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World War I is a real-time strategy based on the modified version of the well-known Blitzkrieg engine.

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Release DateApr 9, 2015
Price$ 4.99
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)75.5% (mostly positive) / 74.3%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)70.2% / 69.6%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)184  Top 30% / 237  Top 30%
Curators12 reviews
Median Play Time4.7 hours
Play Time per Dollar57 minutes  Top 25%
Followers1.5K  Top 30%
Owners± 68.2K  Top 20%
Copies Sold± 13.2K  Top 25%
Gross Revenue ($)± 18.2K 

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of World War I steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This chart shows World War I's Steam rating and reviews from April 2015 to October 2023. Steam's rating is varying from 100% (May 2015) to 74.1% (July 2023).

With its 237 reviews Top 30%, World War I could be considered a decent success for an indie game. There is a peak in September 2015 that suggests a major update or discount.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for World War I and the proportion of players they represent.

This donut graph displays the languages of World War I's Steam reviews. The most popular language is English (48%), followed by Russian (17%). There is a nice diversity in the reviews, with 17 languages represented. The game is translated in 5 languages. Considering that, unless the game is text-heavy, adding translations is not a lot of work compared to making a game, it is often a good idea to translate the game in many languages.

Time Played

Chart displaying World War I percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time played in World War I depending if the reviewer left a positive or a negative review. The time played is adequate, reaching 24 hours in the 80th percentile.

The negative reviews play time is 2.4 times lower than the positive reviews median play time.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • enjoyable experience
  • core units not missed
  • nice old-timey feel
  • refreshing without armor dependence
  • intriguing ideas
  • history of military power
  • various campaigns to play
  • fun to preserve units
  • calvary, infantry, artillery main forces
  • first World War experience
  • bad horse mounted units
  • bad infantry
  • weak cavalry
  • poor AI
  • small glitches
  • not historical realism
  • visuals outdated
  • too similar to other games
  • not newbie-friendly
  • can't zoom on map

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 75.5% rating should be factored in during their evaluation.

Take into account that list was generated using AI on a small sample of World War I'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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