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Hundreds of UFOs have subjugated Earth nations and the aliens began their so-called "Project First Contact": conquest of the entire planet.

Release DateJul 26, 2017
Price$ 1.99  Bottom 15%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)57.1% (mixed) Bottom 20% / 52.4%  Bottom 15%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)55.5% Bottom 25% / 52%  Bottom 20%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)156  / 225  Top 30%
Curators12 reviews
Median Play Time2.2 hours
Play Time per Dollar1.1 hour  Top 20%
Followers2.6K  Top 20%
Owners± 254.4K  Top 10%
Copies Sold± 6.1K 
Gross Revenue ($)± 5K 

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Project First Contact steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This graph shows Project First Contact's Steam rating and reviews between July 2017 and December 2023. Steam's rating oscillates between 28% (October 2017) and 52.4% (December 2023).

The 225 reviews Top 30% suggest that Project First Contact might be a reasonable indie 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 Project First Contact and the proportion of players they represent.

This doughnut chart shows Project First Contact's review languages. The most popular language is English (32%), followed by Russian (30%). There is a healthy diversity in the review languages, with 16 different languages represented. The game has been translated in 8 languages.

Time Played

Chart displaying Project First Contact percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time players have spent in Project First Contact, showing a comparison between positive and negative reviews. The time played is short, reaching only 287 minutes in the 80th percentile. Some players enjoy short games, but there is always a risk that people will be disapointed.

The negative reviews play time is 2.5 times lower than the positive reviews median play time.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Some graphics is ok
  • First person view
  • Fun to laugh at
  • Save functionality
  • Audio is ok
  • Flashlight and camera available
  • Night vision
  • Depends on liking horror games
  • Ambient music
  • Relatively short game
  • Gameplay mechanism
  • No tutorial
  • Too dark levels
  • Animations are missing
  • Insta death
  • Lack of variety
  • No directions
  • Annoying loud sounds
  • Ugly graphics
  • Bad sound

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 57.1%  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 Project First Contact'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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