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Terraformental

97% positive · 336 Steam reviews · released Jan 28, 2026 · by Shady Games

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

Lifetime units: ~12,751 (P10–P90: 5,100 – 28,052)

Gross revenue: ~$62,630 ($25,050 – $137,786)

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: 93% positive across 60 stored reviews. Adventure games with 100+ reviews typically sit around 86% (median of 4160 games).

Story & writing98% positive · 123 mentions
“Edit: I should preface by saying I disagree with the negative critiques conclusion, but I understand their frustration. This is an issue of balancing effort to reward, and making sure repetitive actions don't become too repetitive - or…”Recommended · Steam review · Jan 2026 · 14 h played
Content & longevity92% positive · 79 mentions
“Edit: I should preface by saying I disagree with the negative critiques conclusion, but I understand their frustration. This is an issue of balancing effort to reward, and making sure repetitive actions don't become too repetitive - or…”Recommended · Steam review · Jan 2026 · 14 h played
Gameplay & mechanics95% positive · 62 mentions
“Edit: I should preface by saying I disagree with the negative critiques conclusion, but I understand their frustration. This is an issue of balancing effort to reward, and making sure repetitive actions don't become too repetitive - or…”Recommended · Steam review · Jan 2026 · 14 h played
Visuals & audio92% positive · 25 mentions
“Fell in love with the game immediately. It's a lot like Increlution, but unlike in that game, you simply cannot do *everything* each time. You have to choose. You actually have to read what's going on to understand where to go, it's not…”Recommended · Steam review · Feb 2026 · 17 h played
Price & value100% positive · 21 mentions
“This game is legit. Though it's billed as an incremental game, Terraformental is much closer in spirit to a classic text adventure game. The only graphics are a UI indicating your status and actions, a simple map, and a PDA for notes, and…”Recommended · Steam review · May 2026 · 19 h played
Controls & UI89% positive · 19 mentions
“This game is legit. Though it's billed as an incremental game, Terraformental is much closer in spirit to a classic text adventure game. The only graphics are a UI indicating your status and actions, a simple map, and a PDA for notes, and…”Recommended · Steam review · May 2026 · 19 h played
Difficulty & balance83% positive · 18 mentions
“Edit: I should preface by saying I disagree with the negative critiques conclusion, but I understand their frustration. This is an issue of balancing effort to reward, and making sure repetitive actions don't become too repetitive - or…”Recommended · Steam review · Jan 2026 · 14 h played
Performance & stability82% positive · 17 mentions
“I absolutely love this game. It's captivating, it's interesting, it's fun, and even though it does have a *lot* of repetitiveness (and if that bothers you, maybe this is not the game for you) it still keeps being interesting even after you…”Recommended · Steam review · Apr 2026 · 21 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

Business model

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

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