Survival Machine Review Summary

Last updated: 2026-06-13
  • Great co-op experience
  • Fun and engaging gameplay
  • Unique moving base
  • Active responsive developers
  • Solo play too difficult
  • Frequent bugs and glitches
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Emotions

Archetypes

Core metrics

Core business metrics

Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.

Steam review stats
Steam rating
Mostly Positive (6/10)
Total reviews
695
Positive
50873.1%
Negative
18726.9%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
47,431
Estimated revenue
$948,146
Game price
$20
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
3510.87%
Estimated copies lost
2,389
Estimated revenue lost
$47,756
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment × Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
3510.9%
Avg playtime 1h
257.8%
Avg playtime 1.3h
> 2h playtime
6620.5%
Avg playtime 7.8h
19660.9%
Avg playtime 23.3h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day0.8 rev/day
Last 30d0.2 rev/day
Quarterly86.3 rev/qtr
Days covered394.9 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
322 total
Organic purchasers26983.5%
Voted up: 68%
Key activations5316.5%
Voted up: 74%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
322 total
First impression0-2h6921.4%
Voted up: 49%
Mid game2-10h16450.9%
Voted up: 65%
Late game10-20h6520.2%
Voted up: 88%
Endgame20h+247.45%
Voted up: 96%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
0.31% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
100.0%
Global baseline 68.6%
1 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 695 total.