The Meter is Running Review Summary

Last updated: 2026-09-05
  • Fun and engaging gameplay
  • Turkish cultural appeal strong
  • Realistic and atmospheric design
  • Game is too short
  • Serious optimization issues reported
  • Gameplay becomes repetitive quickly
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Emotions

Archetypes

Hardware

Windows <8GB VRAMnegativeWindows 8-11GB VRAMnegative
Core metrics

Core business metrics

Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.

Steam review stats
Steam rating
Mostly Positive (6/10)
Total reviews
264
Positive
20577.7%
Negative
5922.3%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
19,904
Estimated revenue
$139,328
Game price
$7
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
3011.41%
Estimated copies lost
2,262
Estimated revenue lost
$15,834
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment × Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
3011.4%
Avg playtime 0.7h
3111.8%
Avg playtime 0.9h
> 2h playtime
2911%
Avg playtime 14.1h
17365.8%
Avg playtime 9.4h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day2.6 rev/day
Last 30d0.3 rev/day
Quarterly0 rev/qtr
Days covered99.9 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
263 total
Organic purchasers24693.5%
Voted up: 77%
Key activations176.46%
Voted up: 88%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
263 total
First impression0-2h7729.3%
Voted up: 60%
Mid game2-10h16261.6%
Voted up: 85%
Late game10-20h217.98%
Voted up: 81%
Endgame20h+31.14%
Voted up: 100%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
0.00% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
N/A
Global baseline 77.6%
0 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 264 total.