Opus Magnum Review Summary

Last updated: 2026-09-29
  • Excellent challenging puzzle game
  • Engaging story integration praised
  • Good value for the price
  • GIF export feature appreciated
  • Lack of programming quality-of-life
  • Story weak and confusing
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Emotions

Archetypes

Hardware

Windows <8GB VRAMpositiveWindows 8-11GB VRAMpositive
Core metrics

Core business metrics

Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.

Steam review stats
Steam rating
Overwhelmingly Positive (9/10)
Total reviews
7,276
Positive
7,07797.3%
Negative
1992.7%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
528,366
Estimated revenue
$10,562,036
Game price
$20
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
121.01%
Estimated copies lost
871
Estimated revenue lost
$17,411
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment Ă— Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
121%
Avg playtime 1h
161.3%
Avg playtime 1h
> 2h playtime
292.4%
Avg playtime 14.2h
1,13295.2%
Avg playtime 54.1h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day0.4 rev/day
Last 30d3.1 rev/day
Quarterly24.3 rev/qtr
Days covered3,265.7 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
1,189 total
Organic purchasers1,07390.2%
Voted up: 97%
Key activations1169.76%
Voted up: 93%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
1,189 total
First impression0-2h584.88%
Voted up: 72%
Mid game2-10h37331.4%
Voted up: 95%
Late game10-20h26222.0%
Voted up: 99%
Endgame20h+49641.7%
Voted up: 99%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
0.42% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
100.0%
Global baseline 96.6%
5 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 7,276 total.