RetroSpace Review Summary

Last updated: 2026-10-03
  • Strong System Shock spiritual successor
  • Immersive sim genre classification praised
  • Multiple approaches and player freedom
  • Universally positive player reception
  • Fans of System Shock and BioShock will enjoy
  • UI and UX problems reported
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Emotions

Archetypes

Hardware

Windows 12-15GB VRAMpositive
Core metrics

Core business metrics

Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.

Steam review stats
Steam rating
Very Positive (8/10)
Total reviews
113
Positive
10794.7%
Negative
65.3%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
7,585
Estimated revenue
$151,624
Game price
$20
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
21.85%
Estimated copies lost
134
Estimated revenue lost
$2,679
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment × Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
21.9%
Avg playtime 0.6h
2018.5%
Avg playtime 1.1h
> 2h playtime
43.7%
Avg playtime 6.8h
8275.9%
Avg playtime 6.7h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day83.9 rev/day
Last 30d3.6 rev/day
Quarterly0 rev/qtr
Days covered1.3 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
108 total
Organic purchasers9789.8%
Voted up: 95%
Key activations1110.2%
Voted up: 91%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
108 total
First impression0-2h4037.0%
Voted up: 93%
Mid game2-10h6055.6%
Voted up: 97%
Late game10-20h87.41%
Voted up: 88%
Endgame20h+00.00%
Voted up: 0%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
2.78% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
33.3%
Global baseline 94.4%
3 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 113 total.