Blue Prince Review Summary

Last updated: 2026-07-11
  • Varied and layered puzzles
  • Excellent atmosphere and art
  • Unique puzzle-roguelite mix
  • Excessive RNG causes frustration
  • Puzzles are too obscure
  • No mid-run save system
Blue Prince header

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
19,058
Positive
16,48986.5%
Negative
2,56913.5%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
1,349,177
Estimated revenue
$40,461,818
Game price
$30
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
1721.83%
Estimated copies lost
12,176
Estimated revenue lost
$365,158
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment Ă— Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
1721.8%
Avg playtime 1h
850.9%
Avg playtime 1h
> 2h playtime
1,16812.4%
Avg playtime 32.7h
7,97384.8%
Avg playtime 75h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day20.6 rev/day
Last 30d16.2 rev/day
Quarterly1,486.3 rev/qtr
Days covered456.9 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
9,398 total
Organic purchasers7,97684.9%
Voted up: 85%
Key activations1,42215.1%
Voted up: 89%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
9,398 total
First impression0-2h3243.45%
Voted up: 43%
Mid game2-10h1,34414.3%
Voted up: 71%
Late game10-20h1,73518.5%
Voted up: 80%
Endgame20h+5,99563.8%
Voted up: 93%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
3.84% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
80.3%
Global baseline 85.7%
361 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 19,058 total.