- Highly addictive and fun gameplay
- Rewarding and challenging gameplay
- Stylish pixel art and music
- Excessive grinding required
- High difficulty and frustration
- Poor control mechanics
Emotions
Players experience frustration due to a variety of gameplay mechanics and design choices. The high difficulty level, repetitive and grindy gameplay, and issues with controls and hitboxes contribute significantly to this emotion. Additionally, the lack of customization at the beginning, the clunky character control, and the perceived imbalance in game mechanics add to the frustration.
Players feel satisfaction from the constant sense of progress and the enjoyable gameplay mechanics. The upgrade system, character progression, and the challenging yet fair difficulty contribute to this positive experience. The high replay value and the engaging legacy system also enhance player satisfaction.
Enjoyment stems from the game's engaging gameplay mechanics, character progression, and variety of character classes and traits. The combination of platformer and RPG elements, along with the game's humor and replayability, makes it a fun and entertaining experience for players.
Joy is derived from the game's humorous and engaging storyline, unique character traits, and addictive gameplay. The combination of light humor, nostalgic sidescrolling, and the enjoyable mechanics creates a joyful experience for players.
Nostalgia is evoked through memories of past gaming experiences and comparisons to classic games. Players reminisce about their childhood memories and the impact the game has had over the years, enhancing their nostalgic feelings.
Core metrics
Core business metrics
Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.
Steam review stats
- Steam rating
- Very Positive (8/10)
- Total reviews
- 18,648
- Positive
- 17,25092.5%
- Negative
- 1,3987.5%
Sales estimations
- Estimated sales count
- 1,399,233
- Estimated revenue
- $20,974,503
- Game price
- $15
- Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
- Refund-intent reviews
- 173.60%
- Estimated copies lost
- 1,276
- Estimated revenue lost
- $19,127
Review pace
Statistical analysis
Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.
Sentiment × Playtime
review counts| Bucket | Neg | Pos |
|---|---|---|
| ≤ 2h playtime | 173.6% Avg playtime 0.9h | 122.5% Avg playtime 1.1h |
| > 2h playtime | 5411.4% Avg playtime 13.4h | 38982.4% Avg playtime 38.9h |
Velocity
review pace| Avg/day | 0.1 rev/day |
| Last 30d | 0.8 rev/day |
| Quarterly | 8.2 rev/qtr |
| Days covered | 4,609.1 days |
Audience segments
Who is reviewing
Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.
Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
472 total
Organic purchasers40886.4%
Voted up: 85%
Key activations6413.6%
Voted up: 88%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
472 total
First impression0-2h326.78%
Voted up: 47%
Mid game2-10h11624.6%
Voted up: 73%
Late game10-20h9720.6%
Voted up: 86%
Endgame20h+22748.1%
Voted up: 96%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
Deck satisfaction
75.0%
Global baseline 85.0%
20 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 18,648 total.