# ReviewPulse > ReviewPulse (reviewpulse.games) is a Steam market intelligence web app for indie game studios, publishers, porting studios and investors. Paste any Steam game to get its competitors, what players love and hate in its reviews, a store page teardown against rivals, regional pricing, a launch forecast, publisher matches and where to find players. Free to start; paid plans are Indie Studio $9.99/month, Publisher $19.99/month and Investor $29.99/month, each with a 7-day free trial. Built by Abhishek Rathi. Contact: iamabhirathi@gmail.com. Data: Steam store, Steam reviews, Steam charts and SteamSpy; sales and revenue are estimates shown as ranges. Not affiliated with Valve. ## What people use it for - Steam competitor analysis for indie games: up to ten rivals matched on tags and Steam suggestions, ranked by score, sales and price - Steam review analysis: what players love and hate by theme, playtime and language, with the score excluding bot and free-key reviews - Steam store page optimisation: AI teardown of your page vs rivals (capsule, screenshots, trailer, About section, social proof) with a fix list and rewrite - Indie game market research: genres selling now, breaking out and most wishlisted, demand vs supply - Pricing by country (16 regions) and launch forecasts from wishlists - Finding publishers (100+ with live Steam stats), porting studios (40+) and console port opportunities - Investor due diligence: sales and revenue estimate ranges, momentum and comparables - Finding players on Reddit: ranked subreddits, rules and post formats that worked ## Key pages - [Analyse any Steam game](https://www.reviewpulse.games/): paste a Steam link, app ID or name - [Example report: Hades](https://www.reviewpulse.games/app/1145360) - [Market trends](https://www.reviewpulse.games/trends) - [Breakouts](https://www.reviewpulse.games/breakouts) - [Publishers directory](https://www.reviewpulse.games/publishers) - [Porting studios](https://www.reviewpulse.games/porters) - [Port radar](https://www.reviewpulse.games/radar) - [How it works](https://www.reviewpulse.games/guide) - [Pricing](https://www.reviewpulse.games/pricing) - [About the maker](https://www.reviewpulse.games/about) ## Who it is for - [Steam market research for indie game studios](https://www.reviewpulse.games/for/indie-studios): Pick a genre with demand, study your Steam rivals, read what players love and hate, price by country and find players and publishers. Free to start. - [Diligence on any Steam game in minutes](https://www.reviewpulse.games/for/investors): Sales and revenue estimate ranges, review momentum, comparable games and genre demand for any Steam game, plus who already backs indie studios. Built for funds. - [Find, vet and position the next signing](https://www.reviewpulse.games/for/publishers): Spot indie breakouts early, check any pitch against its Steam market in minutes, find games worth porting to console and compare your label with 100+ peers. ## Guides - [How to find a publisher for your indie game and pitch them](https://www.reviewpulse.games/blog/find-indie-game-publisher): Find indie game publishers that sign games like yours, build a pitch deck with real Steam data, write the first email and check deal terms before you sign. - [Indie game market research: how to pick a genre with demand on Steam](https://www.reviewpulse.games/blog/indie-game-market-research): Indie game market research for Steam: compare genre hit rates, estimate reference game sales, find gaps in reviews and validate your idea with wishlists. - [Porting a PC indie game to Switch, PlayStation and Xbox: how to pick the game and the porting studio](https://www.reviewpulse.games/blog/port-pc-game-to-console): Which PC indie games port well to Switch, PlayStation and Xbox, how engines affect cost, how to choose a porting studio, and the deal structures to expect. - [Porter's Five Forces for indie games: a worked example](https://www.reviewpulse.games/blog/porters-five-forces-indie-games): Porter's Five Forces applied to indie games on Steam: rivalry, new entrants, supplier and buyer power, substitutes, with real data and a worked example. - [How to do a competitor analysis for an indie game on Steam](https://www.reviewpulse.games/blog/steam-competitor-analysis): A step-by-step Steam competitor analysis for indie games: find real rivals by tags, compare price and reviews, estimate sales and turn it into decisions. - [Steam regional pricing: how to price your indie game by country](https://www.reviewpulse.games/blog/steam-regional-pricing): How Steam regional pricing works in 2026, what Valve recommends, what real indie games charge in 8 countries, and a step-by-step way to price your game. - [How to analyse Steam reviews to find what players love and hate](https://www.reviewpulse.games/blog/steam-review-analysis): A practical method for Steam review analysis: pull every review, segment by playtime and language, tag themes, and turn complaints into a ranked fix list. - [How to estimate a Steam game's sales and revenue](https://www.reviewpulse.games/blog/steam-sales-revenue-estimate): Estimate how many copies a Steam game sold with the Boxleiter review multiplier, then turn units into revenue after discounts, regional prices and fees. - [Steam store page optimisation: what top indie pages do differently](https://www.reviewpulse.games/blog/steam-store-page-optimization): Steam store page optimisation for indie games: capsule art sizes and rules, trailer order, screenshots, short description, tags and wishlist conversion. - [Steam wishlists to sales: what to expect at launch](https://www.reviewpulse.games/blog/wishlists-to-sales): Typical Steam wishlist conversion rates, a step-by-step launch forecast with a worked example, what moves conversion and how many wishlists Next Fest adds. ## Comparisons with other tools - [Best Steam market research and analytics tools in 2026](https://www.reviewpulse.games/compare/best-steam-analytics-tools): Compare ReviewPulse, Gamalytic, VG Insights, SteamDB, SteamSpy, GameDiscoverCo, Sensor Tower and Newzoo: what each covers, pricing and free tiers. - [Gamalytic alternative for indie Steam games: ReviewPulse vs Gamalytic](https://www.reviewpulse.games/compare/reviewpulse-vs-gamalytic): ReviewPulse vs Gamalytic: Gamalytic is a deep Steam estimates database with an API; ReviewPulse turns reviews, store pages and rivals into fixes. Compare. - [GameDiscoverCo alternative for indie Steam games: ReviewPulse vs GameDiscoverCo](https://www.reviewpulse.games/compare/reviewpulse-vs-gamediscoverco): ReviewPulse vs GameDiscoverCo: expert newsletter and Pro data for PC and console, or a self-serve Steam tool for reviews, store pages and pricing. Compare. - [Sensor Tower alternative for indie Steam games: ReviewPulse vs Sensor Tower](https://www.reviewpulse.games/compare/reviewpulse-vs-sensor-tower): ReviewPulse vs Sensor Tower: Sensor Tower leads on mobile and ad data; ReviewPulse reads Steam reviews, store pages and rivals for indies. Free to start. - [SteamDB alternative for indie Steam games: ReviewPulse vs SteamDB](https://www.reviewpulse.games/compare/reviewpulse-vs-steamdb): ReviewPulse vs SteamDB: SteamDB is the free record of Steam prices, players and changes; ReviewPulse turns reviews and rivals into page and price fixes. - [SteamSpy alternative for indie Steam games: ReviewPulse vs SteamSpy](https://www.reviewpulse.games/compare/reviewpulse-vs-steamspy): ReviewPulse vs SteamSpy: SteamSpy gives free owner ranges, playtime and an API; ReviewPulse adds review themes, rival matching, page fixes and pricing. - [VG Insights alternative for indie Steam games: ReviewPulse vs Video Game Insights](https://www.reviewpulse.games/compare/reviewpulse-vs-vg-insights): VG Insights is now part of Sensor Tower. Compare it with ReviewPulse for Steam review themes, store page teardowns, regional pricing and launch forecasts. ## Full text - [All guides and comparisons as plain text](https://www.reviewpulse.games/llms-full.txt)