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Mass Destruction! Use tactical nuclear weapons to level entire city regions. The most realistic weather environments ever created. Changing weather effects including: rain, snow, hail, and wind. Extreme temperatures affect flight performance. Fly it yourself or let the world's most advanced fighter do it for you!

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Release DateJun 18, 2009
Price$ 9.99  Top 30%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)64.9% (mixed) Bottom 25% / 67.7%  Bottom 30%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)61.6% Bottom 35% / 63.9%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)151  / 164
Curators10 reviews
Median Play Time2.6 hours
Play Time per Dollar16 minutes  Bottom 30%
Followers653 
Owners± 40.4K  Top 25%
Copies Sold± 10.7K  Top 30%
Gross Revenue ($)± 47.1K  Top 30%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of F-22 Lightning 3 steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This graph shows F-22 Lightning 3's Steam rating and reviews between July 2011 and December 2023. Steam's rating oscillates between 54.5% (November 2014) and 70% (September 2015).

With 164 reviews, F-22 Lightning 3 could be a decent indie success.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for F-22 Lightning 3 and the proportion of players they represent.

This donut chart displays the languages of F-22 Lightning 3's reviewers. The most popular language is English (58%), followed by Portuguese - Brazil (9%). There is a healthy diversity in the review languages, with 16 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 F-22 Lightning 3 percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time players have spent in F-22 Lightning 3, comparing positive and negative reviews. The time in game is not bad at all, with 16 hours in the 80th percentile.

The negative reviews play time is 17 times lower than the positive reviews median play time. When the negative review time is low (median : 20 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 F-22 Lightning 3 and decided to review it and get a refund under 2 hours. You could check if there is an explanation in the Players' feedback section.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Realistic gameplay
  • Nostalgic feeling
  • Dynamic campaign
  • Challenging AI
  • Learn how to fly easily
  • Bonus objectives
  • Interesting story
  • Good wingman AI
  • Teaches about military hardware
  • Good balance between serious simulation and approachability
  • Problems with enemy missiles
  • Wingman AI needing babysitting
  • No cutscenes or ending
  • Mission Editor not working
  • Frustrating evasion of enemy fighters
  • Enemy fighters can collide with player
  • No tutorial for Mission Editor
  • Graphics are primitive
  • Little background information for missions
  • No effort in storytelling

The intention behind these pros & cons isn't to establish a balanced evaluation of the game, but rather to assist developers in identifying enhancement opportunities. The game's score of 64.9%  Bottom 25% 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 F-22 Lightning 3's review data provided by Steam. Additionally, remember that not all issues need to be fixed, sometimes the best approach is to communicate better to manage the player's expectations.

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