Beneath a Steel Sky (1994) Review Summary
Last updated: 2026-08-12
- Generally enjoyable and charming classic
- Obtuse and far-fetched puzzle solutions
- Missing autosave requires frequent saves
- Pixel hunting frustrates many players
- Poor voice acting and dialogue quality
- Game feels dated and aged poorly
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
- 583
- Positive
- 51989.0%
- Negative
- 6411.0%
Sales estimations
- Estimated sales count
- 38,625
- Estimated revenue
- Not applicable
- Game price
- F2P
- Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
- Refund-intent reviews
- 31.90%
- Estimated copies lost
- 199
- Estimated revenue lost
- Not applicable
Review pace
Statistical analysis
Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.
Sentiment × Playtime
review counts| Bucket | Neg | Pos |
|---|---|---|
| ≤ 2h playtime | 31.9% Avg playtime 0.9h | 3320.9% Avg playtime 0.6h |
| > 2h playtime | 106.3% Avg playtime 14.9h | 11270.9% Avg playtime 12h |
Velocity
review pace| Avg/day | 0.1 rev/day |
| Last 30d | 0.3 rev/day |
| Quarterly | 5.2 rev/qtr |
| Days covered | 2,202.8 days |
Audience segments
Who is reviewing
Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.
Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
158 total
Organic purchasers158100.0%
Voted up: 92%
Key activations00.00%
Voted up: 0%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
158 total
First impression0-2h3924.7%
Voted up: 92%
Mid game2-10h9862.0%
Voted up: 92%
Late game10-20h138.23%
Voted up: 85%
Endgame20h+85.06%
Voted up: 100%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
Deck satisfaction
75.0%
Global baseline 91.8%
4 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 583 total.