Murder by Numbers

Last updated: 2026-04-06
  • Engaging story and characters
  • Unique mix of visual novel and puzzles
  • Enjoyable and well-designed puzzles
  • Repetitive and tedious puzzles
  • Lack of dialogue skipping
  • Game has various bugs
Murder by Numbers header

Emotions

Archetypes

Core metrics

Core business metrics

Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.

Steam review stats
Steam rating
Very Positive (8/10)
Total reviews
1,650
Positive
1,38984.2%
Negative
26115.8%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
117,644
Estimated revenue
$1,763,484
Game price
$15
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
73.78%
Estimated copies lost
499
Estimated revenue lost
$7,480
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment × Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
73.8%
Avg playtime 1h
10.5%
Avg playtime 0.7h
> 2h playtime
3619.5%
Avg playtime 19.2h
14176.2%
Avg playtime 35.6h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day0.1 rev/day
Last 30d0.2 rev/day
Quarterly6.2 rev/qtr
Days covered2,207.9 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
185 total
Organic purchasers11863.8%
Voted up: 74%
Key activations6736.2%
Voted up: 82%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
185 total
First impression0-2h137.03%
Voted up: 31%
Mid game2-10h2413.0%
Voted up: 58%
Late game10-20h4222.7%
Voted up: 76%
Endgame20h+10657.3%
Voted up: 87%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
10.81% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
75.0%
Global baseline 76.8%
20 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 1,650 total.