I Know a Guy: Shady Life Simulator Review Summary

Last updated: 2026-09-26
  • Fun and humorous gameplay
  • Better with friends
  • Pizza making is enjoyable
  • Buggy and glitchy experience
  • Repetitive and tedious gameplay
  • Solo play stress and difficulty
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Emotions

Archetypes

Hardware

Windows 8-11GB VRAMpositiveWindows <8GB 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
467
Positive
42089.9%
Negative
4710.1%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
32,553
Estimated revenue
$422,863
Game price
$13
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
163.43%
Estimated copies lost
1,115
Estimated revenue lost
$14,484
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment × Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
173.6%
Avg playtime 0.9h
153.2%
Avg playtime 1.3h
> 2h playtime
306.4%
Avg playtime 9.3h
40586.7%
Avg playtime 13.9h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day2.6 rev/day
Last 30d1.2 rev/day
Quarterly0 rev/qtr
Days covered177.1 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
467 total
Organic purchasers41087.8%
Voted up: 90%
Key activations5712.2%
Voted up: 91%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
467 total
First impression0-2h6814.6%
Voted up: 74%
Mid game2-10h28460.8%
Voted up: 92%
Late game10-20h9319.9%
Voted up: 95%
Endgame20h+224.71%
Voted up: 100%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
0.86% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
100.0%
Global baseline 89.9%
4 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 467 total.