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The New World lies before you with all its peril, promise and infinite possibility. Your colonists anxiously follow you to shore. The treasures of an entire continent await you.

Release DateOct 9, 2014
Price$ 6.99
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)95.3% (overwhelmingly positive) Top 10% / 95.3%  Top 10%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)89.1% Top 5% / 89.3%  Top 4%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)760  Top 15% / 843  Top 15%
Curators28 reviews  Top 20%
Median Play Time48.5 hours  Top 2%
Play Time per Dollar6.9 hours  Top 1%
Followers2.4K  Top 25%
Owners± 154.1K  Top 15%
Copies Sold± 28.6K  Top 20%
Gross Revenue ($)± 72K  Top 25%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Sid Meier's Colonization (Classic) steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This chart shows Sid Meier's Colonization (Classic)'s Steam rating and reviews from October 2014 to December 2023. Steam's rating is varying from 90% (October 2014) to 95.2% (December 2023).

With 843 reviews Top 15%, Sid Meier's Colonization (Classic) could be an indie success or even a small AAA success. The November 2016 peak suggests that there was a major update or discount.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Sid Meier's Colonization (Classic) and the proportion of players they represent.

This donut graph displays the languages of Sid Meier's Colonization (Classic)'s Steam reviews. The most popular language is English (65%), followed by German (10%). There is a nice diversity in the reviews, with 24 languages represented. The game is available in 4 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 Sid Meier's Colonization (Classic) percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time played in Sid Meier's Colonization (Classic), comparing positive and negative reviews. Notice how the time in game reaches a stellar 199 hours in the 80th percentile.

The negative reviews play time is 8.8 times lower than the positive reviews median play time. Some Sid Meier's Colonization (Classic) players left negative reviews after playing for a long time (more than 62 hours for the top 20%), it can be a sign that a part of the fanbase was displeased about the evolution of the game and decided to review bomb it. The Players' feedback section might help understanding the issue.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Addictive gameplay
  • Comprehensive and complex
  • Impressive design choices
  • Great soundtrack
  • Still holds up today
  • Deep and engrossing
  • Good graphics for a DOS game
  • Layers and layers of gameplay
  • Nostalgic experience
  • Rewarding
  • Needs patching
  • Broken battle math system
  • Poor AI
  • Lazy packaging
  • Dated visuals and sound
  • Random combat
  • Steep learning curve
  • Non-existent diplomacy
  • Weighted combat
  • Janky AI

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 95.3% rating  Top 10% should be factored in during their evaluation.

Take into account that list was generated using AI on a small sample of Sid Meier's Colonization (Classic)'s Steam review data, it is not meant to be exhaustive. 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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