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NASA has once again landed on the lunar surface with the goal of colonization, research, and further exploration. Shortly after the return to the Moon, NASA has established a small outpost on the south pole of the moon called Moonbase Alpha.

Release DateJul 6, 2010
PriceFree
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)84.6% (positive) / 90.4%  Top 25%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)77.3% Top 30% / 88%  Top 5%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)175  Top 30% / 12.9K  Top 3%
Curators227 reviews  Top 2%
Median Play Time2.4 hours
Followers21.6K  Top 5%
Owners± 1.7M  Top 2%
Copies Sold± 1.4M  Top 2%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

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

This chart shows Moonbase Alpha's Steam rating and reviews from October 2010 to December 2023. Steam's rating is varying from 100% (November 2010) to 89.9% (April 2019).

With 12.9K reviews Top 3%, Moonbase Alpha is definitely a major AAA level success. Peaks in the chart suggest that major updates or discounts happened.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Moonbase Alpha and the proportion of players they represent.

This doughnut chart shows Moonbase Alpha's review languages. The most popular language is English (81%), followed by Russian (4%). There is a nice diversity in the reviews, with 27 languages represented. 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 Moonbase Alpha percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time played in Moonbase Alpha depending if the reviewer left a positive or a negative review. The time in game is acceptable, with 7 hours in the 80th percentile.

The median play time for the negative reviews is 3.3 times less than the median for positive reviews. When the negative review time is low (median : 49 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 Moonbase Alpha and decided to review it and get a refund under 2 hours. The Players' feedback section might give some insight about that.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Fun text-to-speech feature
  • Hilarious humor and trolling potential
  • Great soundtrack
  • Breathtaking visuals
  • Interesting storyline
  • Realistic simulation of life on the Moon
  • Multiple maps for multiplayer
  • Race against the clock gameplay
  • Clever use of robot mechanics
  • Entertaining for an hour
  • Boring gameplay
  • Lack of popularity
  • Limited replay value
  • One-time experience only
  • Few bugs
  • Empty servers
  • Little individual space growth
  • Not enough in-game goals
  • No steam achievements
  • Depressing atmosphere

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 84.6% rating should be factored in during their evaluation.

Take into account that list was generated using AI on a small sample of Moonbase Alpha'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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