Time Wasters Review Summary

Last updated: 2026-10-03
  • Fun and addictive gameplay
  • Great value for price
  • Diverse characters and weapons
  • Repetitive and shallow gameplay
  • Unfair difficulty and death mechanics
  • AI-generated art criticized heavily
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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
2,621
Positive
2,31488.3%
Negative
30711.7%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
205,053
Estimated revenue
$1,023,214
Game price
$5
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
21.01%
Estimated copies lost
156
Estimated revenue lost
$778
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment × Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
21%
Avg playtime 1.3h
42%
Avg playtime 1h
> 2h playtime
4020.1%
Avg playtime 19.1h
15376.9%
Avg playtime 39.4h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day0.2 rev/day
Last 30d0.2 rev/day
Quarterly13 rev/qtr
Days covered1,295.2 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
199 total
Organic purchasers18995.0%
Voted up: 80%
Key activations105.03%
Voted up: 60%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
199 total
First impression0-2h136.53%
Voted up: 77%
Mid game2-10h6834.2%
Voted up: 71%
Late game10-20h4221.1%
Voted up: 79%
Endgame20h+7638.2%
Voted up: 87%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
8.54% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
70.6%
Global baseline 78.9%
17 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 2,621 total.