DARK SOULS™ II

Last updated: 2026-04-05
  • Enjoyable, rewarding, and challenging gameplay experience.
  • Beautiful environments with engaging lore and gameplay.
  • Variety in exploration, builds, and memorable hubs.
  • Inferior to other games with poorly designed bosses.
  • Inconsistent level design with problematic hitboxes.
  • Unfinished feel with mediocre graphics and design.
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Emotions

Archetypes

Core metrics

Core business metrics

Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.

Steam review stats
Steam rating
Very Positive (8/10)
Total reviews
45,338
Positive
40,03088.3%
Negative
5,30811.7%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
3,242,621
Estimated revenue
$129,672,414
Game price
$40
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
271.45%
Estimated copies lost
1,931
Estimated revenue lost
$77,221
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment × Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
271.5%
Avg playtime 1h
311.7%
Avg playtime 1.2h
> 2h playtime
30316.3%
Avg playtime 88.5h
1,50080.6%
Avg playtime 101.7h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day0.4 rev/day
Last 30d4.4 rev/day
Quarterly29 rev/qtr
Days covered4,363.6 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
1,861 total
Organic purchasers1,62787.4%
Voted up: 82%
Key activations23412.6%
Voted up: 84%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
1,861 total
First impression0-2h864.62%
Voted up: 66%
Mid game2-10h27214.6%
Voted up: 75%
Late game10-20h20911.2%
Voted up: 78%
Endgame20h+1,29469.5%
Voted up: 85%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
1.29% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
79.2%
Global baseline 82.3%
24 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 45,338 total.