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Gary Grigsby’s War in the West is the most ambitious and detailed computer wargame on the Western Front of World War II ever made.

Release DateAug 3, 2017
Price$ 79.99  Top 1%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)85% (positive) / 85.8%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)76.6% Top 30% / 77.9%  Top 25%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)113  / 148
Curators7 reviews
Median Play Time47.4 hours  Top 2%
Play Time per Dollar35 minutes
Followers2.2K  Top 25%
Owners± 12.6K 
Copies Sold± 5.3K 
Gross Revenue ($)± 185.6K  Top 20%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of Gary Grigsby's War in the West steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This chart shows Gary Grigsby's War in the West's Steam rating and reviews from August 2017 to December 2023. Steam's rating is varying from 97.2% (January 2018) to 85.6% (August 2023).

With its 148 reviews, Gary Grigsby's War in the West could be considered a decent success for an indie game. The graph seems to be a long tailed distribution. That sometimes means that the marketing efforts were concentrated on the game launch, and that there was no major update or discounts after.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for Gary Grigsby's War in the West and the proportion of players they represent.

This donut chart displays the languages of Gary Grigsby's War in the West's reviewers. The most popular language is English (72%), followed by Simplified Chinese (6%). There is a nice diversity in the reviews, with 14 languages represented. The game has been translated in only one language (English), it's always good to have more translations to access other markets.

Time Played

Chart displaying Gary Grigsby's War in the West percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time played in Gary Grigsby's War in the West depending if the reviewer left a positive or a negative review. You'll notice that the time played is very impressive, reaching 198 hours in the 80th percentile.

The negative reviews play time is 3.5 times lower than the positive reviews median play time. Some Gary Grigsby's War in the West players left negative reviews after playing for a long time (more than 48 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
  • detail-oriented
  • long-term planning
  • historical accuracy
  • intricate air system
  • lots of scenarios
  • attention to detail
  • simulates weather and interdiction
  • advanced air warfare
  • automated logistics
  • historical withdraw of units
  • slow turns
  • expensive
  • air war is cumbersome
  • air war is boring
  • painfully slow turns
  • confusing aspects
  • expensive DLC
  • steep learning curve for air combat
  • weak AI directives
  • time-consuming direct control of air units

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 85% rating should be factored in during their evaluation.

Take into account that list was generated using AI on a small sample of Gary Grigsby's War in the West's Steam review data, it is not meant to be exhaustive. You don't always need to solve every issue. What some players hate might be what your fanbase loves.

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