Cities XL Platinum

Last updated: 2026-04-05
  • High-quality city-building simulator
  • Active modding community
  • Worth the price
  • Poor optimization and performance
  • Buggy and glitchy gameplay
  • Outdated graphics
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Emotions

Archetypes

Core metrics

Core business metrics

Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.

Steam review stats
Steam rating
Mixed (5/10)
Total reviews
1,631
Positive
95458.5%
Negative
67741.5%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
132,048
Estimated revenue
$1,319,160
Game price
$10
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
108.26%
Estimated copies lost
810
Estimated revenue lost
$8,092
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment × Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
108.3%
Avg playtime 0.9h
65%
Avg playtime 0.4h
> 2h playtime
3528.9%
Avg playtime 25.7h
7057.9%
Avg playtime 59.2h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day0 rev/day
Last 30d0.1 rev/day
Quarterly3 rev/qtr
Days covered4,590.8 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
121 total
Organic purchasers7562.0%
Voted up: 59%
Key activations4638.0%
Voted up: 70%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
120 total
First impression0-2h1915.7%
Voted up: 47%
Mid game2-10h4335.5%
Voted up: 56%
Late game10-20h2319.0%
Voted up: 78%
Endgame20h+3528.9%
Voted up: 71%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
0.00% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
N/A
Global baseline 62.8%
0 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 1,631 total.