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What if you had it in your power to rid the world of disease, to improve the lives of millions, to ease suffering and cure the sick… and earn a tidy profit? As the head of your own Pharmaceutical Conglomerate you have this power resting in your hands. Will you use it for good?

Release DateAug 27, 2015
Price$ 24.99  Top 5%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)77.8% (mostly positive) / 77%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)74.6% / 74.2%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)1.4K  Top 10% / 1.8K  Top 10%
Curators106 reviews  Top 5%
Median Play Time18 hours  Top 10%
Play Time per Dollar43 minutes
Followers26K  Top 4%
Owners± 350.2K  Top 10%
Copies Sold± 202.1K  Top 10%
Gross Revenue ($)± 2.1M  Top 5%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Big Pharma steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This chart shows Big Pharma's Steam rating and reviews from August 2015 to December 2023. Steam's rating is varying from 87.5% (August 2015) to 76% (August 2018).

With 1.8K reviews Top 10%, Big Pharma could be an indie success or even a small AAA success. The chart is compatible with a long tailed distribution, which suggests there was a good visibility at launch but that it was not followed by significant updates or discounts.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Big Pharma and the proportion of players they represent.

This donut chart displays the languages of Big Pharma's reviewers. The most popular language is English (69%), followed by Simplified Chinese (7%). There is a nice diversity in the reviews, with 24 languages represented. The game is available in 6 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 Big Pharma percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time played in Big Pharma, comparing positive and negative reviews. The time in game is outstanding, with 59 hours in the 80th percentile.

The negative reviews play time is 4.6 times lower than the positive reviews median play time. The negative review time is high (median is 5 hours), it can be a sign that Big Pharma crashes after a while or becomes too repetitive or difficult towards the end. The Players' feedback section might help understanding the issue.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Puzzle aspect is fun
  • Replayability
  • Unique gameplay
  • Interesting management aspect
  • Complexity and challenge
  • Procedurally generated layouts
  • Great music and aesthetic
  • Variety in cures and side effects
  • Good for fans of production puzzlers
  • Competing companies add depth
  • Misleading description
  • Lack of depth and variety
  • Small building layouts
  • Poor conveyor routing
  • Limited control over drug prices
  • Oversimplified drug making process
  • Lack of planning for factory layouts
  • Lack of difficulty
  • Shallow gameplay
  • High retail price

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 77.8% rating should be factored in during their evaluation.

Take into account that list was generated using AI on a small sample of Big Pharma'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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