The Battle of Polytopia

Last updated: 2026-01-11
  • Engaging 4X strategy gameplay with depth
  • High replayability and diverse tribes
  • Casual-friendly yet deep mechanics
  • Multiplayer and social fun included
  • Cymanti tribe severely unbalanced
  • Poor multiplayer matchmaking experience
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Emotions

Core metrics

Core business metrics

Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.

Steam review stats
Steam rating
Very Positive (8/10)
Total reviews
5,564
Positive
5,22894.0%
Negative
3366.0%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
399,621
Estimated revenue
$5,990,319
Game price
$15
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
70.82%
Estimated copies lost
503
Estimated revenue lost
$7,540
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment Ă— Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
70.8%
Avg playtime 0.6h
222.6%
Avg playtime 1.2h
> 2h playtime
455.3%
Avg playtime 161h
77991.3%
Avg playtime 136.3h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day0.4 rev/day
Last 30d1.8 rev/day
Quarterly22.7 rev/qtr
Days covered1,985.4 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
853 total
Organic purchasers66077.4%
Voted up: 95%
Key activations19322.6%
Voted up: 92%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
853 total
First impression0-2h627.27%
Voted up: 89%
Mid game2-10h25730.1%
Voted up: 95%
Late game10-20h17420.4%
Voted up: 97%
Endgame20h+36042.2%
Voted up: 93%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
0.47% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
100.0%
Global baseline 93.9%
4 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 5,564 total.