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Become a gold miner. Work hard, dig deep, explore the world, and you’ll become the wealthiest person in Alaska. Use a variety of specialist machines to find as much gold as you can.

Release DateOct 13, 2017
Price$ 19.99  Top 10%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)71.4% (mostly positive) Bottom 35% / 71.9%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)70.2% / 70.7%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)12.4K  Top 3% / 13.5K  Top 3%
Curators148 reviews  Top 4%
Median Play Time35.6 hours  Top 3%
Play Time per Dollar1.8 hour  Top 10%
Followers51K  Top 3%
Owners± 675.4K  Top 4%
Copies Sold± 614.8K  Top 3%
Gross Revenue ($)± 7.7M  Top 3%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Gold Rush: The Game steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This chart shows Gold Rush: The Game's Steam rating and reviews from October 2017 to December 2023. Steam's rating is in a range going from 64.4% (September 2019) to 71.9% (November 2023).

With 13.5K reviews Top 2%, Gold Rush: The Game is definitely a major AAA level success. The chart suggests a long tail distribution, which could mean that the game was promoted at laucnch but that there were no more marketing, update or major discounts after that point.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Gold Rush: The Game and the proportion of players they represent.

This doughnut chart shows Gold Rush: The Game's review languages. The most popular language is English (48%), followed by German (17%). There is a nice diversity in the reviews, with 27 languages represented. The game is translated in 13 languages, which is nice.

Time Played

Chart displaying Gold Rush: The Game percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the number of hours played in Gold Rush: The Game depending if the reviewer left a positive or a negative review. Notice how the time in game reaches a stellar 109 hours in the 80th percentile.

The negative reviews play time is 2.2 times lower than the positive reviews median play time. Some Gold Rush: The Game players left negative reviews after playing for a long time (more than 72 hours for the top 20%), it can be a sign that a part of the fanbase was displeased about the evolution of the game and decided to review bomb it. The Players' feedback section might help understanding the issue.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • detailed gold digging simulation
  • realistic mechanics
  • comprehensive equipment management
  • repair and fuel management
  • fun and engrossing gameplay
  • reasonable price
  • regular updates
  • provides gold digging feeling
  • hands-on control
  • building aspect
  • poor optimization
  • low-quality graphics
  • lag and FPS drops
  • bad physics
  • poorly made models
  • stuck on objects
  • loading issues
  • too many bugs and glitches
  • memory leak
  • crashes computer

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 71.4% 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 Gold Rush: The Game'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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