Construct the city of the 21st Century with City Life! City Life 2008 Edition is a next-generation City Builder. Its 3D game engine provides a level of detail and animation unprecedented in the City Builder genre, with total freedom of construction.
- Simulation (31)
- Strategy (30)
- City Builder (22)
Release Date | Sep 29, 2008 |
Price | $ 9.99 Top 30% |
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All) | 76.7% (mostly positive) / 77% |
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All) | 71.2% / 71.5% |
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All) | 193 Top 30% / 200 Top 30% |
Curators | 7 reviews |
Median Play Time | 9.4 hours Top 20% |
Play Time per Dollar | 56 minutes Top 25% |
Followers | 761 |
Owners | ± 28.8K Top 30% |
Copies Sold | ± 20.3K Top 20% |
Gross Revenue ($) | ± 92.2K Top 25% |
Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
Here you can see City Life 2008's Steam rating and reviews between September 2011 and December 2023. Steam's rating is in a range going from 90.4% (September 2014) to 61.2% (April 2017).
With 200 reviews Top 30%, City Life 2008 could be a decent indie success.
Review Languages
This doughnut graph shows City Life 2008's reviewers languages. The most popular language is English (44%), followed by Russian (16%). The player's languages are well diversified, with 19 different languages appearing in the reviews. The game has 3 translations (English, French and German). Having more translations could have boosted the game's popularity.
Time Played
This chart displays the number of hours played in City Life 2008, comparing positive and negative reviews. The time played is very good, reaching 36 hours in the 80th percentile.
The median play time for the negative reviews is 9 times less than the median for positive reviews. When the negative review time is low (median : 98 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 City Life 2008 and decided to review it and get a refund under 2 hours. The Players' feedback section might give some insight about that.
Players' Feedback
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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 rating of 76.7% should be taken into account when assessing them.
Please keep in mind that this list was AI-generated with only a statistical sample of City Life 2008'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.