Monster Lab Simulator
Last updated: 2026-02-15
- Game has high potential
- Engaging creature battles
- Fantastic monster designs
- Money and XP earning difficulties
- Game-breaking bugs
- Lack of quality of life features
Emotions
Players are frustrated due to a combination of game mechanics and economy issues, including long timers, difficulty in obtaining items, and game-breaking bugs. The lack of quality-of-life features, such as auto-save, and performance issues like crashes when adjusting graphics settings, further exacerbate the frustration.
Players enjoy the fun gameplay mechanics, particularly the creature creation and battling systems. The variety of monsters and the overall engaging gameplay experience contribute to their enjoyment.
Players feel disappointed due to the lack of deeper content and incentives to continue playing. Economic imbalance and slow character movement also contribute to this sentiment.
Players are excited about the engaging gameplay and crafting system. The game's concept and potential for future improvements add to their excitement.
Players have hope for the game's potential to improve and become great after fixes. They believe in the game's potential and encourage the developers to address issues.
Core metrics
Core business metrics
Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.
Steam review stats
- Steam rating
- Mostly Positive (6/10)
- Total reviews
- 147
- Positive
- 11779.6%
- Negative
- 3020.4%
Sales estimations
- Estimated sales count
- 9,850
- Estimated revenue
- $127,952
- Game price
- $13
- Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
- Refund-intent reviews
- 138.84%
- Estimated copies lost
- 871
- Estimated revenue lost
- $11,314
Review pace
Statistical analysis
Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.
Sentiment × Playtime
review counts| Bucket | Neg | Pos |
|---|---|---|
| ≤ 2h playtime | 138.8% Avg playtime 1.1h | 3926.5% Avg playtime 1.2h |
| > 2h playtime | 1812.2% Avg playtime 6.3h | 7752.4% Avg playtime 7.4h |
Velocity
review pace| Avg/day | 87.1 rev/day |
| Last 30d | 4.9 rev/day |
| Quarterly | 0 rev/qtr |
| Days covered | 1.7 days |
Audience segments
Who is reviewing
Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.
Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
147 total
Organic purchasers13088.4%
Voted up: 77%
Key activations1711.6%
Voted up: 94%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
147 total
First impression0-2h6443.5%
Voted up: 77%
Mid game2-10h7551.0%
Voted up: 79%
Late game10-20h74.76%
Voted up: 100%
Endgame20h+10.68%
Voted up: 100%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
Deck satisfaction
75.0%
Global baseline 78.9%
4 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 147 total.