Bug Fables: The Everlasting Sapling
Last updated: 2026-01-11
- Exceptional character writing and depth
- Innovative turn-based combat system
- High replayability and engaging content
- Slow early-game pacing frustrates players
- Excessive backtracking disrupts flow
- Numerous bugs and technical issues
Emotions
Satisfaction14%Frustration13%Excitement9%Joy8%Nostalgia7%
Core metrics
Core business metrics
Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.
Steam review stats
- Steam rating
- Overwhelmingly Positive (9/10)
- Total reviews
- 5,749
- Positive
- 5,59097.2%
- Negative
- 1592.8%
Sales estimations
- Estimated sales count
- 403,896
- Estimated revenue
- $8,073,881
- Game price
- $20
- Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
- Refund-intent reviews
- 40.61%
- Estimated copies lost
- 281
- Estimated revenue lost
- $5,617
Review pace
Statistical analysis
Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.
Sentiment × Playtime
review counts| Bucket | Neg | Pos |
|---|---|---|
| ≤ 2h playtime | 40.6% Avg playtime 1.1h | 71.1% Avg playtime 0.7h |
| > 2h playtime | 203.1% Avg playtime 30.2h | 62095.2% Avg playtime 59.9h |
Velocity
review pace| Avg/day | 0.3 rev/day |
| Last 30d | 2 rev/day |
| Quarterly | 16.8 rev/qtr |
| Days covered | 2,242.4 days |
Audience segments
Who is reviewing
Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.
Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
651 total
Organic purchasers54383.4%
Voted up: 97%
Key activations10816.6%
Voted up: 95%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
651 total
First impression0-2h192.92%
Voted up: 74%
Mid game2-10h10015.4%
Voted up: 89%
Late game10-20h578.76%
Voted up: 96%
Endgame20h+47573.0%
Voted up: 99%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
Deck satisfaction
86.8%
Global baseline 96.3%
38 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 5,749 total.