Aperture Desk Job

Last updated: 2026-01-27
  • Classic Portal humor and engaging style retained
  • Strong narrative and lore expansion included
  • Short but highly polished free demo experience
  • Game length too short and shallow overall
  • Technical issues and bugs disrupt gameplay
  • Poor replayability with limited content depth
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Emotions

Amusement23%Excitement12%Satisfaction11%Disappointment10%Approval6%
Core metrics

Core business metrics

Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.

Steam review stats
Steam rating
Very Positive (8/10)
Total reviews
24,550
Positive
23,29294.9%
Negative
1,2585.1%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
1,355,418
Estimated revenue
Not applicable
Game price
F2P
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
804.03%
Estimated copies lost
4,417
Estimated revenue lost
Not applicable
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment × Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
804%
Avg playtime 0.6h
1,79090.3%
Avg playtime 0.7h
> 2h playtime
20.1%
Avg playtime 2.7h
1115.6%
Avg playtime 10.3h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day1.4 rev/day
Last 30d5.7 rev/day
Quarterly83.1 rev/qtr
Days covered1,427.4 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
1,983 total
Organic purchasers00.00%
Voted up: 0%
Key activations1,983100.0%
Voted up: 96%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
1,983 total
First impression0-2h1,89295.4%
Voted up: 96%
Mid game2-10h783.93%
Voted up: 99%
Late game10-20h90.45%
Voted up: 100%
Endgame20h+40.20%
Voted up: 100%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
44.48% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
97.5%
Global baseline 95.9%
882 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 24,550 total.