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A fast paced multiplayer shooter that pits aliens against humans in a strategic and action-packed struggle for survival!

Release DateOct 30, 2012
Price$ 4.99
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)85.5% (very positive) / 85.3%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)83.1% Top 15% / 83.3%  Top 15%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)8.3K  Top 3% / 12.9K  Top 3%
Curators240 reviews  Top 2%
Median Play Time42.8 hours  Top 3%
Play Time per Dollar8.6 hours  Top 1%
Followers58.5K  Top 2%
Owners± 2.1M  Top 2%
Copies Sold± 1.1M  Top 2%
Gross Revenue ($)± 5.6M  Top 3%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Natural Selection 2 steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

Here you can see Natural Selection 2's Steam rating and reviews between September 2012 and December 2023. Steam's rating is varying from 97.1% (December 2012) to 85.3% (October 2019).

With 12.9K reviews Top 2%, Natural Selection 2 is an undeniable major AAA level success. There are peaks that suggests major updates or discounts.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Natural Selection 2 and the proportion of players they represent.

This donut graph displays the languages of Natural Selection 2's Steam reviews. The most popular language is English (65%), followed by Russian (11%). The player's languages are well diversified, with 28 different languages appearing in the reviews. The game is available in 10 languages, which is great.

Time Played

Chart displaying Natural Selection 2 percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time played in Natural Selection 2, showing a comparison between positive and negative reviews. You'll notice that the time played is very impressive, reaching 276 hours in the 80th percentile.

The median play time for the negative reviews is 6.6 times less than the median for positive reviews. Some Natural Selection 2 players left negative reviews after playing for a long time (more than 82 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 give some insight about that.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Well-designed blending of FPS and RTS elements
  • Fantastic visuals
  • Friendly community
  • Teamwork is heavily encouraged
  • Unique and immersive gameplay
  • Both factions are very different
  • Commanders have help a lot
  • Many available server mods
  • Atmospheric setting
  • Community seems nice
  • Moderately steep learning curve
  • Atrocious loading times
  • Poor weaponry selection
  • Difficulty to new players
  • Small player base
  • Some players are not helpful
  • Core mechanics are painfully convoluted
  • TTK is ridiculous and seems unbalanced
  • Rampant with non-optional mods
  • Menus have no backgrounds

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 85.5% should be taken into account when assessing them.

Take into account that list was generated using AI on a small sample of Natural Selection 2's Steam review data, it is not meant to be exhaustive. Moreover, be aware that problems aren't always meant to be solved. Communicating clearly and managing the player's expectations is important too!

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