Warframe recently received excellent ratings on Steam. Currently, 96 percent of the reviews are positive. What is going on? Why is Warframe doing so well right now?
What is going on with Warframe on Steam? If you look at the Steam reviews of the loot shooter Warframe, it states that the reviews from the last 30 days are “extremely positive.” This is about the best rating you can get on Steam and comes from a proud 96% positive reviews over the last 30 days. That amounts to over 20,000 reviews, almost all of which were positive.
In total, at the time of this article (07/04/2019 at 4 PM), Warframe has over 269,000 reviews, of which 92 percent are still positive.
But what is the reason that so many people have rated the game so highly in the last few days?
Why Warframe is so popular
If you take a closer look at the reviews, several positive aspects of the game stand out:
- It has an incredible amount of content and ongoing updates
- It has an incredibly fair free-to-play system, in which almost everything can be played for free
- Even the grind is fun due to the dynamic action combat system
- The large variety of weapons and Warframes is very well received
- The quirky sci-fi setting is convincing
- The Nightwaves radio station, which is a kind of battle pass, is popular
This is the most important feature of Warframe: Above all, the excellent free-to-play system, in the eyes of many fans, is very well liked. According to fans, you can get almost everything in Warframe for free, and some players regularly invest a few euros in special cosmetics out of gratitude to the developers for the game.
This is what fans say: Here are some of the most helpful opinions from fans:
- “Get it, play it, and preferably throw your private life away. You never need anything else.”
- “I started late and I must say I regret it, as it is a super game. Much to do, good graphics, fair gameplay, nice community. Absolutely recommended.”
- “There is no free game that tramples the entire AAA publisher scene into the dust as much as Warframe. Except for a few skins, everything can really be obtained for free.”
- “If you have the time and desire to grind a lot, Warframe is the right game for you.”
This is the little criticism: Negative reviews are currently rare, but some players still have some complaints. Curiously, some find the free-to-play system not fair, as you at least have to buy slots for new weapons and Warframes. And even though you can also trade the necessary real money currency with other players, they still consider this unfair.
Another player criticizes the entire game system of the loot shooter. Grinding for items to get more items to grind with, he finds ultimately empty and unfulfilling. However, he needed 1,146 hours to realize this.
Why Warframe could become even more popular soon
The hype around Warframe could actually grow even larger. Because on the weekend (July 6, 2019), the major fan festival TennoCon, organized by the developer, takes place. There, a long-awaited feature is likely to be presented in more detail.
This is what to expect at TennoCon 2019: The highlight of this year’s TennoCon is likely to be the long-awaited update “Empyrean.” It was only briefly teased again at E3 2019 and is now expected to be presented in detail at TennoCon.
What is Empyrean? With this update, a long-held dream of many fans will finally come true. Here, you can design large spaceships and start battles in space with the enemy’s large ships, engaging in complex space battles.
Players can take on different roles on the ship and even board enemies, then slice through the opposing ship as space ninjas. Additionally, you can equip your Archwing and zoom around the ship as a kind of starfighter, fending off enemy hunters.
Additionally, you can build your ship together as a clan, design it, and continue to upgrade it. Since players can already decorate their small Orbiter spaceship with all sorts of absurd items like stuffed animals and vacuum robots, the possibilities with a large spaceship are likely to be even more extreme.
If Empyrean is finally presented in detail at TennoCon and ideally a release date is announced, then Warframe could possibly become even more popular on Steam.
