Once Upon A Puppet Review Summary

Last updated: 2026-08-22
  • Enjoyable gameplay and praised graphics
  • Story well received with beautiful art
  • Excellent sound design and music
  • Game-breaking bugs force restarts
  • Generic repetitive gameplay with pitfalls
  • Fixed camera causes imprecise jumps
Once Upon A Puppet header

Emotions

Archetypes

Core metrics

Core business metrics

Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.

Steam review stats
Steam rating
Very Positive (8/10)
Total reviews
140
Positive
12589.3%
Negative
1510.7%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
9,057
Estimated revenue
$226,334
Game price
$25
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
64.96%
Estimated copies lost
388
Estimated revenue lost
$9,696
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment × Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
65%
Avg playtime 1.2h
108.3%
Avg playtime 1.1h
> 2h playtime
97.4%
Avg playtime 6.7h
9679.3%
Avg playtime 9.9h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day0.2 rev/day
Last 30d0.2 rev/day
Quarterly19 rev/qtr
Days covered484.9 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
121 total
Organic purchasers7864.5%
Voted up: 85%
Key activations4335.5%
Voted up: 93%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
121 total
First impression0-2h2319.0%
Voted up: 74%
Mid game2-10h6654.5%
Voted up: 89%
Late game10-20h3125.6%
Voted up: 94%
Endgame20h+10.83%
Voted up: 100%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
4.96% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
66.7%
Global baseline 87.6%
6 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 140 total.