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Become the leader of any contemporary country in this streamlined real-time grand strategy game. Use diplomacy, espionage, military and economic power to deal with other nations, while tackling issues such as terrorism, financial crises and medical epidemics, all in an effort to achieve global domination!

Release DateFeb 16, 2017
Price$ 14.99  Top 15%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)61.2% (mixed) Bottom 20% / 62.2%  Bottom 25%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)59.7% Bottom 30% / 60.8%  Bottom 35%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)842  Top 15% / 1.2K  Top 15%
Curators39 reviews  Top 15%
Median Play Time20.3 hours  Top 10%
Play Time per Dollar1.4 hour  Top 15%
Followers10K  Top 10%
Owners± 148K  Top 15%
Copies Sold± 50K  Top 15%
Gross Revenue ($)± 748.8K  Top 10%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

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

This graph shows Realpolitiks's Steam rating and reviews between February 2017 and December 2023. Steam's rating oscillates between 66.9% (February 2017) and 60.4% (March 2019).

With 1.2K reviews Top 15%, Realpolitiks could be an indie success or even a small AAA success. The chart suggests a long tail distribution, which could mean that the game was promoted at laucnch but that there were no more marketing, update or major discounts after that point.

Review Languages
 

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

This doughnut chart shows Realpolitiks's review languages. The most popular language is English (43%), followed by Polish (14%). There is a healthy diversity in the review languages, with 24 different languages represented. The game is available in 7 languages. Unless the game has a lot of dialogues, translating is usually not a lot of work compared to completing a game, therefore adding more translations is generally recommended.

Time Played

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

This chart displays the time players have spent in Realpolitiks, comparing positive and negative reviews. The time in game is outstanding, with 66 hours in the 80th percentile.

The median play time for the negative reviews is 2.6 times less than the median for positive reviews. Some Realpolitiks players left negative reviews after playing for a long time (more than 32 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 help understanding the issue.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • GDP growth
  • events with choices
  • idea tree
  • PC performance
  • solid UI
  • Project system
  • smooth accessible gameplay
  • presentation
  • stability of the game
  • polish
  • limited diplomacy options
  • ridiculous warfare mechanics
  • economy is not realistically modeled
  • lack of win condition options
  • elections don't matter, no real impact
  • unrealistic UN power
  • warmonger penalty imbalance
  • inefficient political power mechanism
  • tax limitations and their effect on GDP growth
  • simplistic alliances/blocs and diplomacy

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 score of 61.2%  Bottom 20% should be considered while evaluating them.

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