Can you trust Grim Dawn's Steam reviews? Adjusted rating 92.8%
Genuinely great 400 positive and 400 negative reviews analyzed · data as of 2026-10-12
Summary
The adjusted rating for Grim Dawn is 92.8% (95% range 92.5–93.0%), in line with the official 93.4% on Steam. It is based on 400 positive and 400 negative reviews weighted by trust. Verdict: "Genuinely great" (the adjusted rating is 70% or higher and the positive reviews carry high average trust).
Positive reviews average 0.81 in trust and negative ones 0.90; the difference shifts the rating by less than one point. The most common discount factor is very short reviews (30% overall).
Across 156 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 87.8%, 5.6 points below the all-time figure. Sentiment over the past six months is weaker.
Japanese-language reviews (995) show 88.5%, close to the overall rating. In the last 180 days, Japanese-language reviews show 85.5%.
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 | 3% | 7% |
| Very short text | 32% | 6% |
| Key activated outside Steam | 9% | 10% |
| Received for free | 0% | 1% |
| Owns very few games | 14% | 10% |
| Over 100 reviews written | 3% | 4% |
| Average trust (1.0 = full) | 0.81 | 0.90 |
The median total playtime of the sampled reviewers is 84.6 hours.
Rating history
Monthly positive and negative review counts since release, as published by Steam.
Recent sentiment
| Period | Positive | Reviews |
|---|---|---|
| Last 30 days | 85.0% | 699 |
| Last 180 days | 87.8% | 5,582 |
| All time | 93.4% | 110,269 |
| Japanese, last 180 days | 85.5% | 69 |
About this verdict
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