Mad Island

Last updated: 2026-02-02
  • High replayability and engaging gameplay
  • High freedom and creativity
  • Enjoyable story and quests
  • Slow and insufficient updates
  • Poor tutorials and guidance
  • Game is unfinished and buggy
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Emotions

Excitement23%Frustration20%Satisfaction9%Enjoyment9%Hopeful6%
Core metrics

Core business metrics

Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.

Steam review stats
Steam rating
Very Positive (8/10)
Total reviews
4,131
Positive
3,77291.3%
Negative
3598.7%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
281,430
Estimated revenue
$5,625,786
Game price
$20
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
181.20%
Estimated copies lost
1,226
Estimated revenue lost
$24,508
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment × Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
181.2%
Avg playtime 1.1h
402.7%
Avg playtime 1h
> 2h playtime
17311.6%
Avg playtime 65.4h
1,26684.6%
Avg playtime 77.4h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day2.4 rev/day
Last 30d3.6 rev/day
Quarterly152.5 rev/qtr
Days covered619.7 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
1,497 total
Organic purchasers1,46297.7%
Voted up: 87%
Key activations352.34%
Voted up: 86%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
1,497 total
First impression0-2h1036.88%
Voted up: 79%
Mid game2-10h31521.0%
Voted up: 88%
Late game10-20h26217.5%
Voted up: 87%
Endgame20h+81754.6%
Voted up: 88%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
1.14% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
100.0%
Global baseline 87.2%
17 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 4,131 total.