Over 19,000 games have released on Steam in 2025, with nearly half seeing fewer than 10 reviews
Showing just how insane it is to be a game developer right now, we've hit an all-time high for game releases on Steam in 2025 and not many get seen.
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How often do people leave reviews? I rarely see a profile with +100 reviews.
I only leave reviews after 100% completion or a lot of time (hundreds of hours) in case of fighting games where sometimes 100% is ridiculously difficult to attain (oh hi, Plus R)
I think the average time between my picking up a game and leaving a review is like 3~12 months. Definitely even more if I'm not vibing with the game.
I'll click the thumbs up button then get intimidated by the text box that pops up. I'm not mentally prepared to give out a useful review.
Same. I'm often in the process of breaking down why I like/dislike the game, what works about it, and what doesn't as I'm playing. I can't give honest feedback with incomplete thoughts.
I just say "I like it", it's not very helpful but at least it counts for the rating
As I recall, its around 5%-20% of players leave a review, usually closer to 5% unless something about the game makes people want to talk about it, for both good and bad.
I leave reviews when the game does something exceptional (good or bad). Or sometimes when steam nags me to leave a review.
It's funny: if you leave a negative review and keep playing it asks you if you want to change your review.
I recall an estimation that about 1/20 players leave a review, but this probably depends a lot on genre and other factors.
How often do people leave reviews?
Speaking only for myself, I only leave a review if I loved or I hated a game. A "meh" game doesn't get a review. I'd hazard that many people do something similar.
