VLADiK BRUTAL Review Summary

Last updated: 2026-07-28
  • Strong Half-Life similarities
  • Satisfying and powerful gunplay
  • Great value and old-school feel
  • Dull and average story
  • Technical glitches present
  • Poor voice acting
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Emotions

Archetypes

Hardware

Windows <8GB VRAMpositiveWindows 12-15GB VRAMmixed
Core metrics

Core business metrics

Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.

Steam review stats
Steam rating
Very Positive (8/10)
Total reviews
10,350
Positive
9,28489.7%
Negative
1,06610.3%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
761,726
Estimated revenue
$9,133,095
Game price
$12
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
683.92%
Estimated copies lost
5,005
Estimated revenue lost
$60,010
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment × Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
683.9%
Avg playtime 1h
553.2%
Avg playtime 1.1h
> 2h playtime
1689.7%
Avg playtime 8.3h
1,44283.2%
Avg playtime 11.3h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day2.4 rev/day
Last 30d5.6 rev/day
Quarterly155.6 rev/qtr
Days covered717.2 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
1,733 total
Organic purchasers1,43082.5%
Voted up: 87%
Key activations30317.5%
Voted up: 83%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
1,733 total
First impression0-2h19411.2%
Voted up: 62%
Mid game2-10h1,04360.2%
Voted up: 87%
Late game10-20h42424.5%
Voted up: 94%
Endgame20h+724.15%
Voted up: 97%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
1.04% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
100.0%
Global baseline 86.4%
18 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 10,350 total.