Jon Shafer's At the Gates

Last updated: 2026-01-26
  • Unique 4X mechanics with strong economic focus
  • Innovative tooltips and dynamic world replayability
  • High potential despite needing significant polish
  • Non-functional AI and broken diplomacy systems
  • Frequent crashes with severe balance issues
  • Unfinished content and clunky UI
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Emotions

Core metrics

Core business metrics

Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.

Steam review stats
Steam rating
Mixed (5/10)
Total reviews
497
Positive
20641.4%
Negative
29158.6%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
38,367
Estimated revenue
$1,150,626
Game price
$30
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
98.57%
Estimated copies lost
695
Estimated revenue lost
$20,843
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment Ă— Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
98.6%
Avg playtime 0.9h
00%
Avg playtime 0h
> 2h playtime
6864.8%
Avg playtime 55.4h
2826.7%
Avg playtime 37.5h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day0 rev/day
Last 30d0 rev/day
Quarterly4.7 rev/qtr
Days covered2,512.8 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
105 total
Organic purchasers6662.9%
Voted up: 21%
Key activations3937.1%
Voted up: 36%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
105 total
First impression0-2h109.52%
Voted up: 0%
Mid game2-10h2927.6%
Voted up: 38%
Late game10-20h2120.0%
Voted up: 29%
Endgame20h+4542.9%
Voted up: 24%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
0.00% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
N/A
Global baseline 26.7%
0 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 497 total.