A Game of Dwarves Review Summary

Last updated: 2026-09-28
  • Underground digging and building praised
  • Charming and entertaining gameplay experience
  • Colony management and dwarf happiness
  • Frequent bugs and instability issues
  • Game appears unfinished and unpolished
  • Weaker than Dungeon Keeper comparison
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Emotions

Archetypes

Core metrics

Core business metrics

Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.

Steam review stats
Steam rating
Mixed (5/10)
Total reviews
555
Positive
35163.2%
Negative
20436.8%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
42,334
Estimated revenue
$422,917
Game price
$10
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
109.35%
Estimated copies lost
763
Estimated revenue lost
$7,622
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment × Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
109.3%
Avg playtime 0.9h
10.9%
Avg playtime 0.6h
> 2h playtime
3835.5%
Avg playtime 31.6h
5854.2%
Avg playtime 80.5h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day0 rev/day
Last 30d0 rev/day
Quarterly2.4 rev/qtr
Days covered5,078 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
107 total
Organic purchasers5955.1%
Voted up: 61%
Key activations4844.9%
Voted up: 48%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
107 total
First impression0-2h1211.2%
Voted up: 8%
Mid game2-10h1715.9%
Voted up: 24%
Late game10-20h1715.9%
Voted up: 65%
Endgame20h+6157.0%
Voted up: 70%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
0.00% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
N/A
Global baseline 55.1%
0 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 555 total.