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You are a nomadic slugcat, both predator and prey in a broken ecosystem. Grab your spear and brave the industrial wastes, hunting enough food to survive, but be wary— other, bigger creatures have the same plan... and slugcats look delicious.

Release DateMar 28, 2017
Price$ 24.99  Top 5%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)94% (very positive) Top 15% / 93.3%  Top 15%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)91.8% Top 2% / 91.3%  Top 2%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)19.8K  Top 2% / 24.3K  Top 2%
Curators189 reviews  Top 3%
Median Play Time49 hours  Top 2%
Play Time per Dollar2 hour  Top 10%
Followers68.4K  Top 2%
Owners± 1.3M  Top 3%
Copies Sold± 1M  Top 2%
Gross Revenue ($)± 10.9M  Top 2%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

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

This chart shows Rain World's Steam rating and reviews from March 2017 to December 2023. Steam's rating oscillates between 80.4% (March 2017) and 93.3% (December 2023).

With 24.3K reviews Top 2%, Rain World is an undeniable major AAA level success. Peaks in the chart suggest that major updates or discounts happened.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Rain World and the proportion of players they represent.

This donut chart displays the languages of Rain World's reviewers. The most popular language is English (70%), followed by Simplified Chinese (10%). There is a nice diversity in the reviews, with 28 languages represented. The game has been translated in 10 languages.

Time Played

Chart displaying Rain World percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time players have spent in Rain World, showing a comparison between positive and negative reviews. Notice how the time in game reaches a stellar 152 hours in the 80th percentile.

The negative reviews play time is 10 times lower than the positive reviews median play time. A high negative review play time (median : 5 hours) could mean that Rain World crashes after a while or becomes too repetitive or difficult in the end. The Players' feedback section might give some insight about that.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • brings families closer
  • fun exploration
  • important discoveries
  • visual style
  • top notch sound design
  • active modding community
  • enjoyable gameplay
  • simple to understand mechanics
  • provides new memories
  • immersive
  • not for the average person
  • can be confusing
  • initial hurdle
  • only for niche audience
  • need for a controller
  • slow progression
  • punishing upon death
  • requires patience
  • stealth gameplay
  • requires observance

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 94% rating  Top 15% 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 Rain World'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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