Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura
Last updated: 2026-01-08
- Rich worldbuilding and immersive lore
- High replayability with player freedom
- Dynamic companion system enhances role-play
- Unbalanced and clunky combat mechanics
- Severe bugs and instability issues
- Dated graphics and animations
Emotions
Frustration21%Nostalgia17%Admiration16%Excitement8%Appreciation4%
Core metrics
Core business metrics
Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.
Steam review stats
- Steam rating
- Very Positive (8/10)
- Total reviews
- 1,885
- Positive
- 1,68389.3%
- Negative
- 20210.7%
Sales estimations
- Estimated sales count
- 143,548
- Estimated revenue
- $859,853
- Game price
- $6
- Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
- Refund-intent reviews
- 83.15%
- Estimated copies lost
- 609
- Estimated revenue lost
- $3,648
Review pace
Statistical analysis
Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.
Sentiment × Playtime
review counts| Bucket | Neg | Pos |
|---|---|---|
| ≤ 2h playtime | 83.1% Avg playtime 0.7h | 3413.4% Avg playtime 0.7h |
| > 2h playtime | 124.7% Avg playtime 30.1h | 20078.7% Avg playtime 66.5h |
Velocity
review pace| Avg/day | 0.1 rev/day |
| Last 30d | 0.5 rev/day |
| Quarterly | 5.5 rev/qtr |
| Days covered | 3,417.4 days |
Audience segments
Who is reviewing
Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.
Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
254 total
Organic purchasers22789.4%
Voted up: 92%
Key activations2710.6%
Voted up: 93%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
253 total
First impression0-2h5220.5%
Voted up: 83%
Mid game2-10h6425.2%
Voted up: 89%
Late game10-20h259.84%
Voted up: 96%
Endgame20h+11244.1%
Voted up: 97%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
Deck satisfaction
80.0%
Global baseline 92.1%
5 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 1,885 total.