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The Human Race had advanced to the point where we could travel among the stars, we developed giant automated machines to help us colonise other worlds, but there was a fault in their programming and they turned and attacked. Forcing us to lay a trap to protect Earth and exiling the Human race to stay on Earth once again.

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Release DateOct 8, 2010
Price$ 4.99
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)75.9% (mostly positive) / 74.7%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)71% / 70.4%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)245  Top 30% / 336  Top 25%
Curators13 reviews
Median Play Time16.9 hours  Top 10%
Play Time per Dollar3.4 hours  Top 4%
Followers2K  Top 25%
Owners± 206.1K  Top 10%
Copies Sold± 19.8K  Top 20%
Gross Revenue ($)± 50.6K  Top 30%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of X: Beyond the Frontier steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

Here you can see X: Beyond the Frontier's Steam rating and reviews between December 2010 and December 2023. Steam's rating is varying from 100% (December 2011) to 73.1% (October 2020).

With its 336 reviews Top 25%, X: Beyond the Frontier could be considered a decent success for an indie game. Peaks in the chart suggest that major updates or discounts happened.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for X: Beyond the Frontier and the proportion of players they represent.

This donut chart displays the languages of X: Beyond the Frontier's reviewers. The most popular language is English (59%), followed by German (16%). The player's languages are well diversified, with 15 different languages appearing in the reviews. The game has 2 translations (English and German), it's always good to have more translations to access other markets.

Time Played

Chart displaying X: Beyond the Frontier percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time played in X: Beyond the Frontier depending if the reviewer left a positive or a negative review. The time in game is outstanding, with 61 hours in the 80th percentile.

The median play time for the negative reviews is 31 times less than the median for positive reviews. When the negative review time is low (median : 57 minutes), it can be a sign that the game crashes on some systems or that players misunderstood the nature of the game (Does the Steam page clearly explain it, with gifs and a gameplay video ?). It can also mean that some players were somehow offended by X: Beyond the Frontier and decided to review it and get a refund under 2 hours. The Players' feedback section might give some insight about that.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • easy to get into
  • enjoyable space trading game
  • solid core gameplay
  • exploring
  • good ship and station designs
  • nostalgic feel
  • rotating planets
  • challenging
  • great tutorials
  • fun to get lost in
  • outdated game engine
  • steep learning curve
  • clunky and buggy game
  • controls are abysmal
  • extremely repetitive and grindy
  • lack of alternate starting points
  • inability to change ships in-game
  • unforgiving to newcomers
  • poor graphics
  • spoiled by the newer games

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 rating of 75.9% should be taken into account when assessing them.

Take into account that list was generated using AI on a small sample of X: Beyond the Frontier's Steam review data, it is not meant to be exhaustive. You don't always need to solve every issue. What some players hate might be what your fanbase loves.

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