Europa Universalis IV
Last updated: 2026-01-06
- Unmatched replayability and deep strategy gameplay
- Historical immersion with educational value
- High-quality DLCs enhance long-term value
- Predatory DLC pricing model frustrates players
- Unbalanced war mechanics cause chaos
- Poor optimization leads to crashes and lag
Emotions
Frustration28%Satisfaction10%Excitement9%Disappointment6%Nostalgia6%
Core metrics
Core business metrics
Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.
Steam review stats
- Steam rating
- Very Positive (8/10)
- Total reviews
- 137,567
- Positive
- 119,45586.8%
- Negative
- 18,11213.2%
Sales estimations
- Estimated sales count
- 8,776,784
- Estimated revenue
- $438,751,432
- Game price
- $50
- Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
- Refund-intent reviews
- 2122.52%
- Estimated copies lost
- 13,526
- Estimated revenue lost
- $676,165
Review pace
Statistical analysis
Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.
Sentiment × Playtime
review counts| Bucket | Neg | Pos |
|---|---|---|
| ≤ 2h playtime | 2152.6% Avg playtime 0.7h | 921.1% Avg playtime 0.9h |
| > 2h playtime | 1,61719.2% Avg playtime 555.6h | 6,50477.2% Avg playtime 945.2h |
Velocity
review pace| Avg/day | 1.9 rev/day |
| Last 30d | 14.2 rev/day |
| Quarterly | 140 rev/qtr |
| Days covered | 4,448.6 days |
Audience segments
Who is reviewing
Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.
Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
8,428 total
Organic purchasers6,15173.0%
Voted up: 78%
Key activations2,27727.0%
Voted up: 80%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
8,428 total
First impression0-2h3844.56%
Voted up: 36%
Mid game2-10h8219.74%
Voted up: 68%
Late game10-20h4715.59%
Voted up: 77%
Endgame20h+6,75280.1%
Voted up: 82%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
Deck satisfaction
33.3%
Global baseline 78.3%
9 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 137,567 total.