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Pandora: First Contact is a science fiction 4X turn-based strategy game on a planetary scale. Our Earth has been exhausted and colonial attempts on other planetary bodies have been in vain. Finally, after decades of exploration, an interstellar probe has brought promise of a new world.

Release DateMay 30, 2014
Price$ 29.99  Top 3%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)61.3% (mixed) Bottom 20% / 62.7%  Bottom 25%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)59.6% Bottom 30% / 60.9%  Bottom 35%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)512  Top 20% / 609  Top 20%
Curators23 reviews  Top 25%
Median Play Time18.5 hours  Top 10%
Play Time per Dollar37 minutes
Followers10.5K  Top 10%
Owners± 65.5K  Top 20%
Copies Sold± 36.6K  Top 15%
Gross Revenue ($)± 582.7K  Top 10%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Pandora: First Contact steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This graph shows Pandora: First Contact's Steam rating and reviews between May 2014 and December 2023. Steam's rating oscillates between 74.3% (June 2014) and 62.7% (December 2023).

The 609 reviews Top 20% suggest that Pandora: First Contact might be an indie success or even a small AAA success. The chart is compatible with a long tailed distribution, which suggests there was a good visibility at launch but that it was not followed by significant updates or discounts.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Pandora: First Contact and the proportion of players they represent.

This doughnut chart shows Pandora: First Contact's review languages. The most popular language is English (80%), followed by German (7%). There is a healthy diversity in the review languages, with 17 different languages represented. The game is available in 5 languages. Unless the game has a lot of dialogues, translating is usually not a lot of work compared to completing a game, therefore adding more translations is generally recommended.

Time Played

Chart displaying Pandora: First Contact percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time players have spent in Pandora: First Contact depending if the reviewer left a positive or a negative review. The time in game is outstanding, with 63 hours in the 80th percentile.

The median play time for the negative reviews is 3.7 times less than the median for positive reviews. A high negative review play time (median : 7 hours) could mean that Pandora: First Contact crashes after a while or becomes too repetitive or difficult in the end. The Players' feedback section might help understanding the issue.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • UI is intuitive
  • Unit upgrades done correctly
  • Meaningful decisions only
  • Dangerous PvE component
  • Randomized tech tree paths
  • Planets feel alive
  • Aliens are everywhere
  • Menu is indepth
  • World feels active
  • Playable and technically competent
  • AI is erratic
  • Diplomatic dialogs lacking
  • Factions display no obvious motivation
  • Snide and ham-handed commentary
  • Research quotes lack sophistication
  • No meaningful diplomacy
  • Agent mechanics easily abused
  • Challenge and sense of achievement missing
  • Game-breaking agent mechanics
  • Art assets inferior

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 61.3%  Bottom 20% 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 Pandora: First Contact'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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