Total War: PHARAOH

Last updated: 2026-02-14
  • Excellent graphics and visuals
  • Large and well-designed map
  • Engaging and fun gameplay
  • Frequent crashes and freezes
  • Poor combat system
  • Diplomacy system is flawed
Total War: PHARAOH header

Emotions

Core metrics

Core business metrics

Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.

Steam review stats
Steam rating
Mixed (5/10)
Total reviews
5,309
Positive
3,35063.1%
Negative
1,95936.9%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
365,913
Estimated revenue
$14,632,861
Game price
$40
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
6714.96%
Estimated copies lost
4,618
Estimated revenue lost
$184,674
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment × Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
6715%
Avg playtime 0.8h
286.3%
Avg playtime 0.8h
> 2h playtime
16536.8%
Avg playtime 32.6h
18842%
Avg playtime 53.9h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day0.5 rev/day
Last 30d0.5 rev/day
Quarterly35.1 rev/qtr
Days covered852.9 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
448 total
Organic purchasers30668.3%
Voted up: 53%
Key activations14231.7%
Voted up: 37%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
448 total
First impression0-2h11024.6%
Voted up: 32%
Mid game2-10h14131.5%
Voted up: 43%
Late game10-20h7717.2%
Voted up: 60%
Endgame20h+12026.8%
Voted up: 62%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
0.22% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
100.0%
Global baseline 48.2%
1 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 5,309 total.