Shadow of the Depth Review Summary
Last updated: 2026-08-11
- Excessive game difficulty frustrating
- poor class balance exists
- flawed rune system mechanics
- fun and addictive gameplay
- distinct characters unique playstyles
- many bugs and glitches
Emotions
Archetypes
Core metrics
Core business metrics
Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.
Steam review stats
- Steam rating
- Mixed (5/10)
- Total reviews
- 476
- Positive
- 33269.7%
- Negative
- 14430.3%
Sales estimations
- Estimated sales count
- 38,725
- Estimated revenue
- $580,488
- Game price
- $15
- Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
- Refund-intent reviews
- 76.14%
- Estimated copies lost
- 569
- Estimated revenue lost
- $8,529
Review pace
Statistical analysis
Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.
Sentiment × Playtime
review counts| Bucket | Neg | Pos |
|---|---|---|
| ≤ 2h playtime | 76.1% Avg playtime 1h | 97.9% Avg playtime 1.1h |
| > 2h playtime | 2824.6% Avg playtime 22.5h | 7061.4% Avg playtime 24.7h |
Velocity
review pace| Avg/day | 0.1 rev/day |
| Last 30d | 0.1 rev/day |
| Quarterly | 13.1 rev/qtr |
| Days covered | 831.6 days |
Audience segments
Who is reviewing
Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.
Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
114 total
Organic purchasers10693.0%
Voted up: 69%
Key activations87.02%
Voted up: 75%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
114 total
First impression0-2h2622.8%
Voted up: 69%
Mid game2-10h5447.4%
Voted up: 70%
Late game10-20h2320.2%
Voted up: 70%
Endgame20h+119.65%
Voted up: 64%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
Deck satisfaction
62.5%
Global baseline 69.3%
8 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 476 total.