Niche - a genetics survival game
Last updated: 2026-01-07
- Unique genetics-survival gameplay mechanics
- Engaging and rewarding creature breeding system
- Challenging yet flexible sandbox mode
- Repetitive and shallow gameplay loop
- Poor tutorial and unclear mechanics
- High difficulty with RNG frustration
Emotions
Frustration20%Disappointment13%Enjoyment8%Satisfaction6%Excitement5%
Core metrics
Core business metrics
Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.
Steam review stats
- Steam rating
- Very Positive (8/10)
- Total reviews
- 5,115
- Positive
- 4,41586.3%
- Negative
- 70013.7%
Sales estimations
- Estimated sales count
- 358,332
- Estimated revenue
- $6,446,393
- Game price
- $18
- Review โ sale ratio
Refund leakage
- Refund-intent reviews
- 196.05%
- Estimated copies lost
- 1,331
- Estimated revenue lost
- $23,945
Review pace
Statistical analysis
Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.
Sentiment ร Playtime
review counts| Bucket | Neg | Pos |
|---|---|---|
| โค 2h playtime | 196.1% Avg playtime 0.9h | 123.8% Avg playtime 1.1h |
| > 2h playtime | 3410.8% Avg playtime 43.6h | 24979.3% Avg playtime 135.4h |
Velocity
review pace| Avg/day | 0.1 rev/day |
| Last 30d | 0.6 rev/day |
| Quarterly | 5.8 rev/qtr |
| Days covered | 3,395.9 days |
Audience segments
Who is reviewing
Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.
Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
314 total
Organic purchasers26283.4%
Voted up: 85%
Key activations5216.6%
Voted up: 73%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
314 total
First impression0-2h3611.5%
Voted up: 47%
Mid game2-10h9329.6%
Voted up: 76%
Late game10-20h4012.7%
Voted up: 93%
Endgame20h+14546.2%
Voted up: 94%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
Deck satisfaction
50.0%
Global baseline 83.1%
2 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 5,115 total.