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Command a special task force composed of different kinds of units, including tanks, APCs, field guns, mortars, various infantry regiments and will also have an opportunity to call for artillery and air support.

Release DateJul 9, 2010
Price$ 3.99  Bottom 30%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)60.5% (mixed) Bottom 20% / 61.5%  Bottom 25%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)58.5% Bottom 30% / 59.5%  Bottom 30%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)258  Top 25% / 312  Top 25%
Curators20 reviews  Top 30%
Median Play Time4.2 hours
Play Time per Dollar1.1 hour  Top 25%
Followers900 
Owners± 157.3K  Top 15%
Copies Sold± 20.2K  Top 20%
Gross Revenue ($)± 66.1K  Top 25%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

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

Here you can see Theatre of War's Steam rating and reviews between January 2011 and December 2023. Steam's rating is in a range going from 72.7% (November 2013) to 56.9% (September 2018).

With 312 reviews Top 25%, Theatre of War could be a decent indie success. There are peaks that suggests major updates or discounts.

Review Languages
 

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

This doughnut graph shows Theatre of War's reviewers languages. The most popular language is English (38%), followed by Russian (31%). The player's languages are well diversified, with 20 different languages appearing in the reviews. The game has 2 translations (English and Russian). More translations could have boosted the game's popularity.

Time Played

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

This chart displays the number of hours played in Theatre of War, comparing positive and negative reviews. The time played is adequate, reaching 25 hours in the 80th percentile.

The negative reviews play time is 15 times lower than the positive reviews median play time. A low negative review time (median : 46 minutes) can mean that the game crashes on some systems or that the type of gameplay was not completely clear to the players (Is the game unmistakably explained on the Steam Store ?). It is also possible that players were otherwise displeased by Theatre of War and decided to review it and get a refund under 2 hours. You could check if there is an explanation in the Players' feedback section.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Realistic gameplay
  • Accurate modeling of weapons
  • Multiple Nations campaigns
  • Highly detailed units
  • Customizable cheats
  • Easily accessible and editable game data
  • Nice quick-to-use mission generator
  • Full-sized battlefields
  • Vehicle damage modeled well
  • Realistic combat operations
  • Poor quality
  • Poorly designed
  • Grossly unfair mission design
  • Cheating AI
  • Bad controls for vehicles
  • No feedback for damage done or received
  • Clunky controls
  • Mind-bogglingly unfair and frustrating mechanics
  • AI troops wandering around and exposing themselves
  • Can get really hard really fast

These advantages and disadvantages are not meant to provide a fair assessment of the game, but to help developers identify potential improvements. The game's rating of 60.5%  Bottom 20% should be taken into account when assessing them.

Please keep in mind that this list was AI-generated with only a statistical sample of Theatre of War'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.

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