Aeterna Noctis Review Summary

Last updated: 2026-11-14
  • Top-tier Metroidvania experience
  • Fun and challenging platforming
  • Beautiful visuals and art style
  • Brutal, unfair platforming difficulty
  • Various bugs and lack of polish
  • Poor overall PC optimization
Aeterna Noctis header

Emotions

Archetypes

Hardware

Windows <8GB VRAMnegative
Core metrics

Core business metrics

Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.

Steam review stats
Steam rating
Mostly Positive (6/10)
Total reviews
2,216
Positive
1,64474.2%
Negative
57225.8%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
173,865
Estimated revenue
$5,214,211
Game price
$30
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
833.75%
Estimated copies lost
6,512
Estimated revenue lost
$195,295
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment Ă— Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
843.8%
Avg playtime 1h
502.3%
Avg playtime 0.9h
> 2h playtime
48822%
Avg playtime 28.4h
1,59471.9%
Avg playtime 51.1h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day1.2 rev/day
Last 30d1.1 rev/day
Quarterly105.4 rev/qtr
Days covered1,794 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
2,216 total
Organic purchasers1,73978.5%
Voted up: 76%
Key activations47721.5%
Voted up: 66%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
2,216 total
First impression0-2h22510.2%
Voted up: 56%
Mid game2-10h64329.0%
Voted up: 74%
Late game10-20h28212.7%
Voted up: 57%
Endgame20h+1,06648.1%
Voted up: 83%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
4.74% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
64.8%
Global baseline 74.2%
105 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 2,216 total.