Heat Signature is a game from the developers of Gunpoint where you break into spaceships, make terrible mistakes, and think of clever ways out of them. You take a mission, fly to the target ship, sneak inside, and make clever use of your gadgets to distract, ambush and take out the crew.
- Space (118)
- Stealth (113)
- Indie (112)
- Top-Down (103)
- Action (97)
- Rogue-like (97)
- Strategy (89)
- Sci-fi (78)
- Procedural Generation (77)
- Real-Time with Pause (72)
- Rogue-lite (71)
- Singleplayer (68)
- Adventure (54)
- 2D (46)
- Top-Down Shooter (43)
- Perma Death (43)
- Tactical (43)
- Open World (37)
- Bullet Time (34)
- Action Roguelike (32)
Release Date | Sep 21, 2017 |
Price | $ 14.99 Top 15% |
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All) | 94.7% (very positive) Top 10% / 94.7% Top 10% |
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All) | 91.5% Top 2% / 91.6% Top 2% |
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All) | 6.3K Top 4% / 6.8K Top 4% |
Curators | 163 reviews Top 3% |
Median Play Time | 28.5 hours Top 5% |
Play Time per Dollar | 1.9 hour Top 10% |
Followers | 39.1K Top 3% |
Owners | ± 426K Top 10% |
Copies Sold | ± 329K Top 4% |
Gross Revenue ($) | ± 3.3M Top 4% |
Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
This chart shows Heat Signature's Steam rating and reviews from September 2017 to December 2023. Steam's rating is in a very narrow range going from 95.6% (September 2017) to 93.8% (October 2018).
The 6.8K reviews Top 4% suggest that Heat Signature is an AAA level success. The chart looks like a long tail distribution, which sometimes means that the marketing was concentrated on the game launch and then stopped, and that no major update or discounts followed.
Review Languages
This doughnut graph shows Heat Signature's reviewers languages. The most popular language is English (90%), followed by Russian (2%). There is a nice diversity in the reviews, with 24 languages represented. The game has only one translation (English). Having more translations could have boosted the game's popularity.
Time Played
This chart displays the number of hours played in Heat Signature, showing a comparison between positive and negative reviews. The time played is great, reaching 62 hours in the 80th percentile.
The negative reviews play time is 6.9 times lower than the positive reviews median play time.
Players' Feedback
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These advantages and disadvantages are not meant to provide a fair assessment of the game, but to help developers identify potential improvements. The game's 94.7% rating Top 10% should be factored in during their evaluation.
Please keep in mind that this list was AI-generated with only a statistical sample of Heat Signature'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!