Sludgineers Review Summary

Last updated: 2026-08-27
  • Fun and polished gameplay
  • Great value for price
  • Beautiful and pleasant graphics
  • Game is too short
  • Excessive grinding required
  • Lack of content
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Emotions

Archetypes

Hardware

Windows <8GB VRAMpositiveWindows 12-15GB VRAMpositive
Core metrics

Core business metrics

Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.

Steam review stats
Steam rating
Very Positive (8/10)
Total reviews
327
Positive
26882.0%
Negative
5918.0%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
24,706
Estimated revenue
$172,695
Game price
$7
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
113.35%
Estimated copies lost
831
Estimated revenue lost
$5,809
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment × Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
113.4%
Avg playtime 0.8h
195.8%
Avg playtime 1h
> 2h playtime
4914.9%
Avg playtime 4.6h
24975.9%
Avg playtime 5.1h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day313.1 rev/day
Last 30d10.9 rev/day
Quarterly0 rev/qtr
Days covered1 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
328 total
Organic purchasers30793.6%
Voted up: 80%
Key activations216.40%
Voted up: 100%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
328 total
First impression0-2h4513.7%
Voted up: 76%
Mid game2-10h27784.5%
Voted up: 83%
Late game10-20h61.83%
Voted up: 83%
Endgame20h+00.00%
Voted up: 0%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
1.52% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
100.0%
Global baseline 81.7%
5 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 327 total.