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Meltdown is a tactical arcade shooter featuring both singleplayer and intense online multiplayer. Become the most skilled soldier, choose your weapons, get the best upgrades, buckle up and start your mission. Be careful, each enemy has it’s own combat style, special AI and gear. Adapt to them to survive!

Release DateJun 5, 2014
Price$ 6.99
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)86.6% (very positive) / 85%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)81% Top 20% / 80.3%  Top 20%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)500  Top 20% / 813  Top 15%
Curators45 reviews  Top 15%
Median Play Time8.9 hours  Top 20%
Play Time per Dollar1.3 hour  Top 20%
Followers1.3K  Top 30%
Owners± 108.4K  Top 15%
Copies Sold± 49.8K  Top 15%
Gross Revenue ($)± 121.7K  Top 20%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

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

This chart shows Meltdown's Steam rating and reviews from March 2014 to December 2023. Steam's rating oscillates between 96.2% (April 2014) and 84.8% (November 2021).

With 813 reviews Top 15%, Meltdown could 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 Meltdown and the proportion of players they represent.

This donut chart displays the languages of Meltdown's reviewers. The most popular language is English (59%), followed by Russian (10%). There is a nice diversity in the reviews, with 22 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 Meltdown percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time players have spent in Meltdown, showing a comparison between positive and negative reviews. You can also see the reviews during the Early Access phase. The time played is adequate, reaching 20 hours in the 80th percentile.

The negative reviews play time is 4.9 times lower than the positive reviews median play time. A low negative review time (median : 132 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 Meltdown and decided to review it and get a refund under 2 hours. You could check if there is an explanation in the Players' feedback section.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Addictive gameplay
  • Responsive controls
  • Co-op mode
  • Colourful design
  • Varied guns and upgrades
  • Drop-in/drop-out multiplayer
  • Fun and simple casual action
  • Great sound design
  • Boss fights offer variety
  • Additional perks upon reset
  • Repetitive level designs
  • Grinding necessary to progress
  • Bugs
  • Mobile game port
  • Unimaginative achievements
  • Inconsistent UI navigation
  • Upgrade/lives system issues
  • Lack of online players
  • Limited to a few hours of fun
  • Tons of health and ammo useless

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 86.6% 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 Meltdown'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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