The Trolley Solution

Last updated: 2026-04-24
  • Highly praised humor and entertainment
  • Diverse and enjoyable minigames
  • Creative take on the trolley problem
  • Mini-games are frustrating and tedious
  • Gameplay is boring and lacks depth
  • Game is too short
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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
542
Positive
42879.0%
Negative
11421.0%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
44,096
Estimated revenue
$440,519
Game price
$10
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
8215.13%
Estimated copies lost
6,671
Estimated revenue lost
$66,643
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment × Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
8215.1%
Avg playtime 0.8h
11120.5%
Avg playtime 1.3h
> 2h playtime
325.9%
Avg playtime 5h
31758.5%
Avg playtime 7.1h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day2.4 rev/day
Last 30d0.6 rev/day
Quarterly178 rev/qtr
Days covered222.8 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
542 total
Organic purchasers50593.2%
Voted up: 80%
Key activations376.83%
Voted up: 70%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
542 total
First impression0-2h22741.9%
Voted up: 63%
Mid game2-10h30556.3%
Voted up: 90%
Late game10-20h71.29%
Voted up: 86%
Endgame20h+30.55%
Voted up: 100%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
2.95% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
81.3%
Global baseline 79.0%
16 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 542 total.