Dark Auction

Last updated: 2026-03-22
  • Excellent atmosphere and art style
  • Beautiful character designs
  • Engaging and unique storyline
  • Disappointing and confusing storyline
  • Repetitive gameplay mechanics
  • Poor 3D modeling and animation
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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
217
Positive
14466.4%
Negative
7333.6%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
15,677
Estimated revenue
$548,538
Game price
$35
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
73.23%
Estimated copies lost
506
Estimated revenue lost
$17,705
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment × Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
73.2%
Avg playtime 1h
83.7%
Avg playtime 1.5h
> 2h playtime
6530%
Avg playtime 14.7h
13763.1%
Avg playtime 8.8h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day4.1 rev/day
Last 30d0.6 rev/day
Quarterly0 rev/qtr
Days covered52.8 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
217 total
Organic purchasers20694.9%
Voted up: 66%
Key activations115.07%
Voted up: 82%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
217 total
First impression0-2h209.22%
Voted up: 65%
Mid game2-10h12557.6%
Voted up: 84%
Late game10-20h4721.7%
Voted up: 34%
Endgame20h+2511.5%
Voted up: 44%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
5.99% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
46.2%
Global baseline 66.8%
13 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 217 total.