9 Years of Shadows

Last updated: 2026-04-23
  • Stunning art and music
  • Enjoyable Metroidvania gameplay
  • Easy-to-use map and controls
  • Boring and frustrating boss battles
  • Short and easy gameplay
  • Frequent bugs and glitches
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Emotions

Archetypes

Core metrics

Core business metrics

Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.

Steam review stats
Steam rating
Mostly Positive (6/10)
Total reviews
3,143
Positive
2,41676.9%
Negative
72723.1%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
210,583
Estimated revenue
$4,209,554
Game price
$20
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
385.29%
Estimated copies lost
2,546
Estimated revenue lost
$50,895
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment × Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
385.3%
Avg playtime 1h
152.1%
Avg playtime 1.1h
> 2h playtime
14720.4%
Avg playtime 11h
51972.2%
Avg playtime 15.6h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day0.6 rev/day
Last 30d1.9 rev/day
Quarterly33.2 rev/qtr
Days covered1,122.3 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
719 total
Organic purchasers44161.3%
Voted up: 76%
Key activations27838.7%
Voted up: 71%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
719 total
First impression0-2h709.74%
Voted up: 39%
Mid game2-10h20228.1%
Voted up: 66%
Late game10-20h36450.6%
Voted up: 82%
Endgame20h+8311.5%
Voted up: 90%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
7.93% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
71.9%
Global baseline 74.3%
57 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 3,143 total.