Roadside Research

Last updated: 2026-02-13
  • Funny and enjoyable gameplay experience.
  • Great multiplayer and cooperative experience.
  • Unique and creative game concept.
  • Frequent bugs and technical issues reported.
  • Single-player management can be difficult.
  • Lack of features and polish.
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Emotions

Core metrics

Core business metrics

Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.

Steam review stats
Steam rating
Very Positive (8/10)
Total reviews
158
Positive
13786.7%
Negative
2113.3%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
10,092
Estimated revenue
$131,095
Game price
$13
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
1610.13%
Estimated copies lost
1,022
Estimated revenue lost
$13,276
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment Ă— Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
1610.1%
Avg playtime 1h
2616.5%
Avg playtime 1.3h
> 2h playtime
53.2%
Avg playtime 3.4h
11170.3%
Avg playtime 4.4h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day172.3 rev/day
Last 30d5.3 rev/day
Quarterly0 rev/qtr
Days covered0.9 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
158 total
Organic purchasers14088.6%
Voted up: 85%
Key activations1811.4%
Voted up: 100%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
158 total
First impression0-2h6138.6%
Voted up: 72%
Mid game2-10h9660.8%
Voted up: 96%
Late game10-20h10.63%
Voted up: 100%
Endgame20h+00.00%
Voted up: 0%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
1.27% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
100.0%
Global baseline 86.7%
2 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 158 total.