Japanese Steam reviews, Nov 1-7, 2026: Queen's Domain leads with 959 total reviews

The week in numbers

The period saw 959 reviews posted about 131 tracked titles. VRChat attracted the most attention with 130 reviews. WARDOGS followed with 62 reviews. ACE COMBAT 8: WINGS OF THEVE received 56 reviews. Apex Legends™ and Queen's Domain each drew 48 reviews. The ranking uses the lower bound of the 95 percent confidence interval rather than the raw positive percentage alone. This ensures a game with fewer reviews cannot lead on luck. VRChat recorded a median playtime of 3,056.2 hours. WARDOGS showed 264.6 hours. ACE COMBAT 8: WINGS OF THEVE reached 37.0 hours. Apex Legends™ sat at 265.1 hours. Queen's Domain measured 12.5 hours. Players writing reviews in Japanese covered a wide range of genres during this seven-day window.

The best received

Queen's Domain ranked first with 48 reviews and a 95.8 percent positive share. Players writing reviews in Japanese praised the gameplay and core mechanics in 82.6 percent of recommending reviews. The amount of content and replayability appeared in 65.2 percent of those same reviews. Difficulty and balance were noted in 19.6 percent of positive feedback.

Players describe Queen's Domain as a polished exploration RPG with a high completion rate.

## 大企業のAAAタイトル以上に楽しめる、驚くほど完成度の高い探索型3DアクションRPG！

A surprisingly polished exploration 3D action RPG that is more enjoyable than AAA titles from major companies!

VRChat placed second with 130 reviews and an 87.7 percent positive share. Reviewers highlighted gameplay and core mechanics in 40.4 percent of positive feedback. The amount of content and replayability was mentioned in 28.9 percent of recommending reviews. Characters and character design appeared in 15.8 percent of positive reviews. Developer or publisher conduct and update policy showed up in 18.8 percent of recommending reviews. Price, value for money, and DLC pricing matched that figure at 18.8 percent.

VRChat functions as a social hub for its community.

現代社会が失った「第3の居場所」

The 'third place' lost to modern society

The least well received

Call of Duty® ranked lowest with 33 reviews and an 18.2 percent positive share. Players writing reviews in Japanese cited gameplay and core mechanics in 51.9 percent of not-recommending reviews. Performance, optimization, bugs, and crashes appeared in 37.0 percent of negative feedback. Difficulty and balance accounted for 14.8 percent of negative reviews. Overwatch® followed with 26 reviews and a 46.2 percent positive share. Gameplay and core mechanics were mentioned in 28.6 percent of negative reviews. Performance, optimization, bugs, and crashes accounted for 21.4 percent of not-recommending reviews. Online play, multiplayer, and servers appeared in 7.1 percent of negative reviews. Apex Legends™ placed third lowest with 48 reviews and a 58.3 percent positive share. Gameplay and core mechanics appeared in 20.0 percent of negative reviews. Performance, optimization, bugs, and crashes matched that figure at 20.0 percent.

What else happened this week

ZED ZONE launched on November 5 with 2 reviews and a 100.0 percent positive share. WARDOGS saw the largest shift compared to the previous period. Its positive share rose by 44.7 percentage points to 74.2 percent across 62 reviews. The change carried a statistical significance of p < 0.001. Apex Legends™ also moved upward by 25.0 percentage points to 58.3 percent across 48 reviews. That shift reached a p value of 0.046. The timing of these updates coincides with the review period. The positive share for WARDOGS previously sat at 29.5 percent across 44 reviews. Apex Legends™ had recorded 33.3 percent across 24 reviews before this week.