DRAGON BALL: Sparking! ZERO
Last updated: 2026-02-12
- Visually impressive graphics
- Excellent combat system
- Fun and engaging gameplay
- Clunky and complex combat
- Lack of offline content
- Poor story mode
Emotions
The game's story mode and overall content are underwhelming compared to previous entries in the franchise. Players are disappointed with the lack of content, repetitive gameplay, and various performance issues. The game's mechanics, AI behavior, and balancing issues do not meet the expectations set by previous titles in the series.
Players are frustrated with the game's combat mechanics, which are shallow and lack depth, making competitive play less enjoyable. The game's steep learning curve, aggressive AI, and various technical issues, such as poor online netcode and performance problems, contribute to this frustration.
Technical issues, poor game design, and lack of content are major sources of anger for players. The game's poor quality, matchmaking issues, and perceived focus on monetization through DLCs further exacerbate this emotion.
Players enjoy the game due to its fun and engaging gameplay, as well as the availability of mods that enhance the experience. The game's design and visuals are also appreciated.
The game's single-player content, combat, and variety of characters and modes generate excitement among players. The enjoyment of countering strategies and beating higher-ranked players also contributes to this emotion.
Core metrics
Core business metrics
Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.
Steam review stats
- Steam rating
- Very Positive (8/10)
- Total reviews
- 69,060
- Positive
- 60,76888.0%
- Negative
- 8,29212.0%
Sales estimations
- Estimated sales count
- 4,338,596
- Estimated revenue
- $303,658,334
- Game price
- $70
- Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
- Refund-intent reviews
- 1421.90%
- Estimated copies lost
- 8,921
- Estimated revenue lost
- $624,381
Review pace
Statistical analysis
Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.
Sentiment Ă— Playtime
review counts| Bucket | Neg | Pos |
|---|---|---|
| ≤ 2h playtime | 1421.9% Avg playtime 1h | 761% Avg playtime 1h |
| > 2h playtime | 1,68622.5% Avg playtime 78.1h | 5,57974.6% Avg playtime 76h |
Velocity
review pace| Avg/day | 15.2 rev/day |
| Last 30d | 20.4 rev/day |
| Quarterly | 1,026.8 rev/qtr |
| Days covered | 492.5 days |
Audience segments
Who is reviewing
Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.
Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
7,483 total
Organic purchasers5,28870.7%
Voted up: 77%
Key activations2,19529.3%
Voted up: 73%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
7,483 total
First impression0-2h3284.38%
Voted up: 50%
Mid game2-10h1,72223.0%
Voted up: 82%
Late game10-20h1,32817.7%
Voted up: 80%
Endgame20h+4,10554.9%
Voted up: 74%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
Deck satisfaction
77.3%
Global baseline 75.6%
110 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 69,060 total.