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Critical Mass
Manic Game Studios · released Jun 20, 2011 · demo · data updated Oct 24, 2026
Critical Mass is an action puzzle game that takes traditional match 3 and brings it into the world of 3D.
Released Jun 20, 2011 · Demo available
Steam figures
| Value | As of | |
|---|---|---|
| Steam reviews | Mostly Positive · 71% positive of 289 Steam reviews | Oct 23, 2026 |
| Followers on Steam | 291 | Oct 16, 2026 |
| Regular US price | $1.99 | Oct 20, 2026 |
New Steam reviews per month
| Month | New positive | New negative |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 2025 | 0 | 1 |
| Jan 2026 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2026 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 2026 | 0 | 1 |
| Jul 2026 | 1 | 0 |
Sales estimate
| Copies sold on Steam | 5.1k – 30k | |
|---|---|---|
| Gross revenue on Steam | $9.1k – $31k before refunds, tax and Steam’s cut | |
| Steam reviews by buyers | 289 | Oct 23, 2026 |
| Copies per review | 18–102 |
Estimates are based on an aggregation of industry-accepted conversion formulas. This game was on Steam before reviews began in November 2013; many copies sold before then have no review, so the ranges may be low. How this is estimated
Tag DNA
| Tag | Share of Steam games |
|---|---|
| Match 3 | 1 in 104 games |
| Puzzle | 1 in 6 games |
| Casual | 1 in 2 games |
| Indie | 1 in 2 games |
| Singleplayer | 1 in 2 games |
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