S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky Review Summary

Last updated: 2026-10-20
  • Excellent atmosphere
  • Engaging story and plot
  • Weapon and armor upgrade systems
  • Numerous bugs and crashes
  • Faction war poorly implemented
  • Poor weapon accuracy
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky header

Emotions

Archetypes

Hardware

Windows 8-11GB VRAMpositive
Core metrics

Core business metrics

Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.

Steam review stats
Steam rating
Very Positive (8/10)
Total reviews
22,679
Positive
19,28985.1%
Negative
3,39014.9%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
1,544,321
Estimated revenue
$30,870,977
Game price
$20
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
222.44%
Estimated copies lost
1,498
Estimated revenue lost
$29,945
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment × Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
222.4%
Avg playtime 0.8h
242.7%
Avg playtime 0.8h
> 2h playtime
15617.3%
Avg playtime 18.3h
69877.6%
Avg playtime 47.5h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day0.2 rev/day
Last 30d2.4 rev/day
Quarterly11 rev/qtr
Days covered5,702.4 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
900 total
Organic purchasers69377.0%
Voted up: 81%
Key activations20723.0%
Voted up: 77%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
900 total
First impression0-2h586.44%
Voted up: 60%
Mid game2-10h22224.7%
Voted up: 74%
Late game10-20h27730.8%
Voted up: 79%
Endgame20h+34338.1%
Voted up: 88%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
0.78% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
71.4%
Global baseline 80.2%
7 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 22,679 total.