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SEGA’s collection of Mega Drive & Genesis Classics comes to a new generation, now updated with even more features: online multiplayer, achievements, mirror mode, rewind, save states, VR and more! Over 50 classic games in one great package. Get into the classics!

Release DateJun 1, 2010
PriceFree
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)86.2% (very positive) / 83.7%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)83.7% Top 15% / 81.7%  Top 20%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)7K  Top 4% / 10.9K  Top 3%
Curators177 reviews  Top 3%
Median Play Time6.9 hours  Top 25%
Followers23.2K  Top 5%
Owners± 7.4M  Top 1%
Copies Sold± 4.2M  Top 1%
Gross Revenue ($)± 5.3M  Top 3%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of SEGA Mega Drive and Genesis Classics steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

Here you can see SEGA Mega Drive and Genesis Classics's Steam rating and reviews between May 2012 and December 2023. Steam's rating is varying from 85.6% (February 2022) to 76.2% (August 2017).

With 10.9K reviews Top 3%, SEGA Mega Drive and Genesis Classics is definitely a major AAA level success. There is a peak in October 2020 that suggests a major update or discount.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for SEGA Mega Drive and Genesis Classics and the proportion of players they represent.

This doughnut graph shows SEGA Mega Drive and Genesis Classics's reviewers languages. The most popular language is English (57%), followed by Portuguese - Brazil (11%). The player's languages are well diversified, with 28 different languages appearing in the reviews. The game has been translated in only one language (English), it's always good to have more translations to access other markets.

Time Played

Chart displaying SEGA Mega Drive and Genesis Classics percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time played in SEGA Mega Drive and Genesis Classics depending if the reviewer left a positive or a negative review. The time played is adequate, reaching 26 hours in the 80th percentile.

The negative reviews play time is 4.4 times lower than the positive reviews median play time. When the negative review time is low (median : 114 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 SEGA Mega Drive and Genesis Classics 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
  • Large game collection
  • Rewind and save state features
  • Challenges mode adds difficulty and replayability
  • Online multiplayer feature
  • Workshop support for mods
  • Easy to run on various system configurations
  • Reasonable price
  • Xbox One controller support
  • Worth buying even on sale
  • Customizable game effects
  • Sega's scummy business practices
  • Missing some popular Sega games
  • Virtual game room is heavy and lags
  • Only works with certain controllers
  • Certain games not optimized for VR
  • Bugs and glitches in game selection and installation
  • No motion controller support
  • Achievements are broken
  • Not all games are high quality
  • Compatibility issues with Linux

These advantages and disadvantages are not meant to provide a fair assessment of the game, but to help developers identify potential improvements. The game's rating of 86.2% should be taken into account when assessing them.

Take into account that list was generated using AI on a small sample of SEGA Mega Drive and Genesis Classics's Steam review data, it is not meant to be exhaustive. You don't always need to solve every issue. What some players hate might be what your fanbase loves.

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