Empires of the Undergrowth

Last updated: 2026-02-16
  • Diverse and realistic ant behaviors
  • Challenging and varied levels
  • Engaging story mode and educational content
  • Beautiful and realistic graphics
  • No save or pause features
  • Difficult and frustrating achievements
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Emotions

Core metrics

Core business metrics

Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.

Steam review stats
Steam rating
Very Positive (8/10)
Total reviews
16,923
Positive
15,99294.5%
Negative
9315.5%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
1,220,487
Estimated revenue
$36,602,405
Game price
$30
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
391.41%
Estimated copies lost
2,813
Estimated revenue lost
$84,362
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment × Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
401.4%
Avg playtime 0.7h
200.7%
Avg playtime 1h
> 2h playtime
1284.6%
Avg playtime 52.9h
2,57693.2%
Avg playtime 129.7h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day0.9 rev/day
Last 30d9.9 rev/day
Quarterly54 rev/qtr
Days covered2,998.3 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
2,764 total
Organic purchasers2,48990.1%
Voted up: 94%
Key activations2759.95%
Voted up: 94%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
2,764 total
First impression0-2h913.29%
Voted up: 53%
Mid game2-10h52719.1%
Voted up: 92%
Late game10-20h45116.3%
Voted up: 93%
Endgame20h+1,69561.3%
Voted up: 97%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
0.69% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
89.5%
Global baseline 93.9%
19 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 16,923 total.