The Witness

Last updated: 2025-12-25
  • Exceptional puzzle design and variety
  • Strong sense of achievement from gameplay
  • Encourages exploration and discovery uniquely
  • Repetitive and unrewarding gameplay elements
  • Poor puzzle feedback and accessibility options
  • Motion sickness and physical discomfort 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
19,848
Positive
16,79584.6%
Negative
3,05315.4%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
1,444,367
Estimated revenue
$57,760,236
Game price
$40
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
733.75%
Estimated copies lost
5,312
Estimated revenue lost
$212,427
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment × Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
753.9%
Avg playtime 1h
462.4%
Avg playtime 0.9h
> 2h playtime
28914.8%
Avg playtime 16.6h
1,53879%
Avg playtime 33.1h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day0.5 rev/day
Last 30d4.5 rev/day
Quarterly37.6 rev/qtr
Days covered3,619.6 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
1,948 total
Organic purchasers1,56880.5%
Voted up: 82%
Key activations38019.5%
Voted up: 78%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
1,948 total
First impression0-2h1467.49%
Voted up: 47%
Mid game2-10h46023.6%
Voted up: 72%
Late game10-20h47024.1%
Voted up: 83%
Endgame20h+87244.8%
Voted up: 91%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
2.36% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
71.7%
Global baseline 81.3%
46 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 19,848 total.