Taiji Review Summary

Last updated: 2026-09-19
  • Excellent puzzle game overall
  • Interesting and fun puzzles
  • Witness-inspired open-world puzzler
  • Confusing puzzle logic
  • Unfavorable comparison to The Witness
  • Weak guidance and tutorials
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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
1,471
Positive
1,33891.0%
Negative
1339.0%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
94,343
Estimated revenue
$2,357,632
Game price
$25
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
166.02%
Estimated copies lost
1,026
Estimated revenue lost
$25,640
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment × Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
166%
Avg playtime 1.1h
103.8%
Avg playtime 0.8h
> 2h playtime
2710.2%
Avg playtime 8.6h
21380.1%
Avg playtime 15.7h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day0.2 rev/day
Last 30d0.7 rev/day
Quarterly10.5 rev/qtr
Days covered1,470.3 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
266 total
Organic purchasers16662.4%
Voted up: 84%
Key activations10037.6%
Voted up: 83%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
266 total
First impression0-2h3111.7%
Voted up: 48%
Mid game2-10h9535.7%
Voted up: 77%
Late game10-20h9937.2%
Voted up: 95%
Endgame20h+4115.4%
Voted up: 100%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
4.51% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
83.3%
Global baseline 83.8%
12 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 1,471 total.