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Take command of an 'Age of Sail' ship and her crew, exploring a vast, story-filled world that reacts to your decisions. Engage enemy vessels, fortifications and sea monsters in brutal tactical combat, all framed in an art style inspired by classic Naval Oil Paintings.

Release DateOct 22, 2019
Price$ 24.99  Top 5%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)71.6% (mostly positive) Bottom 35% / 73.6%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)68.9% / 70.8%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)1K  Top 15% / 1.2K  Top 15%
Curators83 reviews  Top 10%
Median Play Time13.9 hours  Top 15%
Play Time per Dollar34 minutes
Followers42.8K  Top 3%
Owners± 98.5K  Top 15%
Copies Sold± 65.9K  Top 15%
Gross Revenue ($)± 885.4K  Top 10%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

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

This chart shows Abandon Ship's Steam rating and reviews from February 2018 to December 2023. Steam's rating is in a range going from 69.5% (February 2018) to 77.3% (January 2020).

With 1.2K reviews Top 15%, Abandon Ship could be an indie success or even a small AAA success. 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 Abandon Ship and the proportion of players they represent.

This doughnut graph shows Abandon Ship's reviewers languages. The most popular language is English (60%), followed by Simplified Chinese (13%). There is a nice diversity in the reviews, with 23 languages represented. The game is translated in 11 languages, which is nice.

Time Played

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

This chart displays the number of hours played in Abandon Ship, comparing positive and negative reviews. It also shows the reviews during Early Access. The time in game is excellent, with 37 hours in the 80th percentile.

The median play time for the negative reviews is 2.5 times less than the median for positive reviews. A high negative review play time (median : 7 hours) could mean that Abandon Ship crashes after a while or becomes too repetitive or difficult in the end. The Players' feedback section might help understanding the issue.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • unique world based on many sea paintings
  • interesting management and control of the ship and crew
  • great story and cool real-time ship battles
  • connected through a nice story campaign
  • buy weapon upgrades or new weapons
  • maps and the loot are randomized
  • crew members have different abilities
  • ultrawidescreen is supported
  • nice story campaign
  • Great story and cool real-time ship battles.
  • only a few chances of finding permanent saves in the game
  • navigating the ship on the exploration map resembles a motorboat
  • on the easiest setting 'casual' it is very difficult
  • short and to the point
  • gameplay while fun is extremely hard
  • it's similar to your party getting killed in Final Fantasy VII
  • the element of pursuit of cult units is too fast
  • the game has an overall potential
  • the asking retail is a bit much
  • the play balance needs major adjustment

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 71.6% 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 Abandon Ship'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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