Terraria

Last updated: 2026-01-28
  • High replayability and diverse engaging gameplay content.
  • Beautiful graphics, soundtrack, and combat system.
  • Challenging progression with variety of classes and playstyles.
  • Excessive grinding and steep learning curve for beginners.
  • Poorly designed interface, controls, and lack of guidance.
  • Frustrating mechanics and visual issues.
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Emotions

Core metrics

Core business metrics

Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.

Steam review stats
Steam rating
Overwhelmingly Positive (9/10)
Total reviews
1,478,757
Positive
1,440,73497.4%
Negative
38,0232.6%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
107,040,174
Estimated revenue
$1,069,331,338
Game price
$10
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
5710.44%
Estimated copies lost
41,332
Estimated revenue lost
$412,907
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment × Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
5780.4%
Avg playtime 0.9h
9510.7%
Avg playtime 0.9h
> 2h playtime
4,6473.6%
Avg playtime 193.3h
124,50295.3%
Avg playtime 227.5h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day30.4 rev/day
Last 30d548.4 rev/day
Quarterly1,804.3 rev/qtr
Days covered4,299.2 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
130,678 total
Organic purchasers104,65980.1%
Voted up: 96%
Key activations26,01919.9%
Voted up: 95%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
130,678 total
First impression0-2h2,8502.18%
Voted up: 75%
Mid game2-10h18,72514.3%
Voted up: 95%
Late game10-20h12,7979.79%
Voted up: 96%
Endgame20h+96,30673.7%
Voted up: 97%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
0.28% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
94.2%
Global baseline 96.0%
362 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 1,478,757 total.