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Overview

Who made it, when it came out, and how players rate it overall and right now

Developer & publisher
Facepunch Studios
Released
Feb 8, 2018
Genres
Action · Adventure · Indie · Massively Multiplayer · RPG
Steam store page
Open
All-time positive
86%
Steam rating
Very Positive
Last 30 days
78%▼ 8 pts
English reviews
634,749
Last updated
Oct 29, 2026

The Good

The most praised themes, as a share of all this game's reviews

Servers & matchmaking15%
“This game is honestly so fun especially when you can play with friends, modded servers are also super fun”
Co-op & multiplayer14%
“Good game definitely recommend very fun with friends”
Community12%
“all in all it's a great game with a great community”
Gameplay & combat10%
“The game has amazing graphics and the controls are smooth its a really good game to play with friends”
Developers & updates10%
“9/10 - (10/10 if updates would come sooner”

The Bad

The most common complaints, as a share of all this game's reviews

Servers & matchmaking10%
“shit game, trash servers, bad mods, AK spread is dogshit, armor doesnt work, too many sweaty neckbeards with no life”
Community10%
“Ruined by its horrible and toxic playerbase”
Cheaters8%
“Don't waste your money on this pathetic, hacker riddled piece of shit”
Developers & updates8%
“Greedy devs and trash streamers ruined it”
Bugs & crashes8%
“It's a broken, neglected mess—don't waste your time or money”

Recent complaints

Top complaints in reviews from the last 30 days (Sep 29 to Oct 29), to spot new problems or recent fixes

Servers & matchmaking5%
“now dev ruined by locking skins and dlcs on moded servers and selling it for a lot of money”

Opinions over time

Percent positive each month, with the number of reviews below. The dashed line is the all-time score, and the last point covers the last 30 days.

Monthly % positiveFlagged monthAll-time score (86%)

Playtime

Percent positive by how many hours reviewers had played when they wrote their review

A low score under 2 hours often means a rough first impression, a bad launch, or performance problems.


Review Randomizer

A random review from this game's sample, which leans toward reviews other players found helpful

Recommended · 301 h played · May 2018
This game is amazing, you can do so much. It’s not going to be boring with time, and with the weekly updates it’s becoming always better. 11/10 update 2021: still a fantastic game and new content keeps getting added