POOLS

Last updated: 2026-03-10
  • High-quality graphics and liminal space aesthetics
  • Outstanding sound design and immersive atmosphere
  • Atmospheric and immersive experience
  • Motion sickness and dizziness issues
  • Lack of content and variety
  • Frequent game crashes and graphical 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
Overwhelmingly Positive (9/10)
Total reviews
5,912
Positive
5,63295.3%
Negative
2804.7%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
463,885
Estimated revenue
$4,541,434
Game price
$10
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
663.40%
Estimated copies lost
5,179
Estimated revenue lost
$50,702
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment × Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
663.4%
Avg playtime 0.9h
28214.5%
Avg playtime 1.2h
> 2h playtime
271.4%
Avg playtime 3.9h
1,56980.7%
Avg playtime 9.6h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day2.8 rev/day
Last 30d6.6 rev/day
Quarterly176.3 rev/qtr
Days covered682.6 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
1,944 total
Organic purchasers1,86996.1%
Voted up: 95%
Key activations753.86%
Voted up: 96%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
1,944 total
First impression0-2h51626.5%
Voted up: 87%
Mid game2-10h1,31967.8%
Voted up: 98%
Late game10-20h784.01%
Voted up: 100%
Endgame20h+311.59%
Voted up: 100%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
2.78% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
98.1%
Global baseline 95.2%
54 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 5,912 total.