Beyond a Steel Sky Review Summary

Last updated: 2026-08-14
  • Fun hacking puzzles
  • Excellent voice acting
  • Engaging and good story
  • Puzzles are too easy
  • Game is too short
  • Bugs are annoying
Beyond a Steel Sky header

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
1,642
Positive
1,44588.0%
Negative
19712.0%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
110,513
Estimated revenue
$3,866,850
Game price
$35
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
41.73%
Estimated copies lost
269
Estimated revenue lost
$9,412
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment × Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≀ 2h playtime
41.7%
Avg playtime 0.4h
41.7%
Avg playtime 0.6h
> 2h playtime
3515.2%
Avg playtime 12.5h
18881.4%
Avg playtime 15.9h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day0.1 rev/day
Last 30d0.4 rev/day
Quarterly7.3 rev/qtr
Days covered2,215 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
231 total
Organic purchasers17174.0%
Voted up: 84%
Key activations6026.0%
Voted up: 82%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
231 total
First impression0-2h156.49%
Voted up: 73%
Mid game2-10h6126.4%
Voted up: 79%
Late game10-20h13156.7%
Voted up: 85%
Endgame20h+2410.4%
Voted up: 92%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
3.03% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
100.0%
Global baseline 83.1%
7 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 1,642 total.