Cat Chess Review Summary

Last updated: 2026-07-15
  • Cat-chess concept is brilliant
  • Animations are cute and funny
  • Music and sounds are excellent
  • AI is unacceptably weak
  • UI feels low-quality
  • Monetization feels greedy
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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
112
Positive
10492.9%
Negative
87.1%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
8,317
Estimated revenue
$58,136
Game price
$7
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
77.45%
Estimated copies lost
520
Estimated revenue lost
$3,635
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment × Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
77.4%
Avg playtime 0.6h
7478.7%
Avg playtime 0.8h
> 2h playtime
11.1%
Avg playtime 2.3h
1212.8%
Avg playtime 2.6h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day199.4 rev/day
Last 30d3.1 rev/day
Quarterly0 rev/qtr
Days covered0.5 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
94 total
Organic purchasers94100.0%
Voted up: 91%
Key activations00.00%
Voted up: 0%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
94 total
First impression0-2h8994.7%
Voted up: 92%
Mid game2-10h55.32%
Voted up: 80%
Late game10-20h00.00%
Voted up: 0%
Endgame20h+00.00%
Voted up: 0%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
1.06% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
100.0%
Global baseline 91.5%
1 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 112 total.