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Take control of a squadron of ships in full 3D space combat. Explore, battle and trade your way through a pirate, machine and monster-infested solar system.

Release DateOct 16, 2015
Price$ 19.99  Top 10%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)53.6% (mixed) Bottom 15% / 52.6%  Bottom 15%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)52.8% Bottom 20% / 52.1%  Bottom 20%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)125  / 152
Curators10 reviews
Median Play Time10.3 hours  Top 15%
Play Time per Dollar31 minutes
Followers3.1K  Top 20%
Owners± 16.5K 
Copies Sold± 8.8K  Top 30%
Gross Revenue ($)± 85K  Top 25%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

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

This chart shows Ceres's Steam rating and reviews from October 2015 to October 2023. Steam's rating is in a range going from 74.5% (February 2016) to 52.3% (August 2023).

With 152 reviews, Ceres could be a decent indie 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 Ceres and the proportion of players they represent.

This donut chart displays the languages of Ceres's reviewers. The most popular language is English (66%), followed by Russian (19%). There is a nice diversity in the reviews, with 10 languages represented. The game has 3 translations (English, German and Russian). Having more translations could have boosted the game's popularity.

Time Played

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

This chart displays the number of hours played in Ceres, comparing positive and negative reviews. The time in game is excellent, with 49 hours in the 80th percentile.

The median play time for the negative reviews is 5.1 times less than the median for positive reviews. A high negative review play time (median : 6 hours) could mean that Ceres crashes after a while or becomes too repetitive or difficult in the end. You could check if there is an explanation in the Players' feedback section.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • complex RPG elements
  • real time strategy
  • fleet management
  • unique game
  • scalable UI
  • interesting ship controls
  • X,Y,Z plane movement
  • continuous updates
  • ship upgrades
  • exciting space opera
  • path finding issues
  • bugs and glitches
  • unpolished
  • placeholder stuff
  • long saving and loading
  • bad AI
  • brokenness
  • missing features
  • difficult ship control
  • incomplete development

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 53.6% rating  Bottom 15% should be factored in during their evaluation.

Please keep in mind that this list was AI-generated with only a statistical sample of Ceres's review data that Steam provides. 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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