How to Survive

Last updated: 2026-02-23
  • Enjoyable multiplayer and co-op experience.
  • Detailed and comprehensive crafting system.
  • Engaging and comprehensive survival mechanics.
  • Repetitive and boring gameplay loops.
  • Unmemorable and shallow story elements.
  • Technical issues and persistent bugs.
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Emotions

Archetypes

Core metrics

Core business metrics

Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.

Steam review stats
Steam rating
Very Positive (8/10)
Total reviews
17,094
Positive
14,13282.7%
Negative
2,96217.3%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
1,317,109
Estimated revenue
$19,743,464
Game price
$15
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
82.36%
Estimated copies lost
616
Estimated revenue lost
$9,234
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment × Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
82.4%
Avg playtime 0.9h
123.5%
Avg playtime 1.1h
> 2h playtime
4613.6%
Avg playtime 13.2h
27380.5%
Avg playtime 46.7h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day0.1 rev/day
Last 30d0.7 rev/day
Quarterly7.4 rev/qtr
Days covered4,477.9 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
339 total
Organic purchasers27781.7%
Voted up: 85%
Key activations6218.3%
Voted up: 79%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
339 total
First impression0-2h267.67%
Voted up: 65%
Mid game2-10h13339.2%
Voted up: 82%
Late game10-20h7321.5%
Voted up: 82%
Endgame20h+10731.6%
Voted up: 93%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
1.47% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
80.0%
Global baseline 84.1%
5 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 17,094 total.