Can you trust Back 4 Blood's Steam reviews? Adjusted rating 69.1%
Mixed 400 positive and 400 negative reviews analyzed · data as of 2026-10-12
Summary
The adjusted rating for Back 4 Blood is 69.1% (95% range 68.2–69.9%), in line with the official 68.8% on Steam. It is based on 400 positive and 400 negative reviews weighted by trust. Verdict: "Mixed" (the adjusted rating falls between 50% and 70%).
Japanese-language reviews alone show 38.9% (1,140 reviews, 95% range 36.1–41.7%), 30.0 points below the overall rating. Players writing in Japanese are noticeably less positive.
Positive reviews average 0.77 in trust and negative ones 0.76; the difference shifts the rating by less than one point. The most common discount factor is very short reviews (28% overall).
Across 61 months of history, no month shows a concentrated wave of negative reviews. There is no sign of coordinated review activity.
The last 180 days show 69.3% (last 30 days: 70.7%), close to the all-time figure.
The adjusted rating estimates trust from how reviews are written; it does not judge any individual review as fake. Data as of 2026-10-12.
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.
| Condition | Positive reviews | Negative reviews |
|---|---|---|
| Under 2 hours played at review | 4% | 24% |
| Very short text | 33% | 18% |
| Key activated outside Steam | 35% | 35% |
| Received for free | 2% | 1% |
| Owns very few games | 7% | 4% |
| Over 100 reviews written | 9% | 11% |
| Average trust (1.0 = full) | 0.77 | 0.76 |
The median total playtime of the sampled reviewers is 14.6 hours.
Rating history
Monthly positive and negative review counts since release, as published by Steam.
Recent sentiment
| Period | Positive | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| Last 30 days | 70.7% | 263 |
| Last 180 days | 69.3% | 1,551 |
| All time | 68.8% | 73,478 |
| Japanese, last 180 days | 37.5% | 8 |
About this verdict
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