Iron Lung

Last updated: 2026-02-14
  • Tense and claustrophobic atmosphere
  • Excellent sound design
  • Interesting lore and mechanics
  • Game is too short
  • Tedious and repetitive gameplay
  • Disappointing ending
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Emotions

Core metrics

Core business metrics

Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.

Steam review stats
Steam rating
Very Positive (8/10)
Total reviews
9,830
Positive
9,05492.1%
Negative
7767.9%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
698,684
Estimated revenue
$5,582,485
Game price
$8
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
1376.74%
Estimated copies lost
9,738
Estimated revenue lost
$77,807
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment × Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
1376.7%
Avg playtime 1.1h
91645.1%
Avg playtime 1.4h
> 2h playtime
442.2%
Avg playtime 3.4h
93546%
Avg playtime 4h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day1.4 rev/day
Last 30d39.6 rev/day
Quarterly26.7 rev/qtr
Days covered1,437 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
2,032 total
Organic purchasers1,85891.4%
Voted up: 91%
Key activations1748.56%
Voted up: 89%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
2,032 total
First impression0-2h1,18758.4%
Voted up: 88%
Mid game2-10h82940.8%
Voted up: 96%
Late game10-20h100.49%
Voted up: 100%
Endgame20h+60.30%
Voted up: 100%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
2.41% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
89.8%
Global baseline 91.1%
49 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 9,830 total.