Seafarer: The Ship Sim

Last updated: 2026-01-09
  • Enjoyable and relaxing gameplay experience
  • Intuitive and realistic ship controls
  • Detailed cargo mechanics and interiors
  • Severe performance and optimization issues
  • Poor gameplay depth and repetitive missions
  • Outdated graphics and unfinished early access
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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
1,458
Positive
99368.1%
Negative
46531.9%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
93,776
Estimated revenue
$2,343,462
Game price
$25
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
23716.26%
Estimated copies lost
15,243
Estimated revenue lost
$380,923
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment × Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
23716.3%
Avg playtime 0.7h
865.9%
Avg playtime 1.1h
> 2h playtime
22815.6%
Avg playtime 12.4h
90762.2%
Avg playtime 21h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day15.5 rev/day
Last 30d7.9 rev/day
Quarterly0 rev/qtr
Days covered93.8 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
1,458 total
Organic purchasers1,32690.9%
Voted up: 68%
Key activations1329.05%
Voted up: 72%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
1,458 total
First impression0-2h49333.8%
Voted up: 44%
Mid game2-10h67046.0%
Voted up: 79%
Late game10-20h18312.6%
Voted up: 83%
Endgame20h+1127.68%
Voted up: 83%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
0.27% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
100.0%
Global baseline 68.1%
4 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 1,458 total.