Sleeping Dogs

Last updated: 2026-02-17
  • Praised combat system and engaging story.
  • Authentic Hong Kong atmosphere and open-world.
  • Excellent soundtrack and voice acting.
  • Frequent bugs, glitches, and technical instability.
  • Poor gunplay, controls, and driving mechanics.
  • Lack of support for German version and DLC issues.
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Emotions

Core metrics

Core business metrics

Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.

Steam review stats
Steam rating
Very Positive (8/10)
Total reviews
17,204
Positive
16,24694.4%
Negative
9585.6%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
1,104,321
Estimated revenue
Not applicable
Game price
F2P
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
102.90%
Estimated copies lost
642
Estimated revenue lost
Not applicable
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment × Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
102.9%
Avg playtime 0.8h
82.3%
Avg playtime 1.3h
> 2h playtime
3610.4%
Avg playtime 30.5h
29184.3%
Avg playtime 49.2h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day0.1 rev/day
Last 30d0.7 rev/day
Quarterly7.2 rev/qtr
Days covered4,932.6 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
345 total
Organic purchasers21863.2%
Voted up: 86%
Key activations12736.8%
Voted up: 88%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
345 total
First impression0-2h216.09%
Voted up: 48%
Mid game2-10h5014.5%
Voted up: 82%
Late game10-20h6017.4%
Voted up: 85%
Endgame20h+21462.0%
Voted up: 92%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
1.74% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
100.0%
Global baseline 86.7%
6 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 17,204 total.