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Somewhere in deep space, at an apparently abandoned mining base on the asteriod Alpha Prime, something has gone terribly wrong. Miners were warned that the hubbardium they were mining was too dangerous, but the lure of unimaginable wealth was too strong.

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Release DateNov 7, 2007
Price$ 4.99
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)59.5% (mixed) Bottom 20% / 54.6%  Bottom 15%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)58.2% Bottom 30% / 54.1%  Bottom 20%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)762  Top 15% / 1.4K  Top 10%
Curators32 reviews  Top 20%
Median Play Time3.3 hours
Play Time per Dollar40 minutes
Followers833 
Owners± 338.5K  Top 10%
Copies Sold± 61.8K  Top 15%
Gross Revenue ($)± 130K  Top 20%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

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

This graph shows Alpha Prime's Steam rating and reviews between October 2010 and December 2023. Steam's rating is in a range going from 78.9% (March 2011) to 52% (February 2014).

The 1.4K reviews Top 10% suggest that Alpha Prime might be an indie success or even a small AAA success. There are peaks that suggests major updates or discounts.

Review Languages
 

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

This doughnut chart shows Alpha Prime's review languages. The most popular language is English (59%), followed by Russian (13%). There is a healthy diversity in the review languages, with 24 different languages represented. The game has only one translation (English). Having more translations could have boosted the game's popularity.

Time Played

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

This chart displays the number of hours played in Alpha Prime, showing a comparison between positive and negative reviews. The time played is decent, reaching 7 hours in the 80th percentile.

The median play time for the negative reviews is 3.1 times less than the median for positive reviews. A low negative review time (median : 98 minutes) can mean that the game crashes on some systems or that the type of gameplay was not completely clear to the players (Is the game unmistakably explained on the Steam Store ?). It is also possible that players were otherwise displeased by Alpha Prime and decided to review it and get a refund under 2 hours. The Players' feedback section might help understanding the issue.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Setting,levels and pacing
  • Intense firefights
  • No shield, No regenerating health, no auto aim
  • AI is smart and always moving
  • Slow-down mechanic
  • Decent story
  • Good plot twists
  • Runs fine on Windows 10
  • Cheat codes
  • Insane Italian stereotype of a companion
  • Horrible voice acting, writing, story
  • Useless weapons
  • Perfect A.I. aiming
  • Glitches and crashes
  • Bad AI accuracy
  • Bullet sponges in enemy AI
  • Low-quality voice acting
  • Terribly uneven voice-acting
  • Weak weapons
  • Mindless drones

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 score of 59.5%  Bottom 20% should be considered while evaluating them.

Please keep in mind that this list was AI-generated with only a statistical sample of Alpha Prime's review data that Steam provides. 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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