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EVE Online is a free-to-play community driven space MMO where players can choose their own path from countless different options. Experience space exploration, immense PvP and PvE battles, mining, industry and a thriving player economy in an ever-expanding sandbox.

Release DateDec 15, 2010
PriceFree
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)80.2% (positive) / 73.8%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)78.2% Top 25% / 72.8%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)7.4K  Top 4% / 33.2K  Top 1%
Curators365 reviews  Top 1%
Median Play Time113.9 hours  Top 1%
Followers86.6K  Top 2%
Owners± 5.2M  Top 1%
Copies Sold± 3.9M  Top 1%
Gross Revenue ($)± 49.4M  Top 1%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

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

This chart shows EVE Online's Steam rating and reviews from November 2010 to December 2023. Steam's rating is varying from 94.2% (July 2013) to 73.8% (December 2023).

With its 33.2K reviews Top 1%, EVE Online 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 EVE Online and the proportion of players they represent.

This doughnut graph shows EVE Online's reviewers languages. The most popular language is English (58%), followed by Russian (17%). There is a nice diversity in the reviews, with 28 languages represented. The game is available in 7 languages. Unless the game has a lot of dialogues, translating is usually not a lot of work compared to completing a game, therefore adding more translations is generally recommended.

Time Played

Chart displaying EVE Online percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time played in EVE Online, comparing positive and negative reviews. Notice how the time in game reaches a stellar 834 hours in the 80th percentile.

The negative reviews play time is 5.9 times lower than the positive reviews median play time. Some EVE Online players left negative reviews after playing for a long time (more than 348 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 give some insight about that.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Hectic and engaging combat
  • Countless galaxies and upgradable ships
  • Wide variety of job descriptions
  • Escapism granted by detailed characters
  • Solitude and Easter Eggs in deep space
  • Wide variety of gameplay elements
  • Dedicated community
  • Incredibly polished game
  • Rewarding gameplay
  • Unscripted economic competition
  • Requires too much time
  • Solo gameplay is not an option
  • Risks of being preyed upon while solo
  • Game is too high of a bar to sustain
  • Monthly subscription required
  • Skills are a true time grind
  • Combat is effectively algorithmic
  • Need thick skin to endure frequent losses
  • Memory of origins lost in translation or consigned to mythology
  • Computer struggles to render thousands of units on screen

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 80.2% rating should be factored in during their evaluation.

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