Malus Code Review Summary

Last updated: 2026-10-19
  • Engaging and intriguing story
  • Praise for art and animation
  • Episodic story structure
  • Kinetic visual novel format
  • Unresolved and ambiguous ending
  • Confusing and convoluted story
Malus Code header

Emotions

Archetypes

Core metrics

Core business metrics

Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.

Steam review stats
Steam rating
Mostly Positive (6/10)
Total reviews
104
Positive
7471.2%
Negative
3028.8%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
8,981
Estimated revenue
$116,663
Game price
$13
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
22.00%
Estimated copies lost
173
Estimated revenue lost
$2,247
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment × Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≀ 2h playtime
22%
Avg playtime 0.9h
77%
Avg playtime 1.3h
> 2h playtime
2828%
Avg playtime 6.6h
6363%
Avg playtime 10.1h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day0 rev/day
Last 30d0 rev/day
Quarterly4.3 rev/qtr
Days covered3,481.6 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
100 total
Organic purchasers8888.0%
Voted up: 69%
Key activations1212.0%
Voted up: 75%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
100 total
First impression0-2h1212.0%
Voted up: 83%
Mid game2-10h6666.0%
Voted up: 64%
Late game10-20h1616.0%
Voted up: 75%
Endgame20h+66.00%
Voted up: 100%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
0.00% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
N/A
Global baseline 70.0%
0 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 104 total.