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Signs of Life is a sci-fi survival sandbox platformer with a combination of procedurally generated and hand-crafted content. You'll explore mysterious locations, Mine blocks for resources, and meet strange (and some familiar) creatures, some of which don't even want to kill you and eat your corpse.

Release DateJan 27, 2014
Price$ 9.99  Top 30%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)78.9% (mostly positive) / 79%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)74.9% / 75.1%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)669  Top 15% / 796  Top 15%
Curators23 reviews  Top 25%
Median Play Time25.1 hours  Top 5%
Play Time per Dollar2.5 hours  Top 10%
Followers31.2K  Top 4%
Owners± 74.3K  Top 20%
Copies Sold± 44.7K  Top 15%
Gross Revenue ($)± 316K  Top 15%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

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

This chart shows Signs of Life's Steam rating and reviews from January 2014 to December 2023. Steam's rating oscillates between 100% (January 2014) and 78.8% (July 2019).

The 796 reviews Top 15% suggest that Signs of Life might be an indie success or even a small AAA 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 Signs of Life and the proportion of players they represent.

This doughnut chart shows Signs of Life's review languages. The most popular language is English (69%), followed by Russian (10%). There is a nice diversity in the reviews, with 19 languages represented. The game has only one translation (English), it could have been more popular if it was translated in more languages.

Time Played

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

This chart displays the time players have spent in Signs of Life, showing a comparison between positive and negative reviews. The reviews during the game's time in Early Access are visible too. The time in game is outstanding, with 63 hours in the 80th percentile.

The negative reviews play time is 3.9 times lower than the positive reviews median play time. The negative review time is high (median is 8 hours), it can be a sign that Signs of Life crashes after a while or becomes too repetitive or difficult towards the end. The Players' feedback section might give some insight about that.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Well thought out UI
  • Lovely graphics
  • Active development
  • Responsive developers
  • Plenty of crafting recipes
  • Build your own base
  • Active communities
  • Unique ideas
  • Versatile MEG tool
  • Relaxing soundtrack
  • No water or liquids in the world
  • Too little content
  • Inventory system is messy
  • Weak ranged combat options
  • Unwholesome theme to the game
  • Poor writing
  • Survival is trivial
  • No replay value
  • Too similar to other games
  • Combat seems wonky

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 78.9% rating should be factored in during their evaluation.

Please take this list with a grain of salt, as this is an AI generated list based on a small sample of Signs of Life'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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