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IfSunSets

75% positive · 2,507 Steam reviews · released Nov 4, 2024 · by POLYMORPH

Early AccessNatureCombatAdventureZombiesCo-opBase-BuildingOpen World

What it likely sold — estimate, stated as a range on purpose

Lifetime units: ~82.7k (P10–P90: 33.1k – 182k)

Gross revenue: ~$1.4M (P10–P90: $542k – $3M)

Estimate, method v1.0 — before Steam's ~30% share, refunds and VAT. The band approximates where about 8 in 10 comparable games land in published studies; some sit outside it. Our own hit rate goes on the accuracy ledger once measured. How we estimate

Estimates are statistical inferences from public data. They are not sourced from Valve or the developer and may deviate materially from actual results. Do not rely on them for investment or contractual decisions. As of Oct 1, 2026.

Player voice — measured shares of Steam thumbs, never a model

Last 90 days: 71% positive across 76 stored reviews. Action games with 100+ reviews typically sit around 84% (median of 3300 games).

Gameplay & mechanics77% positive · 95 mentions
“I rarely write reviews, but I wanted to take the time to throw some positive words out to this game. I tried it when I first bought it some months ago and it felt a little too rough for my patience. Not rough like your average modern early…”Recommended · Steam review · Aug 2026 · 11 h played · Report / request removal
Performance & stability69% positive · 84 mentions
“I rarely write reviews, but I wanted to take the time to throw some positive words out to this game. I tried it when I first bought it some months ago and it felt a little too rough for my patience. Not rough like your average modern early…”Recommended · Steam review · Aug 2026 · 11 h played · Report / request removal
Content & longevity85% positive · 82 mentions
“I rarely write reviews, but I wanted to take the time to throw some positive words out to this game. I tried it when I first bought it some months ago and it felt a little too rough for my patience. Not rough like your average modern early…”Recommended · Steam review · Aug 2026 · 11 h played · Report / request removal
Price & value75% positive · 53 mentions
“I rarely write reviews, but I wanted to take the time to throw some positive words out to this game. I tried it when I first bought it some months ago and it felt a little too rough for my patience. Not rough like your average modern early…”Recommended · Steam review · Aug 2026 · 11 h played · Report / request removal
Visuals & audio90% positive · 51 mentions
“This is a mixed review. The game is fun and you can spent a lot of time in it. Unfortunately like most UE5 games the performance does not match the required hardware. While I get stable 60 FPS without GPU running at 100% I only get it…”Recommended · Steam review · Aug 2026 · 114 h played · Report / request removal
Difficulty & balance76% positive · 45 mentions
“I rarely write reviews, but I wanted to take the time to throw some positive words out to this game. I tried it when I first bought it some months ago and it felt a little too rough for my patience. Not rough like your average modern early…”Recommended · Steam review · Aug 2026 · 11 h played · Report / request removal
Multiplayer & community71% positive · 42 mentions
“IfSunSets is KINDA like a distilled version of The Forest where the action and tower defense aspects are at the forefront and even increased to 11 sometimes at the expense of pollish, style, and horror elements. The action in the game…”Recommended · Steam review · Jul 2025 · 1 h played · Report / request removal
Controls & UI63% positive · 38 mentions
“I rarely write reviews, but I wanted to take the time to throw some positive words out to this game. I tried it when I first bought it some months ago and it felt a little too rough for my patience. Not rough like your average modern early…”Recommended · Steam review · Aug 2026 · 11 h played · Report / request removal
Story & writing61% positive · 33 mentions
“Im going to compare this to Windrose, as i feel that might be most helpful for players. In short, if you want naval combat, go to WindRose. If you want discovery and exploration, then choose IfSunSets. I actually like this game so much…”Recommended · Steam review · May 2026 · 20 h played · Report / request removal

368 recent English reviews stored · topics keyword-matched · topics under 12 mentions stay hidden · methodology

Reviews are shown as published on Steam, including reviews from key activations and free copies — so percentages here can differ from the score on the Steam store page. GameTrend does not check whether reviewers bought or played the game.

Game DNA — store facts, community tag votes, labeled AI inference

Structure

Open worldSandbox

How you play together

Single-playerMultiplayerCo-opOnline co-op

Platform features

AchievementsPartial controller supportSteam Cloud

Business model

Buy to playEarly Access

Sources: Valve store fields · community tag votes · AI-inferred values are marked and drawn from a fixed vocabulary.

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