Steam market intelligence
CRUEL
95% positive · 1,824 Steam reviews · released Jan 9, 2025 · by James Dornan
ActionFirst-PersonBoomer ShooterRogue-likeProcedural GenerationPerma DeathShooterFPS
What it likely sold — estimate, stated as a range on purpose
Lifetime units: ~69,221
(P10–P90: 27,688 – 152,286)
Gross revenue: ~$567,045
($226,815 – $1,247,496)
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: 91% positive across 85 stored reviews. Action games with 100+ reviews typically sit around 84% (median of 3353 games).
Gameplay & mechanics93% positive · 54 mentions
“Cruel: "disposed to inflict pain or suffering : devoid of humane feelings" How far are you willing to go to kill? 10 floors in a derelict soviet style apartment building stand between you and the answer. Every cultist, crackhead tenant…”Recommended · Steam review · Jul 2026 · 2 h played
Visuals & audio94% positive · 54 mentions
“---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☐ Good ☑ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }---…”Recommended · Steam review · Dec 2025 · 2 h played
Performance & stability90% positive · 29 mentions
“Cruel: "disposed to inflict pain or suffering : devoid of humane feelings" How far are you willing to go to kill? 10 floors in a derelict soviet style apartment building stand between you and the answer. Every cultist, crackhead tenant…”Recommended · Steam review · Jul 2026 · 2 h played
Content & longevity93% positive · 29 mentions
“Cruel: "disposed to inflict pain or suffering : devoid of humane feelings" How far are you willing to go to kill? 10 floors in a derelict soviet style apartment building stand between you and the answer. Every cultist, crackhead tenant…”Recommended · Steam review · Jul 2026 · 2 h played
Difficulty & balance83% positive · 24 mentions
“Cruel: "disposed to inflict pain or suffering : devoid of humane feelings" How far are you willing to go to kill? 10 floors in a derelict soviet style apartment building stand between you and the answer. Every cultist, crackhead tenant…”Recommended · Steam review · Jul 2026 · 2 h played
Price & value80% positive · 20 mentions
“---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☐ Good ☑ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ MS-DOS ---{ Gameplay }--- ☐ Very good ☑ Good ☐ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ☐ Just don't ---{ Audio }---…”Recommended · Steam review · Dec 2025 · 2 h played
Story & writing100% positive · 14 mentions
“Cruel: "disposed to inflict pain or suffering : devoid of humane feelings" How far are you willing to go to kill? 10 floors in a derelict soviet style apartment building stand between you and the answer. Every cultist, crackhead tenant…”Recommended · Steam review · Jul 2026 · 2 h played
299 recent English reviews stored · topics keyword-matched · topics under 12 mentions stay hidden · methodology
Game DNA — store facts, community tag votes, labeled AI inference
Perspective
First-person
Technology
3D
Art style
Pixel art
Setting
Post-apocalyptic
Structure
ProceduralBranching choices
Mood & themes
Horror
How you play together
Single-player
Platform features
Full controller supportSteam Cloud
Business model
Buy to play
Sources: Valve store fields · community tag votes · AI-inferred values are marked and drawn from a fixed vocabulary.