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Immerse yourself in thrilling naval battles and assemble an armada of over 600 ships from the first half of the 20th century — from stealthy destroyers to gigantic battleships. Change the look of your ship, choose upgrades to suit your play style, and go into battle with other players!

Release DateNov 15, 2017
PriceFree
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)72.2% (mostly positive) Bottom 35% / 76.5%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)69.9% / 75.7%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)1.8K  Top 10% / 135.7K  Top 1%
Curators275 reviews  Top 2%
Median Play Time129.4 hours  Top 1%
Followers455.9K  Top 1%
Owners± 11.5M  Top 1%
Copies Sold± 8.5M  Top 1%
Gross Revenue ($)± 134.6M  Top 1%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

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

Here you can see World of Warships's Steam rating and reviews between November 2017 and December 2023. Steam's rating oscillates between 66.2% (November 2017) and 79.6% (July 2021).

With 135.7K reviews Top 1%, World of Warships is an undeniable major AAA level success. Peaks in the chart suggest that major updates or discounts happened.

Review Languages
 

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

This doughnut graph shows World of Warships's reviewers languages. The most popular language is Simplified Chinese (39%), followed by English (31%). The player's languages are well diversified, with 29 different languages appearing in the reviews. The game has been translated in 18 languages.

Time Played

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

This chart displays the time players have spent in World of Warships, showing a comparison between positive and negative reviews. The reviews during the game's time in Early Access are visible too. You'll notice that the time played is very impressive, reaching 935 hours in the 80th percentile.

The median play time for the negative reviews is similar to the median for positive reviews, hinting that there is no significant difference in the player's experience and that is more a question of personal taste. Some players have left a negative review after playing a significant amount of time (1404 hours in the 80th percentile) which could mean that a part of World of Warships'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
  • Free to play
  • Different modes to choose from
  • Constant updates
  • Satisfying gameplay
  • Good graphics
  • Wide variety of ships
  • Fun naval fleet
  • Options to spend
  • Can log in for a few or long
  • New goodies
  • Abusive monetization
  • Unbalanced matchmaking
  • Poor game balance
  • Lack of communication with devs
  • Account deletion without activity
  • Too much grinding
  • Poor squad management system
  • CV class too broken
  • Limited resources
  • Aggressive monetization system

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 72.2%  Bottom 35% should be taken into account when assessing them.

Please take this list with a grain of salt, as this is an AI generated list based on a small sample of World of Warships's review data provided by Steam. 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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