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The year is 1962 and the Cold War has the nation gripped by fear.  A top-secret government unit called The Bureau begins investigating a series of mysterious attacks by an enemy more powerful than communism.

Release DateAug 19, 2013
Price$ 19.99  Top 10%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)67.1% (mixed) Bottom 30% / 70.1%  Bottom 35%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)65.8% / 68.9%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)4.6K  Top 5% / 11.6K  Top 3%
Curators160 reviews  Top 3%
Median Play Time12.4 hours  Top 15%
Play Time per Dollar37 minutes
Followers13.6K  Top 10%
Owners± 3.1M  Top 1%
Copies Sold± 680.6K  Top 3%
Gross Revenue ($)± 4.3M  Top 4%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

Chart showing the monthly evolution of The Bureau: XCOM Declassified steam rating, positive and negative reviews.

This graph shows The Bureau: XCOM Declassified's Steam rating and reviews between August 2013 and December 2023. Steam's rating oscillates between 80.2% (August 2013) and 65.7% (January 2014).

With its 11.6K reviews Top 3%, The Bureau: XCOM Declassified is indisputably a major AAA level success. Peaks in the chart suggest that major updates or discounts happened.

Review Languages
 

Donut graph showing review languages for The Bureau: XCOM Declassified and the proportion of players they represent.

This donut graph displays the languages of The Bureau: XCOM Declassified's Steam reviews. The most popular language is English (50%), followed by Russian (17%). There is a healthy diversity in the review languages, with 28 different languages represented. The game has been translated in 8 languages.

Time Played

Chart displaying The Bureau: XCOM Declassified percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time players have spent in The Bureau: XCOM Declassified, comparing positive and negative reviews. The time in game is not bad at all, with 21 hours in the 80th percentile.

The median play time for the negative reviews is 2.8 times less than the median for positive reviews. The negative review time is high (median is 5 hours), it can be a sign that The Bureau: XCOM Declassified crashes after a while or becomes too repetitive or difficult towards the end. The Players' feedback section might help understanding the issue.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • good story
  • realistic characters
  • fun gameplay
  • great graphics
  • enjoyable combat
  • varied weapon choices
  • mini-missions for agents
  • pause during combat
  • squad abilities
  • immersive setting
  • game graphics
  • linear levels
  • poor AI
  • inconsistent production values
  • weak story at times
  • too advanced technology
  • short playtime
  • repetitive missions
  • not enough replayability
  • price

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 score of 67.1%  Bottom 30% 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 The Bureau: XCOM Declassified'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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