7 Days to Die (Steam Game) Steam logo

Release DateDec 13, 2013
Price$ 24.99  Top 5%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)88.5% (very positive) Top 30% / 88.2%  Top 30%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)87.5% Top 10% / 87.3%  Top 10%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)196.9K  Top 1% / 286.1K  Top 1%
Curators465 reviews  Top 1%
Median Play Time144.9 hours  Top 1%
Play Time per Dollar5.8 hours  Top 1%
Followers454.9K  Top 1%
Owners± 12.2M  Top 1%
Copies Sold± 8.7M  Top 1%
Gross Revenue ($)± 85.5M  Top 1%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of 7 Days to Die steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This graph shows 7 Days to Die's Steam rating and reviews between December 2013 and December 2023. Steam's rating oscillates between 89.7% (December 2013) and 81.3% (May 2019).

With 286.1K reviews Top 1%, 7 Days to Die is an undeniable major AAA level success. There are peaks that suggests major updates or discounts.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for 7 Days to Die and the proportion of players they represent.

This donut graph displays the languages of 7 Days to Die's Steam reviews. The most popular language is English (49%), followed by Russian (13%). There is a healthy diversity in the review languages, with 29 different languages represented. The game has been translated in 14 languages.

Time Played

Chart displaying 7 Days to Die percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time players have spent in 7 Days to Die, showing a comparison between positive and negative reviews. You can also see the reviews during the Early Access phase. You'll notice that the time played is very impressive, reaching 498 hours in the 80th percentile.

The negative reviews play time is 3.9 times lower than the positive reviews median play time. Some players have left a negative review after playing a significant amount of time (239 hours in the 80th percentile) which could mean that a part of 7 Days to Die'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
  • building system is unique and awesome
  • good sandbox experience
  • huge list of craftable weapons
  • huge list of craftable materials
  • menu and setup options are stellar
  • looting is way more rewarding
  • no longer an army of undead in tiny houses
  • lots of missions and quests
  • great modding options
  • relatively friendly interface
  • anti-cheat system doesn't work
  • clipping issues
  • complaining or asking for help on official forums in relation to multiplayer games, will be met with
  • frustratingly annoying to connect directly to a friend's game
  • no option to type only to friends or private whisper in-game
  • rocket launchers, advanced military sniper rifles and fully-automatic machine guns sigh
  • single-player soon becomes extremely tedious and pointless
  • slow updates from the devs,
  • zombies enrage and destroy random poi's
  • zombies spawning inside your base still

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 score of 88.5%  Top 30% should be considered while evaluating them.

Please take this list with a grain of salt, as this is an AI generated list based on a small sample of 7 Days to Die'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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