Surviving Mars

Last updated: 2026-05-08
  • Enjoyable and fun gameplay experience.
  • Unique and engaging Mars colonization theme.
  • Challenging and strategic colony management gameplay.
  • High replayability with various scenarios and events.
  • Criticism for DLC practices and forced repurchases.
  • Game stability issues and bugs reported.
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Emotions

Archetypes

Core metrics

Core business metrics

Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.

Steam review stats
Steam rating
Very Positive (8/10)
Total reviews
28,446
Positive
22,88580.5%
Negative
5,56119.5%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
2,144,021
Estimated revenue
Not applicable
Game price
F2P
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
1165.20%
Estimated copies lost
8,743
Estimated revenue lost
Not applicable
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment × Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≀ 2h playtime
1165.2%
Avg playtime 0.7h
351.6%
Avg playtime 0.6h
> 2h playtime
1,23055.1%
Avg playtime 95.1h
85038.1%
Avg playtime 173.8h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day0.7 rev/day
Last 30d3.2 rev/day
Quarterly35.7 rev/qtr
Days covered2,975.3 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
2,231 total
Organic purchasers2,231100.0%
Voted up: 40%
Key activations00.00%
Voted up: 0%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
2,231 total
First impression0-2h1647.35%
Voted up: 26%
Mid game2-10h34715.6%
Voted up: 35%
Late game10-20h27912.5%
Voted up: 46%
Endgame20h+1,44164.6%
Voted up: 41%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
0.22% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
60.0%
Global baseline 39.7%
5 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 28,446 total.