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PlatinumGames’ revolutionary sci-fi action shooter slide-boosts onto PC. Battle legions of future-tech enemies using a vast arsenal of weapons, including all DLC. Fully unlocked framerate and gorgeous HD resolutions up to 4K. The definitive way to play: war has accelerated.

Release DateMay 25, 2017
Price$ 19.99  Top 10%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)89.1% (very positive) Top 30% / 89.1%  Top 25%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)86.3% Top 10% / 86.3%  Top 10%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)5.7K  Top 4% / 6.5K  Top 4%
Curators174 reviews  Top 3%
Median Play Time7.6 hours  Top 25%
Play Time per Dollar23 minutes
Followers48.2K  Top 3%
Owners± 603.8K  Top 5%
Copies Sold± 408.7K  Top 4%
Gross Revenue ($)± 4.2M  Top 4%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

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

Here you can see Vanquish's Steam rating and reviews between May 2017 and December 2023. Steam's rating is relatively stable, varying from 92.7% (May 2017) to 88% (May 2019).

Vanquish is an AAA level success, with 6.5K reviews Top 4%. 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 Vanquish and the proportion of players they represent.

This doughnut chart shows Vanquish's review languages. The most popular language is English (58%), followed by Simplified Chinese (9%). The player's languages are well diversified, with 26 different languages appearing in the reviews. The game is translated in 6 languages. Considering that, unless the game is text-heavy, adding translations is not a lot of work compared to making a game, it is often a good idea to translate the game in many languages.

Time Played

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

This chart displays the time played in Vanquish depending if the reviewer left a positive or a negative review. The time played is decent, reaching 12 hours in the 80th percentile.

The median play time for the negative reviews is 1.6 times less than the median for positive reviews.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Fast-paced gameplay
  • Good graphics and performance
  • Short and sweet campaign
  • Good weapon variety
  • Challenging fights and bosses
  • Absurd but entertaining story
  • Responsive controls
  • Good replay value
  • Unique mechanics
  • Intense action
  • Excessive and unskippable credit sequences
  • Limited energy for special abilities
  • Presence of QTEs

The intention behind these pros & cons isn't to establish a balanced evaluation of the game, but rather to assist developers in identifying enhancement opportunities. The game's rating of 89.1%  Top 30% should be taken into account when assessing them.

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