Transience

Last updated: 2025-12-06
  • Impressive indie debut, offers good value.
  • Authentic retro tactical stealth design.
  • Polished animations and smooth flow.
  • Inconsistent and predictable enemy AI behavior.
  • Slow, linear early game progression.
  • Unpolished graphics and inconsistent performance.
Transience header

Emotions

Satisfaction25%Frustration18%Disappointment18%Enjoyment5%Hope5%
Core metrics

Core business metrics

Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.

Steam review stats
Steam rating
Mixed (5/10)
Total reviews
259
Positive
16563.7%
Negative
9436.3%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
18,939
Estimated revenue
$378,591
Game price
$20
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
5327.60%
Estimated copies lost
3,875
Estimated revenue lost
$77,461
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment Ă— Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
5327.6%
Avg playtime 0.9h
3618.8%
Avg playtime 1.3h
> 2h playtime
178.9%
Avg playtime 4.2h
8644.8%
Avg playtime 6.9h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day111.7 rev/day
Last 30d6.4 rev/day
Quarterly0 rev/qtr
Days covered1.7 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
192 total
Organic purchasers18797.4%
Voted up: 63%
Key activations52.60%
Voted up: 100%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
192 total
First impression0-2h11459.4%
Voted up: 50%
Mid game2-10h7539.1%
Voted up: 83%
Late game10-20h10.52%
Voted up: 100%
Endgame20h+21.04%
Voted up: 100%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
1.56% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
33.3%
Global baseline 63.5%
3 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 259 total.