Heart of the Machine

Last updated: 2026-03-09
  • Engaging and enjoyable gameplay
  • Excellent writing and storytelling
  • Blend of multiple genres
  • Excessively long tutorial
  • Unintuitive and cluttered UI
  • Confusing resource management
Heart of the Machine 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
1,617
Positive
1,50192.8%
Negative
1167.2%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
110,668
Estimated revenue
$3,318,933
Game price
$30
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
272.72%
Estimated copies lost
1,848
Estimated revenue lost
$55,422
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment × Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
272.7%
Avg playtime 1h
353.5%
Avg playtime 1.1h
> 2h playtime
585.9%
Avg playtime 14.3h
87187.9%
Avg playtime 50.9h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day2.5 rev/day
Last 30d3.2 rev/day
Quarterly187 rev/qtr
Days covered401.9 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
991 total
Organic purchasers93093.8%
Voted up: 91%
Key activations616.16%
Voted up: 95%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
991 total
First impression0-2h858.58%
Voted up: 67%
Mid game2-10h22722.9%
Voted up: 85%
Late game10-20h20120.3%
Voted up: 92%
Endgame20h+47848.2%
Voted up: 99%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
1.41% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
92.9%
Global baseline 91.4%
14 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 1,617 total.