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Syndrome, a sci-fi survival horror game that places you in a living hell inside a doomed starship. Find out what happened to your lost crew. Run. Hide. Fight. Survive.

Release DateOct 6, 2016
Price$ 19.99  Top 10%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)69.9% (mixed) Bottom 35% / 65%  Bottom 30%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)66% / 62.4%  Bottom 35%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)216  Top 30% / 323  Top 25%
Curators38 reviews  Top 15%
Median Play Time9.3 hours  Top 20%
Play Time per Dollar28 minutes
Followers3.4K  Top 20%
Owners± 45K  Top 25%
Copies Sold± 17.1K  Top 25%
Gross Revenue ($)± 245.5K  Top 15%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

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

This chart shows Syndrome's Steam rating and reviews from October 2016 to December 2023. Steam's rating is in a range going from 73.8% (October 2016) to 62.2% (April 2022).

With its 323 reviews Top 25%, Syndrome could be considered a decent success for an indie game. The chart looks like a long tail distribution, which sometimes means that the marketing was concentrated on the game launch and then stopped, and that no major update or discounts followed.

Review Languages
 

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

This donut graph displays the languages of Syndrome's Steam reviews. The most popular language is English (55%), followed by Russian (14%). There is a nice diversity in the reviews, with 19 languages represented. The game is translated in 10 languages, which is nice.

Time Played

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

This chart displays the number of hours played in Syndrome depending if the reviewer left a positive or a negative review. The time played is adequate, reaching 15 hours in the 80th percentile.

The median play time for the negative reviews is 1.9 times less than the median for positive reviews. A high negative review play time (median : 6 hours) could mean that Syndrome crashes after a while or becomes too repetitive or difficult in the end. The Players' feedback section might help understanding the issue.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Great atmosphere
  • Immersive sound & music
  • Solid graphics
  • Steam Achievements & Trading Cards
  • Opportunities for fighting back
  • Variety in enemies and weaponry
  • Clever use of Unity assets
  • Some nice graphical effects
  • Solid story with decent ending
  • Super-moody, slow-paced gameplay
  • Unoriginal story and setting
  • Poor AI
  • Too much backtracking
  • No brightness or keyboard remapping options
  • Very dark visuals
  • Excessive number of fetch quests
  • Sensitivity to sound is annoying
  • Obscure items for objectives
  • Inconsistent and unreliable stealth mechanics
  • Pedantic hacker mini-games

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 69.9% rating  Bottom 35% should be factored in during their evaluation.

Please keep in mind that this list was AI-generated with only a statistical sample of Syndrome's review data that Steam provides. You don't always need to solve every issue. What some players hate might be what your fanbase loves.

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