GameTrend.app

Steam market intelligence

Calyx

88% positive · 440 Steam reviews · released Jan 29, 2026 · by Studio 568

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

Lifetime units: ~14,520 (P10–P90: 5,808 – 31,944)

Gross revenue: ~$297,541 ($119,016 – $654,590)

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: 87% positive across 53 stored reviews. Strategy games with 100+ reviews typically sit around 83% (median of 1995 games).

Content & longevity93% positive · 55 mentions
“TL;DR: A solid RTS with good ideas, but overpriced for now and held back by frustrating time-gated mechanics. I wish RTS devs would forget about the clock except for "hold out" mission. Let me start with this: I can’t recommend the game at…”Recommended · Steam review · Apr 2026 · 21 h played
Gameplay & mechanics91% positive · 35 mentions
“TL;DR: A solid RTS with good ideas, but overpriced for now and held back by frustrating time-gated mechanics. I wish RTS devs would forget about the clock except for "hold out" mission. Let me start with this: I can’t recommend the game at…”Recommended · Steam review · Apr 2026 · 21 h played
Price & value88% positive · 26 mentions
“Finally! Era of RTS is returning! Slowly, but returning. An innovative take on RTS genre, where your enemy is flora of the planet itself. Tactical pause + speed controls included. So far I'm very satisfied. I believe that it worth every…”Recommended · Steam review · Jan 2026 · 2 h played
Difficulty & balance76% positive · 21 mentions
“Love it. The unit variety is alright, I think some of the higher tier units are a bit too expensive for what they offer. Good news is that the unit compensation on Hard difficulty and lower is really up to playstyle preference. Do you want…”Recommended · Steam review · Feb 2026 · 49 h played
Performance & stability83% positive · 18 mentions
“This game takes me way back to my childhood of red alert. And when my pc broke I used ms paint to make maps and I would imagine this tug of war between a the blue and red brush tool. Its so good. The constant wave of attack and getting…”Recommended · Steam review · Jan 2026 · 12 h played
Controls & UI73% positive · 15 mentions
“Finally! Era of RTS is returning! Slowly, but returning. An innovative take on RTS genre, where your enemy is flora of the planet itself. Tactical pause + speed controls included. So far I'm very satisfied. I believe that it worth every…”Recommended · Steam review · Jan 2026 · 2 h played
Visuals & audio86% positive · 14 mentions
“I've previously played the Demo (very good). This is a great RTS (with Pause). It's constant battle and action as the enemy ever attempts to overrun your positions. You need to manage resources, including power throughout the battles…”Recommended · Steam review · Jan 2026 · 2 h played
Story & writing100% positive · 13 mentions
“Was waiting for this game. The Demo was great and the early access build does not disappoint. Gives me Creeper world 4 vibes because of how you slowly push the plants back and clean the map up. Sure you can see there was no budget/focus…”Recommended · Steam review · Jan 2026 · 2 h played

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

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

How you play together

Single-player

Platform features

Steam 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.

Go deeper

The interactive page adds review velocity, the price-vs-units neighborhood map and closest comparables. Making something in this niche? Start your road on GameTrend — free, no card.