- Fun and engaging gameplay
- Enjoyable survival mechanics
- Extensive mod support
- Removal of well-liked features
- Biome progression system flaws
- Developers ignoring community feedback
Emotions
Players are disappointed due to the game's unremarkable and repetitive gameplay, outdated graphics, and high price. The removal of key features, lack of significant updates, and the developer's shift in focus have also contributed to this sentiment.
Frustration stems from the game's numerous bugs, poor optimization, and frequent crashes. Players are also annoyed with the complex UI, tedious combat mechanics, and the developers' perceived disregard for community feedback.
Anger is primarily caused by the game's frequent updates that introduce more issues, the removal of beloved features, and the developers' actions that seem to disregard player feedback. The high price and lack of meaningful updates also contribute to this emotion.
Players feel nostalgic about the older versions of the game, remembering it as a unique survival experience. They miss the features and gameplay mechanics that have been removed or changed over time.
Satisfaction comes from the game's high building freedom, well-designed exploration, and decent graphics. Players appreciate the developers' responsiveness and the game's potential for improvement.
Core metrics
Core business metrics
Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.
Steam review stats
- Steam rating
- Very Positive (8/10)
- Total reviews
- 394,833
- Positive
- 344,10887.2%
- Negative
- 50,72512.8%
Sales estimations
- Estimated sales count
- 16,370,725
- Estimated revenue
- $736,518,918
- Game price
- $45
- Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
- Refund-intent reviews
- 3230.89%
- Estimated copies lost
- 13,392
- Estimated revenue lost
- $602,506
Review pace
Statistical analysis
Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.
Sentiment × Playtime
review counts| Bucket | Neg | Pos |
|---|---|---|
| ≤ 2h playtime | 3250.9% Avg playtime 0.9h | 2840.8% Avg playtime 0.9h |
| > 2h playtime | 7,80321.6% Avg playtime 475h | 27,73076.7% Avg playtime 390.5h |
Velocity
review pace| Avg/day | 8.4 rev/day |
| Last 30d | 66.9 rev/day |
| Quarterly | 582 rev/qtr |
| Days covered | 4,323.7 days |
Audience segments
Who is reviewing
Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.
Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
36,142 total
Organic purchasers24,42667.6%
Voted up: 78%
Key activations11,71632.4%
Voted up: 77%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
36,142 total
First impression0-2h7812.16%
Voted up: 52%
Mid game2-10h3,0348.39%
Voted up: 78%
Late game10-20h2,4236.70%
Voted up: 85%
Endgame20h+29,90482.7%
Voted up: 77%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
Deck satisfaction
75.2%
Global baseline 77.5%
149 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 394,833 total.