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Drox Operative is a starship action RPG with warring alien races, fierce space battles, a dynamic, evolving galaxy, and co-op multiplayer for Windows and Mac.Eons ago the Drox ruled the galaxy through their mighty Operatives. These elite starship captains were trained to accomplish the impossible at whatever cost necessary.

Release DateFeb 18, 2014
Price$ 19.99  Top 10%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)88.8% (very positive) Top 30% / 90%  Top 25%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)81.6% Top 20% / 82.9%  Top 15%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)268  Top 25% / 311  Top 25%
Curators30 reviews  Top 20%
Median Play Time36.3 hours  Top 3%
Play Time per Dollar1.8 hour  Top 10%
Followers2.4K  Top 25%
Owners± 21.4K 
Copies Sold± 13.2K  Top 25%
Gross Revenue ($)± 117.2K  Top 20%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

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

This graph shows Drox Operative's Steam rating and reviews between February 2014 and November 2023. Steam's rating oscillates between 98.8% (April 2014) and 89.3% (April 2020).

With its 311 reviews Top 25%, Drox Operative could be considered a decent success for an indie game. 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 Drox Operative and the proportion of players they represent.

This donut chart displays the languages of Drox Operative's reviewers. The most popular language is English (86%), followed by German (4%). There is a healthy diversity in the review languages, with 13 different 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 Drox Operative percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time players have spent in Drox Operative depending if the reviewer left a positive or a negative review. You'll notice that the time played is very impressive, reaching 105 hours in the 80th percentile.

The median play time for the negative reviews is 5.3 times less than the median for positive reviews. The negative review time is high (median is 8 hours), it can be a sign that Drox Operative 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
  • Stable with few bugs
  • Multiple paths to victory
  • Multiplayer works well
  • Cosmetic variety of ships
  • Smooth and intuitive combat
  • Plenty to do and plenty of ways to do it
  • Fun to play with others
  • Unique premise
  • Skill point system
  • Command stat providing new ships
  • RNG loot system
  • No difference between victory and defeat
  • Dated graphics
  • No story
  • Inventory management central and annoying
  • One-dimensional NPC factions
  • Repetitive and lacks depth
  • Expansion pack does not address issues
  • Music is not good
  • Not for hardcore space game fans

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 score of 88.8%  Top 30% should be considered while evaluating them.

Please take this list with a grain of salt, as this is an AI generated list based on a small sample of Drox Operative's review data provided by Steam. You don't always need to solve every issue. What some players hate might be what your fanbase loves.

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