Alone in the Dark

Last updated: 2026-02-18
  • Enjoyable exploration and puzzles
  • Immersive atmosphere and beautiful graphics
  • Engaging story and impressive soundtrack
  • Combat mechanics heavily criticized
  • Optimization and performance problems
  • Numerous bugs, glitches, and crashes
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Emotions

Core metrics

Core business metrics

Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.

Steam review stats
Steam rating
Mostly Positive (6/10)
Total reviews
4,392
Positive
3,45478.6%
Negative
93821.4%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
310,525
Estimated revenue
$12,417,895
Game price
$40
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
372.67%
Estimated copies lost
2,616
Estimated revenue lost
$104,614
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment × Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
382.7%
Avg playtime 1h
171.2%
Avg playtime 1h
> 2h playtime
26619.2%
Avg playtime 10.5h
1,06376.8%
Avg playtime 14.4h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day2 rev/day
Last 30d3.8 rev/day
Quarterly117 rev/qtr
Days covered700.2 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
1,384 total
Organic purchasers1,02173.8%
Voted up: 78%
Key activations36326.2%
Voted up: 79%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
1,384 total
First impression0-2h805.78%
Voted up: 46%
Mid game2-10h67648.8%
Voted up: 75%
Late game10-20h49735.9%
Voted up: 85%
Endgame20h+1319.47%
Voted up: 88%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
2.31% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
84.4%
Global baseline 78.0%
32 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 4,392 total.