Empire of the Ants

Last updated: 2026-01-10
  • Stunning photorealistic graphics and visuals
  • Unique ant perspective gameplay experience
  • Enjoyable exploration and diverse missions
  • Repetitive and shallow RTS gameplay mechanics
  • Unengaging story and weak narrative design
  • Frustrating mission difficulty and design
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Emotions

Core metrics

Core business metrics

Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.

Steam review stats
Steam rating
Mostly Positive (6/10)
Total reviews
1,047
Positive
78675.1%
Negative
26124.9%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
76,238
Estimated revenue
$3,048,758
Game price
$40
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
4812.80%
Estimated copies lost
3,495
Estimated revenue lost
$139,765
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment × Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
4812.8%
Avg playtime 1.1h
154%
Avg playtime 1h
> 2h playtime
8522.7%
Avg playtime 11.2h
22760.5%
Avg playtime 24.5h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day0.9 rev/day
Last 30d1.3 rev/day
Quarterly64 rev/qtr
Days covered430.2 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
375 total
Organic purchasers30280.5%
Voted up: 64%
Key activations7319.5%
Voted up: 66%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
375 total
First impression0-2h7820.8%
Voted up: 36%
Mid game2-10h16945.1%
Voted up: 67%
Late game10-20h6617.6%
Voted up: 71%
Endgame20h+6216.5%
Voted up: 87%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
1.60% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
66.7%
Global baseline 64.5%
6 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 1,047 total.