Aphelion Review Summary
Last updated: 2026-08-08
- Graphics praised
- Story engaging
- Soundtrack highly praised
- Gameplay repetitive
- Frequent crashes freezes
- Climbing controls unresponsive
Emotions
Archetypes
Hardware
Windows 12-15GB VRAMnegativeWindows 16GB+ VRAMnegative
Core metrics
Core business metrics
Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.
Steam review stats
- Steam rating
- Mixed (5/10)
- Total reviews
- 329
- Positive
- 21364.7%
- Negative
- 11635.3%
Sales estimations
- Estimated sales count
- 22,937
- Estimated revenue
- $687,881
- Game price
- $30
- Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
- Refund-intent reviews
- 3610.98%
- Estimated copies lost
- 2,510
- Estimated revenue lost
- $75,275
Review pace
Statistical analysis
Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.
Sentiment × Playtime
review counts| Bucket | Neg | Pos |
|---|---|---|
| ≤ 2h playtime | 3711.3% Avg playtime 1h | 113.4% Avg playtime 1.2h |
| > 2h playtime | 7924.1% Avg playtime 10.4h | 20161.3% Avg playtime 12h |
Velocity
review pace| Avg/day | 3.2 rev/day |
| Last 30d | 0.6 rev/day |
| Quarterly | 0 rev/qtr |
| Days covered | 101.6 days |
Audience segments
Who is reviewing
Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.
Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
328 total
Organic purchasers29088.4%
Voted up: 63%
Key activations3811.6%
Voted up: 76%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
328 total
First impression0-2h6519.8%
Voted up: 34%
Mid game2-10h16650.6%
Voted up: 69%
Late game10-20h8425.6%
Voted up: 81%
Endgame20h+133.96%
Voted up: 54%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
Deck satisfaction
100.0%
Global baseline 64.6%
3 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 329 total.