ASTRONEER
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How do players who really played ASTRONEER rate it? TrueGG Rating 91.7%

Release date: Feb 5, 2019 Data as of 2026-10-19 View on Steam ↗

Players who really played rate it about the same as Steam overall. Early impressions are weaker, so the first few hours tend to decide whether it clicks.

Think twice if you are

  • Players particular about controls and UI
  • Players bothered by bugs (reports of crashes and bugs)
  • Players buying on the promise of future updates (complaints about the developers)

A rule-based guide from review patterns (no AI). How

TrueGG RatingMethodology ↗
91.7%
± 0.2 pt
vs Steam overall

Positive among players with 20+ hours (last 180 days) · 1,985 reviews

TrueGG, all time
94.3%
Steam overall
91.9%
Japanese, all time
83.7%

Early wall

Reviews written under 2 hours: 5.4% of all reviews. Their positive share is 62.7%.

This is not a drop-off rate; it describes who wrote reviews. Refund guide: within 14 days of purchase and under 2 hours of play (Steam refund policy).

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Does the rating change the longer people play?

Used for TrueGG Rating (20h+)JapaneseRight: reviews
Positive share by playtimeRanges from 20 hours up are highlighted. Exact values are in the table below.0%25%50%75%100%0–1 h34%1121–2 h59%582–5 h88%2505–10 h92%35810–20 h92%42020–50 h92%85050–100 h92%622100–200 h91%347200+ h89%166Positive share by playtime0–1 h11234%1–2 h5859%2–5 h25088%5–10 h35892%10–20 h42092%20–50 h85092%50–100 h62292%100–200 h34791%200+ h16689%

Positive share by playtime at the time of review (reviews from the last 180 days). Ranges under 50 reviews are pale and dashed (indicative only); “—” means no reviews.

Show chart values as a table
PlaytimePositiveJapaneseReviews
0–1 h33.9%0.0%112
1–2 h58.6%—58
2–5 h88.0%100.0%250
5–10 h91.9%—358
10–20 h92.4%—420
20–50 h92.2%57.1%850
50–100 h92.1%50.0%622
100–200 h90.8%66.7%347
200+ h89.2%100.0%166

How long people play: half of reviewers had played 20+ hours. 56% had 20+ hours and 13% had 100+ hours (all time).

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Summary

ASTRONEER has a TrueGG Rating of 91.7%: the positive share among 1,985 reviews written in the last 180 days by players with 20+ hours, close to Steam's overall 91.9%. Players who really play it broadly agree with the headline number (all time: 94.3%).

Reviews written under 2 hours make up 5% of the total, and only 63% of them are positive. Some players bounce off early, but those who get past the opening rate it higher. Steam accepts refund requests within 2 hours of play and 14 days of purchase.

Beyond the first hours, approval is fairly even across playtime.

Negative reviews most often mention controls and UI (more than at launch), crashes and bugs, and updates and the developers.

Among Japanese-language reviews, the TrueGG Rating is 83.7%, 8.0 points below all languages.

Re-weighting reviews by trust signals (playtime, length, how the game was obtained) barely changes the rating (91.8% adjusted), so Steam's number is not noticeably distorted by key giveaways or throwaway reviews.

All figures come from Steam's public review counts, and topics are counted with our published dictionary (no AI). Data as of 2026-10-19.

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Why it is rated this way

What drives the rating

Complaints center on the game's design (Controls, UI & camera, Boring / repetitive, Movement & pacing). These rarely change with updates, so the rating likely reflects the game itself. Judge by whether it suits you. It is also a game many people bounce off early (early reviews are much less positive than those of players who stuck with it).

− Most mentioned complaints

  • Controls, UI & camera28% of negative reviews (6% of positive) · most common among under 2h players · more than at launch
  • Crashes & bugs27% of negative reviews (6% of positive) · most common among 100h+ players · ongoing since launch
  • Updates & developers19% of negative reviews (5% of positive) · most common among 100h+ players · ongoing since launch
  • Boring / repetitive14% of negative reviews (3% of positive) · most common among 20–100h players · more than at launch
  • Movement & pacing12% of negative reviews (4% of positive) · most common among 20–100h players · more than at launch

+ What players praise

No standout topics

＋ peak＋ セール＋ タイプ＋ 世界＋ 穴掘＋ 植物＋ ミッション＋ relaxing− unless− save− reason− terrible− mouse− camera− broken− fixed

Counted from 465 recent negative and 600 positive reviews in Japanese and English, using our published topic dictionary. No AI is used. Topics overlap, so shares do not add up to 100%. Sarcasm and nuance are not detected, and this does not show cause and effect.How we count

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Checking the numbers

Figures with a different scope, shown alongside the TrueGG Rating.

MetricPositiveScope
Official Steam rating91.9%All time, all languages · 139,793 reviews
Adjusted rating91.8%Weighted by trust (95% range 91.5%–92.1%), −0.1pt vs official
Japanese-language reviews79.2%All time, Japanese-language reviews (−12.7pt vs overall) · 793 reviews
Show the positive vs negative breakdown

Share of sampled reviews that meet each condition that lowers trust. When a condition is more common on the positive side, the adjusted rating falls below the official one.

ConditionPositive reviewsNegative reviews
Under 2 hours played at review3%25%
Very short text41%16%
Key activated outside Steam15%20%
Received for free2%1%
Owns very few games14%4%
Over 100 reviews written2%7%
Average trust (1.0 = full)0.760.77

The median total playtime of the sampled reviewers is 30.8 hours. 400 positive and 400 negative reviews analyzed · data as of 2026-10-19

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When did the rating change?

Monthly positive and negative review counts since release, as published by Steam.

Reviews per month

■ Positive■ Negative
0 2,000 4,000 6,000 8,000 2016-12: +5,860 / −526 2017-01: +3,698 / −412 2017-02: +1,412 / −189 2017-03: +648 / −126 2017-04: +548 / −126 2017-05: +384 / −82 2017-06: +372 / −86 2017-07: +351 / −103 2017-08: +302 / −123 2017-09: +199 / −80 2017-10: +285 / −48 2017-11: +734 / −69 2017-12: +782 / −129 2018-01: +660 / −88 2018-02: +494 / −71 2018-03: +713 / −130 2018-04: +224 / −40 2018-05: +242 / −40 2018-06: +391 / −77 2018-07: +393 / −62 2018-08: +247 / −30 2018-09: +251 / −38 2018-10: +199 / −32 2018-11: +1,447 / −61 2018-12: +316 / −48 2019-01: +303 / −43 2019-02: +1,768 / −656 2019-03: +616 / −165 2019-04: +298 / −97 2019-05: +240 / −62 2019-06: +1,707 / −131 2019-07: +1,810 / −125 2019-08: +278 / −52 2019-09: +318 / −54 2019-10: +492 / −56 2019-11: +5,295 / −92 2019-12: +2,609 / −114 2020-01: +1,875 / −126 2020-02: +1,308 / −106 2020-03: +1,326 / −78 2020-04: +1,822 / −158 2020-05: +1,227 / −79 2020-06: +1,223 / −140 2020-07: +1,747 / −166 2020-08: +1,577 / −134 2020-09: +975 / −85 2020-10: +848 / −54 2020-11: +1,406 / −72 2020-12: +1,633 / −113 2021-01: +1,458 / −111 2021-02: +1,068 / −78 2021-03: +855 / −51 2021-04: +1,463 / −101 2021-05: +852 / −44 2021-06: +1,083 / −100 2021-07: +1,200 / −92 2021-08: +806 / −46 2021-09: +790 / −48 2021-10: +922 / −54 2021-11: +997 / −47 2021-12: +1,212 / −92 2022-01: +2,811 / −218 2022-02: +1,341 / −117 2022-03: +786 / −51 2022-04: +715 / −65 2022-05: +1,021 / −89 2022-06: +752 / −75 2022-07: +2,056 / −189 2022-08: +847 / −68 2022-09: +804 / −68 2022-10: +699 / −33 2022-11: +1,551 / −86 2022-12: +1,055 / −78 2023-01: +1,773 / −142 2023-02: +1,053 / −91 2023-03: +843 / −83 2023-04: +825 / −57 2023-05: +725 / −64 2023-06: +601 / −55 2023-07: +1,767 / −159 2023-08: +751 / −57 2023-09: +592 / −44 2023-10: +678 / −65 2023-11: +876 / −44 2023-12: +897 / −90 2024-01: +1,026 / −95 2024-02: +634 / −62 2024-03: +816 / −74 2024-04: +725 / −66 2024-05: +560 / −44 2024-06: +704 / −88 2024-07: +805 / −66 2024-08: +537 / −34 2024-09: +861 / −80 2024-10: +527 / −28 2024-11: +2,270 / −217 2024-12: +1,375 / −103 2025-01: +697 / −73 2025-02: +523 / −57 2025-03: +573 / −71 2025-04: +832 / −94 2025-05: +444 / −46 2025-06: +580 / −67 2025-07: +705 / −88 2025-08: +550 / −70 2025-09: +573 / −74 2025-10: +512 / −63 2025-11: +1,690 / −187 2025-12: +821 / −127 2026-01: +679 / −129 2026-02: +380 / −56 2026-03: +532 / −76 2026-04: +777 / −140 2026-05: +402 / −42 2026-06: +360 / −43 2026-07: +428 / −55 2026-08: +268 / −34 2026-09: +397 / −64 2026-10: +288 / −43 2017/012018/012019/012020/012021/012022/012023/012024/012025/012026/01

Positive share per month

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% Monthly data overall 91.1% 2024-10: update2024-11: update2025-08: update 2016-12: 91.8%2017-01: 90.0%2017-02: 88.2%2017-03: 83.7%2017-04: 81.3%2017-05: 82.4%2017-06: 81.2%2017-07: 77.3%2017-08: 71.1%2017-09: 71.3%2017-10: 85.6%2017-11: 91.4%2017-12: 85.8%2018-01: 88.2%2018-02: 87.4%2018-03: 84.6%2018-04: 84.8%2018-05: 85.8%2018-06: 83.5%2018-07: 86.4%2018-08: 89.2%2018-09: 86.9%2018-10: 86.1%2018-11: 96.0%2018-12: 86.8%2019-01: 87.6%2019-02: 72.9%2019-03: 78.9%2019-04: 75.4%2019-05: 79.5%2019-06: 92.9%2019-07: 93.5%2019-08: 84.2%2019-09: 85.5%2019-10: 89.8%2019-11: 98.3%2019-12: 95.8%2020-01: 93.7%2020-02: 92.5%2020-03: 94.4%2020-04: 92.0%2020-05: 94.0%2020-06: 89.7%2020-07: 91.3%2020-08: 92.2%2020-09: 92.0%2020-10: 94.0%2020-11: 95.1%2020-12: 93.5%2021-01: 92.9%2021-02: 93.2%2021-03: 94.4%2021-04: 93.5%2021-05: 95.1%2021-06: 91.5%2021-07: 92.9%2021-08: 94.6%2021-09: 94.3%2021-10: 94.5%2021-11: 95.5%2021-12: 92.9%2022-01: 92.8%2022-02: 92.0%2022-03: 93.9%2022-04: 91.7%2022-05: 92.0%2022-06: 90.9%2022-07: 91.6%2022-08: 92.6%2022-09: 92.2%2022-10: 95.5%2022-11: 94.7%2022-12: 93.1%2023-01: 92.6%2023-02: 92.0%2023-03: 91.0%2023-04: 93.5%2023-05: 91.9%2023-06: 91.6%2023-07: 91.7%2023-08: 92.9%2023-09: 93.1%2023-10: 91.3%2023-11: 95.2%2023-12: 90.9%2024-01: 91.5%2024-02: 91.1%2024-03: 91.7%2024-04: 91.7%2024-05: 92.7%2024-06: 88.9%2024-07: 92.4%2024-08: 94.0%2024-09: 91.5%2024-10: 95.0%2024-11: 91.3%2024-12: 93.0%2025-01: 90.5%2025-02: 90.2%2025-03: 89.0%2025-04: 89.8%2025-05: 90.6%2025-06: 89.6%2025-07: 88.9%2025-08: 88.7%2025-09: 88.6%2025-10: 89.0%2025-11: 90.0%2025-12: 86.6%2026-01: 84.0%2026-02: 87.2%2026-03: 87.5%2026-04: 84.7%2026-05: 90.5%2026-06: 89.3%2026-07: 88.6%2026-08: 88.7%2026-09: 86.1%2026-10: 87.0% 2017/012018/012019/012020/012021/012022/012023/012024/012025/012026/01

Months with under 30 reviews are omitted from the rate.

Updates and ratings before and after

DateAnnouncement2 months before → after
2025-08-25 ASTRONEER is getting new DLC & Major FREE Update! 89% → 89% (−0.4pt)
2024-11-13 The Glitchwalkers Expansion Update Out Now 93% → 92% (−0.6pt)
2024-10-23 Astroneer: Glitchwalkers DLC Releases November 13th! 92% → 92% (−0.5pt)

Picked automatically from the titles of Steam announcements by the developer (one per month, last 3 years, up to 10). The dotted lines mark those months. Before and after are the positive rates of the two months before and after (excluding the month itself); shown as "—" under 50 reviews or when the two months after are not complete. An update is not necessarily the cause of a change.

Reviews per day, last 30 days

0 10 20 30 2026-09-19: +12 / −1 2026-09-20: +9 / −3 2026-09-21: +8 / −1 2026-09-22: +10 / −2 2026-09-23: +8 / −3 2026-09-24: +10 / −1 2026-09-25: +10 / −0 2026-09-26: +12 / −2 2026-09-27: +16 / −2 2026-09-28: +11 / −0 2026-09-29: +8 / −1 2026-09-30: +5 / −0 2026-10-01: +10 / −2 2026-10-02: +10 / −1 2026-10-03: +12 / −1 2026-10-04: +15 / −4 2026-10-05: +15 / −2 2026-10-06: +19 / −5 2026-10-07: +15 / −3 2026-10-08: +18 / −2 2026-10-09: +13 / −2 2026-10-10: +18 / −2 2026-10-11: +15 / −0 2026-10-12: +22 / −3 2026-10-13: +18 / −2 2026-10-14: +26 / −2 2026-10-15: +23 / −3 2026-10-16: +12 / −3 2026-10-17: +12 / −3 2026-10-18: +15 / −3 09/1909/2610/0310/1010/17
Show monthly data as a table
MonthPositiveNegativePositive
2016-125,86052691.8%
2017-013,69841290.0%
2017-021,41218988.2%
2017-0364812683.7%
2017-0454812681.3%
2017-053848282.4%
2017-063728681.2%
2017-0735110377.3%
2017-0830212371.1%
2017-091998071.3%
2017-102854885.6%
2017-117346991.4%
2017-1278212985.8%
2018-016608888.2%
2018-024947187.4%
2018-0371313084.6%
2018-042244084.8%
2018-052424085.8%
2018-063917783.5%
2018-073936286.4%
2018-082473089.2%
2018-092513886.9%
2018-101993286.1%
2018-111,4476196.0%
2018-123164886.8%
2019-013034387.6%
2019-021,76865672.9%
2019-0361616578.9%
2019-042989775.4%
2019-052406279.5%
2019-061,70713192.9%
2019-071,81012593.5%
2019-082785284.2%
2019-093185485.5%
2019-104925689.8%
2019-115,2959298.3%
2019-122,60911495.8%
2020-011,87512693.7%
2020-021,30810692.5%
2020-031,3267894.4%
2020-041,82215892.0%
2020-051,2277994.0%
2020-061,22314089.7%
2020-071,74716691.3%
2020-081,57713492.2%
2020-099758592.0%
2020-108485494.0%
2020-111,4067295.1%
2020-121,63311393.5%
2021-011,45811192.9%
2021-021,0687893.2%
2021-038555194.4%
2021-041,46310193.5%
2021-058524495.1%
2021-061,08310091.5%
2021-071,2009292.9%
2021-088064694.6%
2021-097904894.3%
2021-109225494.5%
2021-119974795.5%
2021-121,2129292.9%
2022-012,81121892.8%
2022-021,34111792.0%
2022-037865193.9%
2022-047156591.7%
2022-051,0218992.0%
2022-067527590.9%
2022-072,05618991.6%
2022-088476892.6%
2022-098046892.2%
2022-106993395.5%
2022-111,5518694.7%
2022-121,0557893.1%
2023-011,77314292.6%
2023-021,0539192.0%
2023-038438391.0%
2023-048255793.5%
2023-057256491.9%
2023-066015591.6%
2023-071,76715991.7%
2023-087515792.9%
2023-095924493.1%
2023-106786591.3%
2023-118764495.2%
2023-128979090.9%
2024-011,0269591.5%
2024-026346291.1%
2024-038167491.7%
2024-047256691.7%
2024-055604492.7%
2024-067048888.9%
2024-078056692.4%
2024-085373494.0%
2024-098618091.5%
2024-105272895.0%
2024-112,27021791.3%
2024-121,37510393.0%
2025-016977390.5%
2025-025235790.2%
2025-035737189.0%
2025-048329489.8%
2025-054444690.6%
2025-065806789.6%
2025-077058888.9%
2025-085507088.7%
2025-095737488.6%
2025-105126389.0%
2025-111,69018790.0%
2025-1282112786.6%
2026-0167912984.0%
2026-023805687.2%
2026-035327687.5%
2026-0477714084.7%
2026-054024290.5%
2026-063604389.3%
2026-074285588.6%
2026-082683488.7%
2026-093976486.1%
2026-102884387.0%
Show daily data as a table
DayPositiveNegative
2026-09-19121
2026-09-2093
2026-09-2181
2026-09-22102
2026-09-2383
2026-09-24101
2026-09-25100
2026-09-26122
2026-09-27162
2026-09-28110
2026-09-2981
2026-09-3050
2026-10-01102
2026-10-02101
2026-10-03121
2026-10-04154
2026-10-05152
2026-10-06195
2026-10-07153
2026-10-08182
2026-10-09132
2026-10-10182
2026-10-11150
2026-10-12223
2026-10-13182
2026-10-14262
2026-10-15233
2026-10-16123
2026-10-17123
2026-10-18153
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Recent sentiment

PeriodPositiveReviews
Last 30 days88.6%554
Last 180 days88.9%3,172
All time91.9%139,793
Japanese, last 180 days58.8%17
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