Can you trust Apex Legends's Steam reviews? Adjusted rating 64.8%
Mixed 800 positive and 800 negative reviews analyzed · data as of 2026-10-12
Summary
The adjusted rating for Apex Legends is 64.8% (95% range 64.2–65.5%), 3.0 points below the official 67.8%. Based on 800 positive and 800 negative reviews, the official figure deserves a modest discount. Verdict: "Mixed" (the adjusted rating falls between 50% and 70%).
Japanese-language reviews alone show 50.0% (13,216 reviews, 95% range 49.1–50.8%), 17.8 points below the overall rating. Players writing in Japanese are noticeably less positive. In the last 180 days, Japanese-language reviews show 42.9%.
Positive reviews contain more very short reviews (60% vs 33% of negative reviews). Average trust is 0.69 on the positive side and 0.79 on the negative side, which pulls the adjusted rating down.
Across 72 months of history, Jul 2024 stands out: review volume and the negative share jumped together. Of 88,019 reviews that month, 93% were negative, and that single month holds 22% of all negative reviews. Excluding it, the positive share in the monthly data rises from 68.8% to 73.8%.
The last 180 days show 67.7% (last 30 days: 66.5%), 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 | 1% | 2% |
| Very short text | 60% | 33% |
| Key activated outside Steam | 0% | 0% |
| Received for free | 0% | 0% |
| Owns very few games | 28% | 26% |
| Over 100 reviews written | 0% | 0% |
| Average trust (1.0 = full) | 0.69 | 0.79 |
The median total playtime of the sampled reviewers is 157.1 hours.
Rating history
Monthly positive and negative review counts since release, as published by Steam.
Shaded months were detected as concentrated waves of negative reviews (2024-07). Detection rule
Recent sentiment
| Period | Positive | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| Last 30 days | 66.5% | 6,055 |
| Last 180 days | 67.7% | 39,406 |
| All time | 67.8% | 1,073,129 |
| Japanese, last 180 days | 42.9% | 858 |
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