Lost Ark
Last updated: 2026-01-12
- Exceptional raid design and endgame content
- Best combat in MMOs and ARPGs
- Solo-friendly progression with varied classes
- Hostile and unwelcoming new player experience
- Pay-to-win mechanics dominate progression
- Excessive grind and frustrating RNG systems
Emotions
Frustration35%Disappointment20%Satisfaction6%Enjoyment5%Excitement4%
Core metrics
Core business metrics
Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.
Steam review stats
- Steam rating
- Mostly Positive (6/10)
- Total reviews
- 203,057
- Positive
- 143,45670.6%
- Negative
- 59,60129.4%
Sales estimations
- Estimated sales count
- 11,771,420
- Estimated revenue
- Not applicable
- Game price
- F2P
- Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
- Refund-intent reviews
- 2265.33%
- Estimated copies lost
- 13,101
- Estimated revenue lost
- Not applicable
Review pace
Statistical analysis
Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.
Sentiment × Playtime
review counts| Bucket | Neg | Pos |
|---|---|---|
| ≤ 2h playtime | 2275.4% Avg playtime 0.8h | 511.2% Avg playtime 0.7h |
| > 2h playtime | 1,87744.3% Avg playtime 1,429.4h | 2,08249.1% Avg playtime 1,442.2h |
Velocity
review pace| Avg/day | 2.5 rev/day |
| Last 30d | 8.6 rev/day |
| Quarterly | 138.9 rev/qtr |
| Days covered | 1,675 days |
Audience segments
Who is reviewing
Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.
Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
4,237 total
Organic purchasers85320.1%
Voted up: 40%
Key activations3,38479.9%
Voted up: 53%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
4,237 total
First impression0-2h3127.36%
Voted up: 23%
Mid game2-10h52112.3%
Voted up: 59%
Late game10-20h3538.33%
Voted up: 63%
Endgame20h+3,05172.0%
Voted up: 50%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
Deck satisfaction
50.0%
Global baseline 50.3%
2 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 203,057 total.