Shelve the Potions! Review Summary

Last updated: 2026-08-26
  • Engaging and clever puzzles
  • Cats are adorable and varied
  • Well-balanced puzzle difficulty
  • Puzzles accessibility issues
  • Repetitive puzzle designs
  • Short game length criticized
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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
91
Positive
8492.3%
Negative
77.7%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
6,646
Estimated revenue
$39,810
Game price
$6
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
44.49%
Estimated copies lost
292
Estimated revenue lost
$1,749
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment × Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
44.5%
Avg playtime 0.6h
44.5%
Avg playtime 1h
> 2h playtime
33.4%
Avg playtime 4.7h
7887.6%
Avg playtime 6.5h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day62.9 rev/day
Last 30d3 rev/day
Quarterly0 rev/qtr
Days covered1.4 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
89 total
Organic purchasers8696.6%
Voted up: 92%
Key activations33.37%
Voted up: 100%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
89 total
First impression0-2h1516.9%
Voted up: 73%
Mid game2-10h6674.2%
Voted up: 95%
Late game10-20h88.99%
Voted up: 100%
Endgame20h+00.00%
Voted up: 0%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
0.00% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
N/A
Global baseline 92.1%
0 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 91 total.