Magrunner: Dark Pulse Review Summary
Last updated: 2026-05-28
- Innovative magnetic puzzles and engaging mechanics.
- Blends puzzle and action elements effectively.
- Engaging story with Lovecraftian elements.
- Puzzles are poorly designed and frustrating.
- Uninteresting story with poor presentation.
- Game is too long and repetitive.
Emotions
Archetypes
Core metrics
Core business metrics
Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.
Steam review stats
- Steam rating
- Mostly Positive (6/10)
- Total reviews
- 1,133
- Positive
- 82873.1%
- Negative
- 30526.9%
Sales estimations
- Estimated sales count
- 75,533
- Estimated revenue
- $1,509,905
- Game price
- $20
- Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
- Refund-intent reviews
- 149.33%
- Estimated copies lost
- 933
- Estimated revenue lost
- $18,651
Review pace
Statistical analysis
Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.
Sentiment Ă— Playtime
review counts| Bucket | Neg | Pos |
|---|---|---|
| ≤ 2h playtime | 149.3% Avg playtime 0.7h | 138.7% Avg playtime 1h |
| > 2h playtime | 4228% Avg playtime 8.7h | 8154% Avg playtime 12.9h |
Velocity
review pace| Avg/day | 0 rev/day |
| Last 30d | 0.2 rev/day |
| Quarterly | 3.2 rev/qtr |
| Days covered | 4,616.1 days |
Audience segments
Who is reviewing
Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.
Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
150 total
Organic purchasers4932.7%
Voted up: 65%
Key activations10167.3%
Voted up: 61%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
149 total
First impression0-2h2919.3%
Voted up: 48%
Mid game2-10h6442.7%
Voted up: 53%
Late game10-20h4530.0%
Voted up: 78%
Endgame20h+117.33%
Voted up: 91%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
Deck satisfaction
50.0%
Global baseline 62.7%
2 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 1,133 total.