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Rex is a classic hardcore 2D platformer shooter, you play as a soldier to hunt down an evil scientist. Fight your way through with powerful weapons and put an end to his mad experiments.

Release DateMay 17, 2018
Price$ 13.99  Top 20%
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)81% (positive) / 85.6%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)68.8% / 76.8%  Top 30%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)21  Bottom 30% / 104
Curators10 reviews
Median Play Time2.3 hours
Play Time per Dollar8 minutes  Bottom 15%
Followers126  Bottom 30%
Owners± 23.5K  Top 30%
Copies Sold± 779  Bottom 35%
Gross Revenue ($)± 4.3K 

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

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

This chart shows ReX's Steam rating and reviews from June 2018 to December 2023. Steam's rating is varying from 85.4% (November 2023) to 92.8% (April 2019).

With 104 reviews, ReX could be a decent indie success. There are peaks that suggests major updates or discounts.

Review Languages
 

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

This donut graph displays the languages of ReX's Steam reviews. The most popular language is Portuguese - Brazil (25%), followed by English (24%). There is a nice diversity in the reviews, with 16 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 ReX percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time played in ReX, comparing positive and negative reviews. The time played is short, reaching only 267 minutes in the 80th percentile. Short games can be fun, but some players might feel that it's too short and ask for a refund.

The median play time for the negative reviews is similar to the median for positive reviews, hinting that there is no significant difference in the player's experience and that is more a question of personal taste.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • fun
  • cheap price
  • 50 levels
  • no insta-death traps
  • refreshing change of pace
  • buy better guns
  • boss fights
  • no need to grind
  • casual to medium difficulty
  • achievements
  • unfair enemy placement
  • impossible to avoid damage
  • QWERTZ keyboard controls
  • repetitive music
  • some levels are too easy
  • difficulty spikes towards the end
  • frustrating
  • boss fights are too difficult
  • crashing issue on level 24
  • expensive guns can disappear

These advantages and disadvantages are not meant to provide a fair assessment of the game, but to help developers identify potential improvements. The game's 81% rating should be factored in during their evaluation.

Take into account that list was generated using AI on a small sample of ReX'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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