Universe Sandbox
Last updated: 2026-01-19
- Creative and destructive freedom in sandbox mode
- Highly realistic physics and universe simulation
- Frequent updates with strong developer support
- Steep learning curve with poor tutorials
- Compatibility and technical issues persist
- Lacks structured goals and traditional gameplay
Emotions
Frustration17%Excitement16%Satisfaction13%Awe7%Disappointment5%
Core metrics
Core business metrics
Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.
Steam review stats
- Steam rating
- Overwhelmingly Positive (9/10)
- Total reviews
- 29,814
- Positive
- 28,74796.4%
- Negative
- 1,0673.6%
Sales estimations
- Estimated sales count
- 1,907,315
- Estimated revenue
- $57,200,377
- Game price
- $30
- Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
- Refund-intent reviews
- 451.02%
- Estimated copies lost
- 2,879
- Estimated revenue lost
- $86,341
Review pace
Statistical analysis
Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.
Sentiment × Playtime
review counts| Bucket | Neg | Pos |
|---|---|---|
| ≤ 2h playtime | 451% Avg playtime 0.7h | 1593.6% Avg playtime 1h |
| > 2h playtime | 1333% Avg playtime 108.3h | 4,09592.4% Avg playtime 92.8h |
Velocity
review pace| Avg/day | 1.2 rev/day |
| Last 30d | 16.2 rev/day |
| Quarterly | 64.6 rev/qtr |
| Days covered | 3,800.5 days |
Audience segments
Who is reviewing
Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.
Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
4,432 total
Organic purchasers3,85086.9%
Voted up: 96%
Key activations58213.1%
Voted up: 96%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
4,431 total
First impression0-2h3247.31%
Voted up: 85%
Mid game2-10h1,79040.4%
Voted up: 97%
Late game10-20h77517.5%
Voted up: 97%
Endgame20h+1,54234.8%
Voted up: 97%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
Deck satisfaction
84.6%
Global baseline 96.0%
13 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 29,814 total.