Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout Review Summary
Last updated: 2026-10-17
- Alchemy system is highly enjoyable
- Gameplay loop is addictive and fun
- Story and characters are charming
- No upgrade path for original
- Original delisted for DX version
- DX version seen as money grab
Emotions
Archetypes
Core metrics
Core business metrics
Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.
Steam review stats
- Steam rating
- Very Positive (8/10)
- Total reviews
- 8,798
- Positive
- 7,50385.3%
- Negative
- 1,29514.7%
Sales estimations
- Estimated sales count
- 674,487
- Estimated revenue
- Not applicable
- Game price
- F2P
- Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
- Refund-intent reviews
- 278.33%
- Estimated copies lost
- 2,070
- Estimated revenue lost
- Not applicable
Review pace
Statistical analysis
Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.
Sentiment × Playtime
review counts| Bucket | Neg | Pos |
|---|---|---|
| ≤ 2h playtime | 288.6% Avg playtime 1h | 41.2% Avg playtime 0.8h |
| > 2h playtime | 11134.3% Avg playtime 38.4h | 18155.9% Avg playtime 60.3h |
Velocity
review pace| Avg/day | 0.1 rev/day |
| Last 30d | 0.2 rev/day |
| Quarterly | 11 rev/qtr |
| Days covered | 2,541.3 days |
Audience segments
Who is reviewing
Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.
Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
324 total
Organic purchasers27384.3%
Voted up: 58%
Key activations5115.7%
Voted up: 55%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
324 total
First impression0-2h4413.6%
Voted up: 32%
Mid game2-10h5316.4%
Voted up: 47%
Late game10-20h206.17%
Voted up: 55%
Endgame20h+20763.9%
Voted up: 65%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
Deck satisfaction
50.0%
Global baseline 57.1%
10 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 8,798 total.