Earth vs Mars Review Summary

Last updated: 2026-11-10
Review summary
  • Fun DNA splicing mechanic
  • Addictive and fun gameplay
  • Spiritual Advance Wars successor
  • Tactical depth and unit variety
  • Repetitive and boring gameplay
  • Poor unit and difficulty balance
Earth vs Mars header

Categories

Turn-based StrategyAdvance Wars-style turn-based strategyDNA splicing creates custom hero unitsResource management and upgradesUnit abilities and commander powersStrategic combat with unit typesMap and level editor

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
84
Positive
7386.9%
Negative
1113.1%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
6,358
Estimated revenue
$95,306
Game price
$15
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
44.76%
Estimated copies lost
303
Estimated revenue lost
$4,542
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment × Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
44.8%
Avg playtime 0.5h
1011.9%
Avg playtime 0.8h
> 2h playtime
78.3%
Avg playtime 16.4h
6375%
Avg playtime 18.5h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day0.2 rev/day
Last 30d0 rev/day
Quarterly26 rev/qtr
Days covered364.2 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
84 total
Organic purchasers7488.1%
Voted up: 85%
Key activations1011.9%
Voted up: 100%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
84 total
First impression0-2h1821.4%
Voted up: 78%
Mid game2-10h3136.9%
Voted up: 94%
Late game10-20h1821.4%
Voted up: 78%
Endgame20h+1720.2%
Voted up: 94%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
7.14% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
83.3%
Global baseline 86.9%
6 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 84 total.