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UNDERTALE! The RPG game where you don't have to destroy anyone.

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Release DateSep 15, 2015
Price$ 9.99  Top 30%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)96.8% (overwhelmingly positive) Top 4% / 96.7%  Top 4%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)95.5% Top 1% / 95.4%  Top 1%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)133.7K  Top 1% / 147.3K  Top 1%
Curators295 reviews  Top 2%
Median Play Time19 hours  Top 10%
Play Time per Dollar1.9 hour  Top 10%
Followers342.5K  Top 1%
Owners± 6.4M  Top 1%
Copies Sold± 5.4M  Top 1%
Gross Revenue ($)± 29.3M  Top 1%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

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

This chart shows Undertale's Steam rating and reviews from October 2015 to December 2023. Steam's rating is relatively stable, varying from 93.3% (November 2015) to 97.2% (March 2017).

With 147.3K reviews Top 1%, Undertale is an undeniable major AAA level success.

Review Languages
 

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

This doughnut graph shows Undertale's reviewers languages. The most popular language is English (53%), followed by Simplified Chinese (12%). There is a nice diversity in the reviews, with 29 languages represented. The game has 2 translations (English and Japanese), it's always good to have more translations to access other markets.

Time Played

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

This chart displays the time played in Undertale, showing a comparison between positive and negative reviews. The time played is very good, reaching 43 hours in the 80th percentile.

The median play time for the negative reviews is 2.4 times less than the median for positive reviews. A high negative review play time (median : 8 hours) could mean that Undertale crashes after a while or becomes too repetitive or difficult in the end. The Players' feedback section might give some insight about that.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • memorable story elements
  • quirky story
  • unique combat system
  • no other game like it
  • can evoke strong emotions
  • brilliant
  • good music
  • funny characters
  • clever
  • ingeniously hilarious boss battles
  • boring gameplay
  • simple puzzles
  • repetitive combat
  • no replayability
  • bland dialogue
  • no fun as a pacifist
  • boring to play
  • underwhelming graphics
  • overhyped
  • not actually a good game

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 96.8% rating  Top 4% should be factored in during their evaluation.

Take into account that list was generated using AI on a small sample of Undertale's Steam review data, it is not meant to be exhaustive. Moreover, be aware that problems aren't always meant to be solved. Communicating clearly and managing the player's expectations is important too!

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