Distant Worlds: Universe Review Summary
Last updated: 2026-07-15
- Top-tier 4X space game
- Highly customizable ship design
- Comprehensive customizable automation
- Strong modding and editor support
- Outdated overall experience
- Poor AI behavior
Emotions
Archetypes
Core metrics
Core business metrics
Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.
Steam review stats
- Steam rating
- Mostly Positive (6/10)
- Total reviews
- 1,853
- Positive
- 1,39275.1%
- Negative
- 46124.9%
Sales estimations
- Estimated sales count
- 137,693
- Estimated revenue
- $4,129,413
- Game price
- $30
- Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
- Refund-intent reviews
- 128.51%
- Estimated copies lost
- 892
- Estimated revenue lost
- $26,751
Review pace
Statistical analysis
Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.
Sentiment × Playtime
review counts| Bucket | Neg | Pos |
|---|---|---|
| ≤ 2h playtime | 128.5% Avg playtime 0.6h | 32.1% Avg playtime 1h |
| > 2h playtime | 2719.1% Avg playtime 68.1h | 9970.2% Avg playtime 187.1h |
Velocity
review pace| Avg/day | 0 rev/day |
| Last 30d | 0.2 rev/day |
| Quarterly | 3.2 rev/qtr |
| Days covered | 4,433.6 days |
Audience segments
Who is reviewing
Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.
Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
141 total
Organic purchasers9366.0%
Voted up: 67%
Key activations4834.0%
Voted up: 83%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
141 total
First impression0-2h2014.2%
Voted up: 30%
Mid game2-10h117.80%
Voted up: 45%
Late game10-20h2215.6%
Voted up: 73%
Endgame20h+8862.4%
Voted up: 85%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
Deck satisfaction
N/A
Global baseline 72.3%
0 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 1,853 total.