Dome Keeper

Last updated: 2025-12-22
  • High replayability with addictive gameplay loop
  • Balanced difficulty and engaging progression system
  • Unique mining-defense blend with deep mechanics
  • Excessive reliance on frustrating RNG elements
  • Unpolished mechanics and inadequate tutorials
  • Missing cooperative multiplayer feature
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Emotions

Frustration16%Satisfaction16%Excitement15%Enjoyment13%Disappointment6%
Core metrics

Core business metrics

Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.

Steam review stats
Steam rating
Very Positive (8/10)
Total reviews
17,751
Positive
16,39992.4%
Negative
1,3527.6%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
1,217,020
Estimated revenue
$21,894,190
Game price
$18
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
431.23%
Estimated copies lost
2,948
Estimated revenue lost
$53,035
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment × Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
441.3%
Avg playtime 1h
712%
Avg playtime 1.1h
> 2h playtime
1995.7%
Avg playtime 21.5h
3,18691%
Avg playtime 42.4h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day3 rev/day
Last 30d9.4 rev/day
Quarterly169.3 rev/qtr
Days covered1,181.3 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
3,500 total
Organic purchasers2,74478.4%
Voted up: 94%
Key activations75621.6%
Voted up: 90%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
3,500 total
First impression0-2h1845.26%
Voted up: 75%
Mid game2-10h1,30037.1%
Voted up: 91%
Late game10-20h77222.1%
Voted up: 94%
Endgame20h+1,24435.5%
Voted up: 97%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
5.97% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
92.3%
Global baseline 93.1%
209 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 17,751 total.