Software Inc.

Last updated: 2026-03-23
  • In-depth business management simulation.
  • Enjoyable and fun gameplay experience.
  • Consistent and frequent game updates.
  • Overwhelming complexity for beginners.
  • Poor and complex user interface design.
  • Lack of effective tutorials for new players.
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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
7,631
Positive
7,19194.2%
Negative
4405.8%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
514,378
Estimated revenue
$11,825,550
Game price
$23
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
91.42%
Estimated copies lost
607
Estimated revenue lost
$13,955
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment × Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
91.4%
Avg playtime 0.7h
40.6%
Avg playtime 0.8h
> 2h playtime
345.4%
Avg playtime 70.8h
58892.6%
Avg playtime 199.8h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day0.2 rev/day
Last 30d1.2 rev/day
Quarterly10.2 rev/qtr
Days covered3,978.8 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
635 total
Organic purchasers60294.8%
Voted up: 93%
Key activations335.20%
Voted up: 97%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
635 total
First impression0-2h172.68%
Voted up: 35%
Mid game2-10h599.29%
Voted up: 81%
Late game10-20h518.03%
Voted up: 92%
Endgame20h+50880.0%
Voted up: 97%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
0.31% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
100.0%
Global baseline 93.2%
2 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 7,631 total.