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Commander Keen: Invasion of the Vorticons: Episode 1: Marooned on Mars (Dec. 14th 1990) Episode 2: The Earth Explodes (1991) Episode 3: Keen Must Die! (1991) Commander Keen's very first adventure, and the debut of id's groundbreaking side-scrolling technology.

Developer  Publisher:  Genre:  Translations:  Features:  Tags:  
Release DateAug 3, 2007
Price$ 4.99
Steam Rating (Steam Purchases / All)93.4% (very positive) Top 15% / 93.3%  Top 15%
Steam DB Rating (Steam Purchases / All)88.4% Top 5% / 88.5%  Top 5%
Reviews (Steam Purchases / All)1.3K  Top 15% / 1.4K  Top 10%
Curators78 reviews  Top 10%
Median Play Time1.9 hour
Play Time per Dollar22 minutes
Followers2.8K  Top 20%
Owners± 248.8K  Top 10%
Copies Sold± 126.6K  Top 10%
Gross Revenue ($)± 343.1K  Top 15%

Rating and Reviews (Monthly)
  

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

This chart shows Commander Keen's Steam rating and reviews from November 2010 to December 2023. Steam's rating oscillates between 100% (December 2010) and 93.2% (May 2016).

With 1.4K reviews Top 10%, Commander Keen could be an indie success or even a small AAA success. Peaks in the chart suggest that major updates or discounts happened.

Review Languages
 

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

This donut graph displays the languages of Commander Keen's Steam reviews. The most popular language is English (73%), followed by German (6%). There is a nice diversity in the reviews, with 24 languages represented. The game has only one translation (English), it could have been more popular if it was translated in more languages.

Time Played

Chart displaying Commander Keen percentiles of time played for positive, negative, and early access reviews.

This chart displays the time players have spent in Commander Keen, showing a comparison between positive and negative reviews. The time in game is acceptable, with 8 hours in the 80th percentile.

The negative reviews play time is 5.3 times lower than the positive reviews median play time. A low negative review time (median : 23 minutes) can mean that the game crashes on some systems or that the type of gameplay was not completely clear to the players (Is the game unmistakably explained on the Steam Store ?). It is also possible that players were otherwise displeased by Commander Keen and decided to review it and get a refund under 2 hours. The Players' feedback section might give some insight about that.

Players' Feedback

Game's StrengthsGame's Weaknesses
  • Fun platforming puzzles
  • Interactive environments
  • Well refined gameplay
  • Cool secrets
  • Funny 90's sci-fi story
  • Replay-ability
  • Good price
  • Some well designed levels
  • Nostalgia
  • Pogo stick
  • Rage inducing
  • Episode 3 sucks
  • Phallic shape in Episode 3
  • Dyeing in one hit annoyance
  • Can get too hectic
  • Unsavable in episodes 1-3
  • Broken sequel promise
  • Some ugly glitches
  • Boring if played for a long time
  • No achievements

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 93.4% rating  Top 15% should be factored in during their evaluation.

Please take this list with a grain of salt, as this is an AI generated list based on a small sample of Commander Keen's review data provided by Steam. 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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