Empires of the Undergrowth Review Summary

Last updated: 2026-07-13
Review summary
  • Diverse ant species roster
  • Classic yet unique RTS
  • Excellent music and soundtrack
  • No mid-mission saves
  • Frequent crashes and freezes
  • Excessively long missions
Empires of the Undergrowth header

Categories

Real-time StrategyBase BuildingResource ManagementColony SimulationPheromone Trail SystemSingle-player StorySkirmish ModeEducational Game

Emotions

Archetypes

Hardware

Windows <8GB VRAMpositiveWindows 12-15GB VRAMmixed
Core metrics

Core business metrics

Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.

Steam review stats
Steam rating
Very Positive (8/10)
Total reviews
18,337
Positive
17,30394.4%
Negative
1,0345.6%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
1,317,517
Estimated revenue
$39,512,335
Game price
$30
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
511.67%
Estimated copies lost
3,664
Estimated revenue lost
$109,883
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment × Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
531.7%
Avg playtime 0.8h
250.8%
Avg playtime 1.1h
> 2h playtime
1675.5%
Avg playtime 44.7h
2,80192%
Avg playtime 114.4h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day1 rev/day
Last 30d9.7 rev/day
Quarterly41.9 rev/qtr
Days covered3,145 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
3,046 total
Organic purchasers2,70688.8%
Voted up: 93%
Key activations34011.2%
Voted up: 93%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
3,046 total
First impression0-2h1083.55%
Voted up: 45%
Mid game2-10h66421.8%
Voted up: 92%
Late game10-20h53517.6%
Voted up: 93%
Endgame20h+1,73957.1%
Voted up: 96%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
0.56% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
82.4%
Global baseline 92.8%
17 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 18,337 total.