- Visually charming aesthetics
- Tight and responsive controls
- Enjoyable and fun gameplay
- Great value for price
- Game length issues
- Poor story quality
Emotions
Players experience joy due to the game's smooth controls, charming characters, and enjoyable gameplay mechanics. The combination of a dreamy art style, high-quality soundtrack, and well-designed levels contributes significantly to this positive emotion.
Frustration arises from the game's challenging mechanics, such as difficult platforming sections and the requirement to achieve S ranks. Camera issues, unclear paths, and the need to repeatedly play levels to meet high standards also contribute to this emotion.
The game evokes nostalgia through its retro graphics, music, and gameplay style reminiscent of classic PS1 and Dreamcast era games. Players appreciate the throwback to older games like Crash Bandicoot and Sonic Adventure, enhancing their nostalgic feelings.
Excitement is generated by the game's fun and fast-paced level design, unique mechanics, and high replayability. The inclusion of enjoyable music and the addictive nature of the gameplay also contribute to this thrilling experience.
Players enjoy the game due to its responsive controls, solid level design, and engaging gameplay. The combination of a good story, character development, and satisfying collectibles makes the experience pleasant and immersive.
Core metrics
Core business metrics
Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.
Steam review stats
- Steam rating
- Overwhelmingly Positive (9/10)
- Total reviews
- 1,822
- Positive
- 1,74996.0%
- Negative
- 734.0%
Sales estimations
- Estimated sales count
- 139,345
- Estimated revenue
- $695,332
- Game price
- $5
- Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
- Refund-intent reviews
- 113.69%
- Estimated copies lost
- 841
- Estimated revenue lost
- $4,197
Review pace
Statistical analysis
Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.
Sentiment Ă— Playtime
review counts| Bucket | Neg | Pos |
|---|---|---|
| ≤ 2h playtime | 113.7% Avg playtime 1.1h | 3913.1% Avg playtime 1.3h |
| > 2h playtime | 113.7% Avg playtime 9h | 23779.5% Avg playtime 10.1h |
Velocity
review pace| Avg/day | 0.2 rev/day |
| Last 30d | 0.9 rev/day |
| Quarterly | 16.8 rev/qtr |
| Days covered | 1,192.3 days |
Audience segments
Who is reviewing
Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.
Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
298 total
Organic purchasers26990.3%
Voted up: 93%
Key activations299.73%
Voted up: 90%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
298 total
First impression0-2h6822.8%
Voted up: 82%
Mid game2-10h16655.7%
Voted up: 95%
Late game10-20h5418.1%
Voted up: 96%
Endgame20h+103.36%
Voted up: 100%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
Deck satisfaction
100.0%
Global baseline 92.6%
32 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 1,822 total.