Neva Review Summary

Last updated: 2026-09-23
  • Stunning art and visuals
  • Exceptional music and soundtrack
  • Emotional and touching story
  • Engaging puzzles and platforming
  • Game inferior to Gris overall
  • Combat is repetitive and monotonous
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Emotions

Archetypes

Hardware

Windows <8GB VRAMpositiveWindows 12-15GB VRAMpositive
Core metrics

Core business metrics

Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.

Steam review stats
Steam rating
Very Positive (8/10)
Total reviews
10,696
Positive
10,00793.6%
Negative
6896.4%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
755,797
Estimated revenue
$15,108,382
Game price
$20
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
491.68%
Estimated copies lost
3,462
Estimated revenue lost
$69,205
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment Ă— Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
491.7%
Avg playtime 1.2h
451.5%
Avg playtime 1h
> 2h playtime
1846.3%
Avg playtime 5.9h
2,63690.5%
Avg playtime 8.1h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day4.1 rev/day
Last 30d5 rev/day
Quarterly274.3 rev/qtr
Days covered707.2 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
2,914 total
Organic purchasers2,46784.7%
Voted up: 91%
Key activations44715.3%
Voted up: 96%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
2,914 total
First impression0-2h1394.77%
Voted up: 62%
Mid game2-10h2,44583.9%
Voted up: 93%
Late game10-20h29210.0%
Voted up: 97%
Endgame20h+381.30%
Voted up: 97%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
3.98% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
89.7%
Global baseline 92.0%
116 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 10,696 total.