Lost Ruins Review Summary

Last updated: 2026-10-09
  • Beautiful pixel art praised
  • Appealing character designs
  • Fun and enjoyable gameplay
  • Stiff and clunky combat controls
  • Mediocre and predictable story
  • Save points lack restoration
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Emotions

Archetypes

Hardware

Windows <8GB VRAMnegativeWindows 8-11GB VRAMpositive
Core metrics

Core business metrics

Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.

Steam review stats
Steam rating
Very Positive (8/10)
Total reviews
5,826
Positive
4,94884.9%
Negative
87815.1%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
399,232
Estimated revenue
$7,980,648
Game price
$20
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
388.84%
Estimated copies lost
2,604
Estimated revenue lost
$52,054
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment × Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
399.1%
Avg playtime 0.9h
112.6%
Avg playtime 0.6h
> 2h playtime
7016.3%
Avg playtime 8.6h
31072.1%
Avg playtime 19.8h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day0.2 rev/day
Last 30d1 rev/day
Quarterly14.1 rev/qtr
Days covered1,972 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
430 total
Organic purchasers28766.7%
Voted up: 74%
Key activations14333.3%
Voted up: 76%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
430 total
First impression0-2h6114.2%
Voted up: 34%
Mid game2-10h20046.5%
Voted up: 74%
Late game10-20h11226.0%
Voted up: 89%
Endgame20h+5713.3%
Voted up: 93%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
4.42% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
63.2%
Global baseline 74.7%
19 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 5,826 total.