Galactic Civilizations IV

Last updated: 2026-02-16
  • Excellent 4X strategy game experience
  • Diverse races and factions enhance gameplay
  • Easy to learn and use mechanics
  • Repetitive and boring gameplay loops
  • UI issues and cluttered interface
  • Game plagued by bugs and crashes
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Emotions

Core metrics

Core business metrics

Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.

Steam review stats
Steam rating
Mostly Positive (6/10)
Total reviews
2,326
Positive
1,69272.7%
Negative
63427.3%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
174,213
Estimated revenue
$6,966,778
Game price
$40
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
243.37%
Estimated copies lost
1,798
Estimated revenue lost
$71,902
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment Ă— Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
253.5%
Avg playtime 1.1h
30.4%
Avg playtime 1.3h
> 2h playtime
20929.4%
Avg playtime 104.2h
47566.7%
Avg playtime 257.8h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day0.7 rev/day
Last 30d1.3 rev/day
Quarterly43.6 rev/qtr
Days covered1,025.9 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
712 total
Organic purchasers61886.8%
Voted up: 68%
Key activations9413.2%
Voted up: 63%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
712 total
First impression0-2h385.34%
Voted up: 24%
Mid game2-10h10614.9%
Voted up: 58%
Late game10-20h679.41%
Voted up: 58%
Endgame20h+50170.4%
Voted up: 74%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
0.28% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
50.0%
Global baseline 67.1%
2 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 2,326 total.