August 2014) to 90% (December 2023).

With 5K reviews Top 5%, NEO Scavenger is an AAA level success. Peaks in the chart suggest that major updates or discounts happened.

Review Languages
 

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

This donut chart displays the languages of NEO Scavenger's reviewers. The most popular language is English (82%), followed by Russian (4%). The player's languages are well diversified, with 26 different languages appearing in the reviews. 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 NEO Scavenger percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time played in NEO Scavenger, comparing positive and negative reviews. The reviews during the game's time in Early Access are visible too. The time played is great, reaching 77 hours in the 80th percentile.

The negative reviews play time is 3.2 times lower than the positive reviews median play time. Some players have left a negative review after playing a significant amount of time (34 hours in the 80th percentile) which could mean that a part of NEO Scavenger'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
  • Addictive gameplay
  • Deep and complex interactions
  • Lots of attention to detail
  • Lots of ways to approach situations
  • Feels fair
  • Good replay value
  • Great RPG elements
  • Excellent quality of writing
  • Fantastic sound design
  • Cheap price
  • Clunky interface
  • Non-existent music
  • Combat system leaves something to be desired
  • RNG can make the game frustrating
  • Flat story
  • No real end to the game
  • Some repetitive elements
  • Difficult learning curve
  • Limited scope of survival mechanics
  • No real reason to care about the world

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 89.4%  Top 30% should be taken into account when assessing them.

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