The Ranchers Review Summary
Last updated: 2026-08-01
- High future potential
- Players love the game
- Unique genre blend praised
- Driving mechanics are poor
- Co-op progression is broken
- Bugs and lag are common
Emotions
Archetypes
Hardware
Windows 12-15GB VRAMnegativeWindows <8GB VRAMpositive
Core metrics
Core business metrics
Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.
Steam review stats
- Steam rating
- Mixed (5/10)
- Total reviews
- 271
- Positive
- 16761.6%
- Negative
- 10438.4%
Sales estimations
- Estimated sales count
- 17,447
- Estimated revenue
- $436,001
- Game price
- $25
- Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
- Refund-intent reviews
- 6523.90%
- Estimated copies lost
- 4,185
- Estimated revenue lost
- $104,583
Review pace
Statistical analysis
Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.
Sentiment × Playtime
review counts| Bucket | Neg | Pos |
|---|---|---|
| ≤ 2h playtime | 6523.9% Avg playtime 0.8h | 228.1% Avg playtime 1.1h |
| > 2h playtime | 3914.3% Avg playtime 7.2h | 14653.7% Avg playtime 11.8h |
Velocity
review pace| Avg/day | 177.1 rev/day |
| Last 30d | 9.1 rev/day |
| Quarterly | 0 rev/qtr |
| Days covered | 1.5 days |
Audience segments
Who is reviewing
Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.
Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
272 total
Organic purchasers24790.8%
Voted up: 63%
Key activations259.19%
Voted up: 52%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
272 total
First impression0-2h12244.9%
Voted up: 45%
Mid game2-10h13248.5%
Voted up: 75%
Late game10-20h114.04%
Voted up: 82%
Endgame20h+72.57%
Voted up: 71%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
Deck satisfaction
58.3%
Global baseline 61.8%
12 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 271 total.