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In a bid to survive, explore the sprawling, devastated Jericho City. Fight ferocious threats in brutal, unforgiving combat, slashing and tearing the limbs off your opponents to steal their equipment.

Release DateSep 23, 2019
Price$ 29.99  Top 3%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)77.3% (mostly positive) / 76.6%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)75.3% / 74.8%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)5.7K  Top 4% / 7.5K  Top 4%
Curators162 reviews  Top 3%
Median Play Time28.2 hours  Top 5%
Play Time per Dollar56 minutes  Top 25%
Followers42.4K  Top 3%
Owners± 759.6K  Top 4%
Copies Sold± 340.9K  Top 4%
Gross Revenue ($)± 7.9M  Top 3%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of The Surge 2 steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This chart shows The Surge 2's Steam rating and reviews from September 2019 to December 2023. Steam's rating is varying from 76.5% (December 2023) to 82.8% (February 2020).

With 7.5K reviews Top 4%, The Surge 2 is an AAA level success. 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 The Surge 2 and the proportion of players they represent.

This donut chart displays the languages of The Surge 2's reviewers. The most popular language is English (46%), followed by Simplified Chinese (22%). There is a nice diversity in the reviews, with 27 languages represented. The game is available in 13 languages, which is great.

Time Played

Chart displaying The Surge 2 percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time played in The Surge 2, comparing positive and negative reviews. The time played is great, reaching 51 hours in the 80th percentile.

The median play time for the negative reviews is 4.5 times less than the median for positive reviews. A high negative review play time (median : 7 hours) could mean that The Surge 2 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
  • Weapon variety
  • Armour designs
  • Level design variety
  • Humor and character
  • Stunning visuals
  • Engaging block mechanic
  • Bosses were fun/challenging
  • Limb looting/combat mechanics
  • Map variety
  • Customizability of armor
  • Story not interesting
  • Some restart traps in the maps
  • Feels more like The Division
  • Condition to get boss weapons
  • Worse than The Surge 1 storyline
  • Noticeable sense of clunkiness
  • Inconsistent difficulty
  • No fast travel between non-combat areas
  • Optimization issues like stuttering and crashes
  • Lacking and disappointing endings

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 77.3% rating should be factored in during their evaluation.

Take into account that list was generated using AI on a small sample of The Surge 2's Steam review data, it is not meant to be exhaustive. 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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