Sanitarium Review Summary

Last updated: 2026-05-16
  • Unsettling and atmospheric environments
  • Creative and challenging puzzles
  • Engaging and well-crafted story
  • Frustrating and outdated puzzles
  • Poor controls and mechanics
  • Frequent bugs and crashes
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Emotions

Archetypes

Core metrics

Core business metrics

Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.

Steam review stats
Steam rating
Very Positive (8/10)
Total reviews
1,323
Positive
1,23493.3%
Negative
896.7%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
102,255
Estimated revenue
$1,328,292
Game price
$13
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
41.67%
Estimated copies lost
309
Estimated revenue lost
$4,014
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment × Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
41.7%
Avg playtime 0.6h
156.3%
Avg playtime 0.7h
> 2h playtime
93.8%
Avg playtime 11.8h
21188.3%
Avg playtime 14.2h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day0.1 rev/day
Last 30d0.7 rev/day
Quarterly4.6 rev/qtr
Days covered4,214.7 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
239 total
Organic purchasers22192.5%
Voted up: 94%
Key activations187.53%
Voted up: 100%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
239 total
First impression0-2h3615.1%
Voted up: 89%
Mid game2-10h8133.9%
Voted up: 95%
Late game10-20h10242.7%
Voted up: 96%
Endgame20h+208.37%
Voted up: 95%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
2.09% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
80.0%
Global baseline 94.6%
5 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 1,323 total.