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The Solus Project is a single player exploration adventure with survival elements. The adventure is set on a mysterious planet and is the spiritual successor to The Ball - 2010 PC Gamer Action/Adventure Game Of The Year...

Release DateJun 7, 2016
Price$ 19.99  Top 10%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)79.4% (mostly positive) / 79.8%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)76.6% Top 30% / 77%  Top 30%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)2.4K  Top 10% / 2.6K  Top 10%
Curators76 reviews  Top 10%
Median Play Time13.5 hours  Top 15%
Play Time per Dollar41 minutes
Followers187.4K  Top 1%
Owners± 160.1K  Top 15%
Copies Sold± 128.1K  Top 10%
Gross Revenue ($)± 1.6M  Top 10%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of The Solus Project steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This chart shows The Solus Project's Steam rating and reviews from February 2016 to December 2023. Steam's rating oscillates between 91.9% (February 2016) and 79.7% (July 2023).

The 2.6K reviews Top 10% suggest that The Solus Project is an AAA level success. Peaks in the chart suggest that major updates or discounts happened.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for The Solus Project and the proportion of players they represent.

This doughnut graph shows The Solus Project's reviewers languages. The most popular language is English (62%), followed by Russian (13%). There is a nice diversity in the reviews, with 26 languages represented. The game has been translated in 10 languages.

Time Played

Chart displaying The Solus Project percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time players have spent in The Solus Project, showing a comparison between positive and negative reviews. The reviews during the game's time in Early Access are visible too. The time played is adequate, reaching 26 hours in the 80th percentile.

The median play time for the negative reviews is 6.6 times less than the median for positive reviews. When the negative review time is low (median : 144 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 The Solus Project 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
  • Stunning graphics
  • Great atmosphere
  • Good story-line
  • Large amount of content
  • Immersive exploration
  • Beautiful and atmospheric environments
  • Light survival elements
  • Plenty of optional and side stuff to do
  • Pretty good sound design
  • Exciting and breathtaking events
  • Motion sickness (non-VR)
  • Inventory is very limited
  • Puzzles can be too difficult
  • Poor sense of direction or purpose
  • Ending feels underwhelming
  • Survival elements could be more challenging
  • Some areas/parts feel too linear
  • Gameplay lacks variety in action
  • Player may feel lost or confused
  • Some weather conditions may be too extreme

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 79.4% 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 The Solus Project'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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