Overview
Who made it, when it came out, and how players rate it overall and right now
Developer & publisher
Grinding Gear Games
Released
Dec 6, 2024
Genres
Action · Adventure · Massively Multiplayer · RPG · Early Access
Steam store page
OpenAll-time positive
76%
Steam rating
Mostly Positive
Last 30 days
76%▲ 0 pts
English reviews
133,804
Last updated
Oct 29, 2026
The Good
The most praised themes, as a share of all this game's reviews
Gameplay & combat23%
“A great game, amazing graphics and gameplay”
Content & grind21%
“Easily a 9/10, a 10/10 once more variety is implemented”
Story & characters16%
“Overall, it's a great game with a great story”
Graphics & art11%
“Amazing graphics and great fun to play”
Difficulty10%
“Other than that, it's a fun and challenging game that I would recommend”
The Bad
The most common complaints, as a share of all this game's reviews
Content & grind14%
“[*]The end game is boring and repetitive”
Bugs & crashes13%
“unfortunately they are making the game unplayable”
Developers & updates12%
“its a No for me, dont waste your money on it, nor waste your time, because even the devs dont value your time”
Gameplay & combat12%
“many of the bosses are just not fun”
Story & characters9%
“the combo gameplay is lame and boring and your character is extremely slow”
Recent complaints
Top complaints in reviews from the last 30 days (Sep 29 to Oct 29), to spot new problems or recent fixes
Gameplay & combat9%
“that it is boring with the roll cast roll nonstop boring gameplay”
Content & grind9%
“Maps are terrible, repetitive, boring slop that becomes a mindless, screen wiping, spell spamming, mess”
Price & monetization7%
“Do not spend money on this game, this company is not worth supporting anymore”
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 (76%)
Flagged events (red dots): months with a surge of negative reviews or a sharp drop in score.
- Apr 2025 (negative surge): 13,116 reviews, 51% positive vs a usual 78%, 4,234 more negative reviews than usual
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
this game sucks right now, save your money and just play the better option of POE 1