Rift of the NecroDancer

Last updated: 2026-02-20
  • Excellent soundtrack and highly praised rhythm game.
  • Great gameplay, design, and polished visuals.
  • Engaging story with enjoyable mini-games and humor.
  • High difficulty and steep learning curve.
  • Story mode criticized and gameplay mechanics issues.
  • DLC pricing and quality concerns.
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Emotions

Core metrics

Core business metrics

Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.

Steam review stats
Steam rating
Overwhelmingly Positive (9/10)
Total reviews
5,169
Positive
4,91695.1%
Negative
2534.9%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
380,318
Estimated revenue
$7,602,557
Game price
$20
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
722.24%
Estimated copies lost
5,298
Estimated revenue lost
$105,907
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment × Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≀ 2h playtime
722.2%
Avg playtime 0.9h
1334.1%
Avg playtime 1.1h
> 2h playtime
1103.4%
Avg playtime 17.9h
2,89490.2%
Avg playtime 43h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day8.4 rev/day
Last 30d3.2 rev/day
Quarterly622.3 rev/qtr
Days covered379.8 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
3,209 total
Organic purchasers2,99093.2%
Voted up: 94%
Key activations2196.82%
Voted up: 97%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
3,209 total
First impression0-2h37011.5%
Voted up: 79%
Mid game2-10h1,44845.1%
Voted up: 95%
Late game10-20h58418.2%
Voted up: 97%
Endgame20h+80725.1%
Voted up: 98%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
3.21% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
98.1%
Global baseline 94.3%
103 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 5,169 total.