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Survive and thrive in a post-apocalyptic future — resources are scarce, but opportunity calls! Build the ultimate disaster proof colony, protect your colonists, and restore civilization to a devastated world.

Early AccessOct 22, 2020
Release DateNov 16, 2021
Price$ 29.99  Top 3%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)72.7% (mostly positive) / 70.8%  Bottom 35%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)70.6% / 69.1%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)2.6K  Top 10% / 3.9K  Top 10%
Curators62 reviews  Top 10%
Median Play Time32.5 hours  Top 4%
Play Time per Dollar1.1 hour  Top 20%
Followers56.3K  Top 3%
Owners± 497.9K  Top 5%
Copies Sold± 251.1K  Top 5%
Gross Revenue ($)± 5.5M  Top 3%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

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

This graph shows Surviving the Aftermath's Steam rating and reviews between October 2020 and December 2023. Steam's rating is in a range going from 65.2% (February 2021) to 71.4% (February 2022).

The 3.9K reviews Top 5% suggest that Surviving the Aftermath is an AAA level success. The March 2022 peak suggests that there was a major update or discount.

Review Languages
 

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

This doughnut chart shows Surviving the Aftermath's review languages. The most popular language is English (57%), followed by Simplified Chinese (12%). There is a healthy diversity in the review languages, with 28 different languages represented. The game is translated in 8 languages, which is nice.

Time Played

Chart displaying Surviving the Aftermath percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the number of hours played in Surviving the Aftermath, showing a comparison between positive and negative reviews. The reviews during the game's time in Early Access are visible too. The time played is great, reaching 87 hours in the 80th percentile.

The median play time for the negative reviews is 2.5 times less than the median for positive reviews. Some players have left a negative review after playing a significant amount of time (50 hours in the 80th percentile) which could mean that a part of Surviving the Aftermath's fanbase was unhappy about an update and review bombed the game. The Players' feedback section might give some insight about that.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Addictive gameplay
  • Lots of customization options
  • Wide variety of constructions
  • Ethical dimensions to choices
  • Personal flair for colonists
  • Good balance between micro and macro management
  • Giant research tree
  • Engaging story lore
  • Lots of quests and random events
  • Apocalyptic/city building theme
  • Outdated combat system
  • Exploring the map is a chore
  • Massive QoL improvements needed
  • Repetitive and boring gameplay
  • Too much micro-management with specialists
  • Pollution is annoying
  • Disasters are long and wack
  • Low FPS and graphic quality issues
  • No replayability
  • Buildings randomly explode or fall apart

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 72.7% should be considered while evaluating them.

Please keep in mind that this list was AI-generated with only a statistical sample of Surviving the Aftermath's review data that Steam provides. 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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