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Medieval Engineers is a sandbox game about engineering, construction and the maintenance of architectural works and mechanical equipment using medieval technology. Players build castles; construct mechanical devices and underground mining. There is an entire planet to explore!

Release DateFeb 19, 2015
Price$ 9.99  Top 30%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)53.3% (mixed) Bottom 15% / 53.7%  Bottom 15%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)53% Bottom 20% / 53.4%  Bottom 20%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)5.6K  Top 4% / 7.2K  Top 4%
Curators131 reviews  Top 4%
Median Play Time19.9 hours  Top 10%
Play Time per Dollar2 hour  Top 10%
Followers109.2K  Top 1%
Owners± 479.4K  Top 10%
Copies Sold± 335.9K  Top 4%
Gross Revenue ($)± 4.5M  Top 4%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Medieval Engineers steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This chart shows Medieval Engineers's Steam rating and reviews from February 2015 to December 2023. Steam's rating varies between 86.4% (February 2015) and 53.6% (December 2023).

The 7.2K reviews Top 4% suggest that Medieval Engineers is an AAA level success. 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
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Medieval Engineers and the proportion of players they represent.

This donut chart displays the languages of Medieval Engineers's reviewers. The most popular language is English (70%), followed by German (6%). There is a nice diversity in the reviews, with 26 languages represented. The game has 2 translations (English and German), it could have been more popular if it was translated in more languages.

Time Played

Chart displaying Medieval Engineers percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time players have spent in Medieval Engineers, showing a comparison between positive and negative reviews. It also shows the reviews during Early Access. The time in game is outstanding, with 95 hours in the 80th percentile.

The negative reviews play time is 1.9 times lower than the positive reviews median play time. Some Medieval Engineers players left negative reviews after playing for a long time (more than 76 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
  • Multiple resources to gather via various methods
  • Custom contraptions
  • Synergy between different tools
  • Modding capabilities
  • Building pretty structures
  • Multiple biomes
  • Potential for destruction
  • Engineering problems for transportation
  • Interesting building potential with more game mechanics/challenges
  • Good physics system
  • No purpose beyond building/making contraptions
  • No real AI or purpose for structures
  • No plans for water despite player requests
  • Glitchy construction methods
  • No practical use for contraptions
  • Unfinished and abandoned development
  • Performance issues
  • Slow progress
  • Lack of content
  • Exploitive business practices

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 53.3% rating  Bottom 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 Medieval Engineers'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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