The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth

Last updated: 2025-12-18
  • Near-infinite replayability with deep item synergies
  • Highly engaging and addictive gameplay loop
  • Atmospheric soundtrack and art style enhance immersion
  • High difficulty frustrates new and casual players
  • Poor new-player guidance and onboarding
  • Frequent technical bugs and game crashes
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Emotions

Frustration23%Satisfaction11%Excitement10%Admiration6%Nostalgia6%
Core metrics

Core business metrics

Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.

Steam review stats
Steam rating
Overwhelmingly Positive (9/10)
Total reviews
370,498
Positive
360,38297.3%
Negative
10,1162.7%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
28,507,354
Estimated revenue
$427,325,236
Game price
$15
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
1370.67%
Estimated copies lost
10,541
Estimated revenue lost
$158,010
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment × Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
1380.7%
Avg playtime 0.7h
1330.6%
Avg playtime 0.9h
> 2h playtime
9884.8%
Avg playtime 277.3h
19,22293.9%
Avg playtime 306.8h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day5 rev/day
Last 30d101.9 rev/day
Quarterly363.6 rev/qtr
Days covered4,061.6 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
20,481 total
Organic purchasers18,99392.7%
Voted up: 95%
Key activations1,4887.27%
Voted up: 94%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
20,481 total
First impression0-2h5022.45%
Voted up: 66%
Mid game2-10h2,51512.3%
Voted up: 93%
Late game10-20h1,7248.42%
Voted up: 95%
Endgame20h+15,74076.9%
Voted up: 96%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
1.46% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
92.3%
Global baseline 94.5%
298 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 370,498 total.