Hollow Knight: Silksong

Last updated: 2026-01-31
  • Exceptional soundtrack and visually stunning graphics.
  • Large, content-rich world with engaging combat.
  • Challenging yet fair gameplay and unique boss fights.
  • Artificial difficulty spikes and unrewarding exploration.
  • Excessive backtracking and frustrating movement controls.
  • Tedious gameplay with lack of clear objectives.
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Emotions

Core metrics

Core business metrics

Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.

Steam review stats
Steam rating
Very Positive (8/10)
Total reviews
388,742
Positive
345,56688.9%
Negative
43,17611.1%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
28,343,227
Estimated revenue
$566,581,108
Game price
$20
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
1,0630.27%
Estimated copies lost
77,503
Estimated revenue lost
$1,549,285
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment × Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
1,0730.3%
Avg playtime 1h
3,1930.8%
Avg playtime 0.9h
> 2h playtime
42,04610.8%
Avg playtime 52.4h
342,22688.1%
Avg playtime 77.2h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day2,603.9 rev/day
Last 30d378.4 rev/day
Quarterly0 rev/qtr
Days covered149.2 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
388,538 total
Organic purchasers355,91091.6%
Voted up: 89%
Key activations32,6288.40%
Voted up: 91%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
388,538 total
First impression0-2h16,2164.17%
Voted up: 87%
Mid game2-10h79,71520.5%
Voted up: 87%
Late game10-20h53,68613.8%
Voted up: 82%
Endgame20h+238,92161.5%
Voted up: 91%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
2.25% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
84.2%
Global baseline 88.9%
8,741 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 388,742 total.