Machinarium
Last updated: 2026-01-05
- Creative and engaging puzzle designs throughout game
- Stunning hand-drawn art style enhances immersion
- Masterful soundtrack complements gameplay experience
- Puzzles overly difficult and often unclear
- Short game length with low replayability value
- Frustrating interaction mechanics hinder progress
Emotions
Nostalgia18%Frustration17%Satisfaction11%Appreciation7%Admiration6%
Core metrics
Core business metrics
Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.
Steam review stats
- Steam rating
- Overwhelmingly Positive (9/10)
- Total reviews
- 18,833
- Positive
- 17,90395.1%
- Negative
- 9304.9%
Sales estimations
- Estimated sales count
- 1,364,662
- Estimated revenue
- $27,279,593
- Game price
- $20
- Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
- Refund-intent reviews
- 421.34%
- Estimated copies lost
- 3,043
- Estimated revenue lost
- $60,830
Review pace
Statistical analysis
Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.
Sentiment × Playtime
review counts| Bucket | Neg | Pos |
|---|---|---|
| ≤ 2h playtime | 421.3% Avg playtime 1h | 1223.9% Avg playtime 1.1h |
| > 2h playtime | 1715.4% Avg playtime 6.3h | 2,80389.3% Avg playtime 10.3h |
Velocity
review pace| Avg/day | 0.7 rev/day |
| Last 30d | 7.9 rev/day |
| Quarterly | 43.8 rev/qtr |
| Days covered | 4,421.5 days |
Audience segments
Who is reviewing
Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.
Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
3,138 total
Organic purchasers2,83790.4%
Voted up: 93%
Key activations3019.59%
Voted up: 93%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
3,138 total
First impression0-2h2347.46%
Voted up: 80%
Mid game2-10h2,59582.7%
Voted up: 94%
Late game10-20h2427.71%
Voted up: 95%
Endgame20h+672.14%
Voted up: 94%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
Deck satisfaction
88.6%
Global baseline 93.2%
35 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 18,833 total.