Analogue: A Hate Story

Last updated: 2026-01-17
  • Exceptional narrative and immersive storytelling
  • Well-developed AI characters with depth
  • Strong feminist and societal themes explored
  • Excessive dense text overwhelms players
  • Minimalist visuals limit engagement
  • Unintuitive interface hinders gameplay experience
Analogue: A Hate Story header

Emotions

Satisfaction13%Engagement9%Frustration7%Curiosity7%Disappointment7%
Core metrics

Core business metrics

Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.

Steam review stats
Steam rating
Very Positive (8/10)
Total reviews
2,284
Positive
2,12693.1%
Negative
1586.9%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
170,860
Estimated revenue
$1,706,891
Game price
$10
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
21.61%
Estimated copies lost
150
Estimated revenue lost
$1,499
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment Ă— Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
21.6%
Avg playtime 1.2h
54%
Avg playtime 1.4h
> 2h playtime
54%
Avg playtime 6.5h
11290.3%
Avg playtime 20.2h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day0 rev/day
Last 30d0.1 rev/day
Quarterly3.1 rev/qtr
Days covered4,866.7 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
124 total
Organic purchasers8467.7%
Voted up: 96%
Key activations4032.3%
Voted up: 90%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
124 total
First impression0-2h97.26%
Voted up: 78%
Mid game2-10h9072.6%
Voted up: 96%
Late game10-20h2116.9%
Voted up: 95%
Endgame20h+43.23%
Voted up: 100%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
1.61% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
100.0%
Global baseline 94.4%
2 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 2,284 total.