Life is Strange: Double Exposure

Last updated: 2026-01-18
  • Max Caulfield's compelling return and development
  • High-quality visuals and outstanding animations
  • Exceptional voice acting and motion capture
  • Strong narrative but rushed story progression
  • Game length and pacing issues frustrate players
  • Technical problems and performance instability
Life is Strange: Double Exposure header

Emotions

Disappointment28%Frustration22%Nostalgia6%Satisfaction5%Excitement4%
Core metrics

Core business metrics

Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.

Steam review stats
Steam rating
Mixed (5/10)
Total reviews
8,550
Positive
5,83168.2%
Negative
2,71931.8%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
584,619
Estimated revenue
$29,225,104
Game price
$50
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
602.65%
Estimated copies lost
4,103
Estimated revenue lost
$205,109
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment Ă— Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
612.7%
Avg playtime 1h
130.6%
Avg playtime 1h
> 2h playtime
73232.4%
Avg playtime 17.9h
1,45664.4%
Avg playtime 20.1h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day4.9 rev/day
Last 30d5.3 rev/day
Quarterly366.8 rev/qtr
Days covered459.5 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
2,262 total
Organic purchasers1,76077.8%
Voted up: 65%
Key activations50222.2%
Voted up: 63%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
2,262 total
First impression0-2h903.98%
Voted up: 27%
Mid game2-10h34115.1%
Voted up: 57%
Late game10-20h1,42262.9%
Voted up: 68%
Endgame20h+40918.1%
Voted up: 70%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
1.37% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
58.1%
Global baseline 64.9%
31 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 8,550 total.