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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.

Release DateSep 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%
Curators163 reviews  Top 3%
Median Play Time28.5 hours  Top 5%
Play Time per Dollar1.9 hour  Top 10%
Followers39.1K  Top 3%
Owners± 426K  Top 10%
Copies Sold± 329K  Top 4%
Gross Revenue ($)± 3.3M  Top 4%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Heat Signature steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

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
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Heat Signature and the proportion of players they represent.

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

Chart displaying Heat Signature percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

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

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Emergent gameplay
  • Unique space sandbox experience
  • Depth
  • Complexity
  • Intuitive controls
  • Addicting gameplay
  • Tons of replay value
  • Smooth zoom mechanics
  • Meta-game unlockables
  • Interesting and handcrafted missions
  • Grindy gameplay
  • Hard-coded kit-counter system
  • Lack of fluid progression
  • Samey environments
  • Annoying bugs
  • Zoom issues
  • Impossible flying large ships
  • Lack of controller support
  • DLC not worth it
  • Needs more time in development

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!

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