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Satisfactory is a first-person open-world factory building game with a dash of exploration and combat. Play alone or with friends, explore an alien planet, create multi-story factories, and enter conveyor belt heaven!

Release DateJun 8, 2020
Price$ 29.99  Top 3%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)97.1% (overwhelmingly positive) Top 3% / 97%  Top 3%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)95.7% Top 1% / 95.7%  Top 1%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)126.5K  Top 1% / 146.7K  Top 1%
Curators539 reviews  Top 1%
Median Play Time99.1 hours  Top 1%
Play Time per Dollar3.3 hours  Top 4%
Followers315.6K  Top 1%
Owners± 5M  Top 1%
Copies Sold± 4.4M  Top 1%
Gross Revenue ($)± 96.1M  Top 1%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

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

This chart shows Satisfactory's Steam rating and reviews from June 2020 to December 2023. Steam's rating is very stable, varying from 96% (June 2020) to 97.4% (November 2021).

With its 146.7K reviews Top 1%, Satisfactory is indisputably a major AAA level success.

Review Languages
 

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

This doughnut chart shows Satisfactory's review languages. The most popular language is English (58%), followed by Russian (9%). There is a nice diversity in the reviews, with 28 languages represented. The game is available in 21 languages, which is great.

Time Played

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

This chart displays the time played in Satisfactory, comparing positive and negative reviews. It also shows the reviews during Early Access. Notice how the time in game reaches a stellar 268 hours in the 80th percentile.

The median play time for the negative reviews is 3.8 times less than the median for positive reviews. Some players have left a negative review after playing a significant amount of time (123 hours in the 80th percentile) which could mean that a part of Satisfactory's fanbase was unhappy about an update and review bombed the game. The Players' feedback section might give some insight about that.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Addictive gameplay
  • Polished building mechanics
  • Satisfying crafting
  • Smooth performance
  • Noob-friendly learning curve
  • Large open-world
  • Varied biomes
  • Exploration
  • Automation-focused
  • Lots of content
  • Exploration can be painful
  • Playing solo can be tedious
  • Newcomer-friendly biomes can still be hard
  • Cramped nodes
  • Buildings take up too much space
  • No sandbox mode
  • Lacks focus
  • Repetitive gameplay loop
  • No real goal
  • Half-baked exploration aspect

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 97.1% rating  Top 3% should be factored in during their evaluation.

Take into account that list was generated using AI on a small sample of Satisfactory's Steam review data, it is not meant to be exhaustive. 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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