Sea of Solitude Review Summary

Last updated: 2026-05-28
  • Stunning visual design and atmosphere
  • Emotionally impactful and meaningful story
  • Comfortable and engaging gameplay mechanics
  • Game is very short
  • Lack of depth in narrative and gameplay
  • Repetitive and simplistic gameplay
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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
2,082
Positive
1,73283.2%
Negative
35016.8%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
140,091
Estimated revenue
$2,800,419
Game price
$20
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
156.91%
Estimated copies lost
1,009
Estimated revenue lost
$20,170
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment Ă— Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
156.9%
Avg playtime 0.7h
73.2%
Avg playtime 0.7h
> 2h playtime
3415.7%
Avg playtime 5.3h
16174.2%
Avg playtime 6h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day0.1 rev/day
Last 30d0.6 rev/day
Quarterly7.1 rev/qtr
Days covered2,174.1 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
217 total
Organic purchasers13763.1%
Voted up: 76%
Key activations8036.9%
Voted up: 80%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
217 total
First impression0-2h2511.5%
Voted up: 36%
Mid game2-10h18183.4%
Voted up: 83%
Late game10-20h94.15%
Voted up: 78%
Endgame20h+20.92%
Voted up: 100%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
3.69% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
75.0%
Global baseline 77.4%
8 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 2,082 total.