A Long Lance torpedo rips through the hull of your flagship. Huge columns of water from enemy gunfire surround your battleships. It's just another day in Task Force 1942, the first in a new series of spectacular World War II Pacific War simulations from MicroProse.
- Simulation (26)
- Naval Combat (26)
- Naval (11)
- World War II (10)
- Retro (5)
Release Date | Nov 6, 2014 |
Price | $ 6.99 |
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All) | 64% (mixed) Bottom 25% / 59.3% Bottom 20% |
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All) | 58.8% Bottom 30% / 55.9% Bottom 25% |
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All) | 25 Bottom 35% / 27 Bottom 30% |
Curators | 4 reviews Bottom 20% |
Median Play Time | 1.4 hour Bottom 35% |
Play Time per Dollar | 12 minutes Bottom 25% |
Followers | 407 |
Owners | ± 6.5K |
Copies Sold | ± 1.6K |
Gross Revenue ($) | ± 3.5K |
Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
This graph shows Task Force 1942: Surface Naval Action in the South Pacific's Steam rating and reviews between November 2014 and March 2023. Steam's rating oscillates between 55% (October 2019) and 66.6% (November 2017).
With its 27 reviews Bottom 35%, Task Force 1942: Surface Naval Action in the South Pacific might be a success for a hobbyist, or a small indie success if it was made in a short amount of time. The chart looks like a long tail distribution, which sometimes means that the marketing was concentrated on the game launch and then stopped, and that no major update or discounts followed.
Review Languages
This donut chart displays the languages of Task Force 1942: Surface Naval Action in the South Pacific's reviewers. The most popular language is English (74%), followed by German (11%). There is diversity in the review languages, with 6 languages represented. The game has only one translation (English), it could have been more popular if it was translated in more languages.
Time Played
This chart displays the time players have spent in Task Force 1942: Surface Naval Action in the South Pacific depending if the reviewer left a positive or a negative review. The time played is decent, reaching 7 hours in the 80th percentile.
The median play time for the negative reviews is 2.9 times less than the median for positive reviews. A low negative review time (median : 56 minutes) can mean that the game crashes on some systems or that the type of gameplay was not completely clear to the players (Is the game unmistakably explained on the Steam Store ?). It is also possible that players were otherwise displeased by Task Force 1942: Surface Naval Action in the South Pacific and decided to review it and get a refund under 2 hours.