Cultist Simulator
Last updated: 2026-01-05
- Exceptional writing and atmospheric text
- High replayability and content depth
- Unique card-based mechanics enhance gameplay
- Time-consuming and grindy progression
- Repetitive and unfun gameplay loop
- Punishing RNG and luck mechanics
Emotions
Frustration33%Satisfaction8%Disappointment7%Enjoyment7%Excitement4%
Core metrics
Core business metrics
Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.
Steam review stats
- Steam rating
- Mostly Positive (6/10)
- Total reviews
- 13,873
- Positive
- 10,98679.2%
- Negative
- 2,88720.8%
Sales estimations
- Estimated sales count
- 1,017,406
- Estimated revenue
- $20,337,946
- Game price
- $20
- Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
- Refund-intent reviews
- 543.34%
- Estimated copies lost
- 3,960
- Estimated revenue lost
- $79,160
Review pace
Statistical analysis
Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.
Sentiment × Playtime
review counts| Bucket | Neg | Pos |
|---|---|---|
| ≤ 2h playtime | 553.4% Avg playtime 0.9h | 342.1% Avg playtime 0.8h |
| > 2h playtime | 26816.6% Avg playtime 29.9h | 1,26177.9% Avg playtime 67.6h |
Velocity
review pace| Avg/day | 0.6 rev/day |
| Last 30d | 3.4 rev/day |
| Quarterly | 32 rev/qtr |
| Days covered | 2,773.7 days |
Audience segments
Who is reviewing
Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.
Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
1,618 total
Organic purchasers1,33082.2%
Voted up: 81%
Key activations28817.8%
Voted up: 76%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
1,618 total
First impression0-2h1147.05%
Voted up: 46%
Mid game2-10h37523.2%
Voted up: 72%
Late game10-20h28217.4%
Voted up: 80%
Endgame20h+84752.3%
Voted up: 88%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
Deck satisfaction
90.0%
Global baseline 80.0%
10 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 13,873 total.