Steam market intelligence
Esoteric Ebb
95% positive · 8,645 Steam reviews · released Mar 3, 2026 · by Christoffer Bodegård
What it likely sold — estimate, stated as a range on purpose
Lifetime units: ~285,285
(P10–P90: 114,114 – 627,627)
Gross revenue: ~$5,846,003
($2,338,401 – $12,861,207)
Estimate, method v1.0 — before Steam's ~30% share, refunds and VAT. The band means: we'd be surprised if the truth sat outside it. How we estimate
Player voice — measured shares of Steam thumbs, never a model
Last 90 days: 96% positive across 298 stored reviews. RPG games with 100+ reviews typically sit around 83% (median of 2612 games).
Story & writing95% positive · 133 mentions
“It must've been some strange esoteric event that made me buy this game. Esoteric Ebb has been one of the most enjoyable games I've played all year. The story, the characters, the emotions everything about this game just had me hooked from…”Recommended · Steam review · Jul 2026 · 16 h played
Visuals & audio93% positive · 40 mentions
“A game about a schizophrenic man speaking to ability scores while trying to score baddies and save the world. No, actually. But I am apolitical, so of course I have no strong feelings about this game, or anything really. Okay, maybe I do…”Recommended · Steam review · Jul 2026 · 38 h played
Gameplay & mechanics89% positive · 36 mentions
“At first glance, Esoteric Ebb looks like a tongue-in-cheek fantasy clone of Disco Elysium: attributes as parts of your personality, no separate combat system, and political convictions instead of an alignment. But in practice, it goes way…”Recommended · Steam review · Jul 2026 · 24 h played
Content & longevity95% positive · 20 mentions
“A game about a schizophrenic man speaking to ability scores while trying to score baddies and save the world. No, actually. But I am apolitical, so of course I have no strong feelings about this game, or anything really. Okay, maybe I do…”Recommended · Steam review · Jul 2026 · 38 h played
Price & value92% positive · 12 mentions
“I really enjoyed this game. It's been a really long time since I actually finished a game I bought, but this one really brought it out of me. The characters were all really well written and fun to interact with, the world building and…”Recommended · Steam review · Jul 2026 · 23 h played
298 recent English reviews stored · topics keyword-matched · topics under 12 mentions stay hidden · methodology
Game DNA — store facts, community tag votes, labeled AI inference
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Sources: Valve store fields · community tag votes · AI-inferred values are marked and drawn from a fixed vocabulary.