Sol Cesto Review Summary

Last updated: 2026-08-12
  • Art style praised
  • Refreshing unique roguelike
  • Many secrets discovered
  • Gameplay becomes repetitive over time
  • RNG heavily influences outcomes
  • Missing mid-run save feature
Sol Cesto header

Emotions

Archetypes

Hardware

Windows <8GB VRAMnegativeWindows 12-15GB VRAMpositive
Core metrics

Core business metrics

Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.

Steam review stats
Steam rating
Very Positive (8/10)
Total reviews
4,953
Positive
4,51291.1%
Negative
4418.9%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
386,516
Estimated revenue
$5,407,359
Game price
$14
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
972.97%
Estimated copies lost
7,570
Estimated revenue lost
$105,904
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment × Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
973%
Avg playtime 1h
852.6%
Avg playtime 1.3h
> 2h playtime
2748.4%
Avg playtime 11.3h
2,80886%
Avg playtime 19h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day7.4 rev/day
Last 30d7.6 rev/day
Quarterly134 rev/qtr
Days covered442 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
3,264 total
Organic purchasers3,08494.5%
Voted up: 89%
Key activations1805.51%
Voted up: 88%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
3,264 total
First impression0-2h41312.7%
Voted up: 75%
Mid game2-10h1,54047.2%
Voted up: 87%
Late game10-20h72322.2%
Voted up: 92%
Endgame20h+58818.0%
Voted up: 97%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
4.90% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
91.3%
Global baseline 88.6%
160 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 4,953 total.