PARKSIDE: DECAYED SOUL MANIPULATION Review Summary

Last updated: 2026-08-31
Review summary
  • Solid and crisp gameplay
  • Engaging story and worldbuilding
  • Great atmosphere and setting
  • Bugs and jank prevalent
  • Save system is restrictive
  • AI has significant issues
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Categories

First-Person ShooterImmersive SimStealth GameplayHacking GameplayChoice-based NarrativeMultiple EndingsCyberpunkExploration

Emotions

Archetypes

Hardware

Windows 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
174
Positive
15589.1%
Negative
1910.9%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
12,525
Estimated revenue
$175,225
Game price
$14
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
116.32%
Estimated copies lost
792
Estimated revenue lost
$11,080
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment Ă— Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
116.3%
Avg playtime 1h
169.2%
Avg playtime 1h
> 2h playtime
84.6%
Avg playtime 10.4h
13979.9%
Avg playtime 13h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day5.8 rev/day
Last 30d5.3 rev/day
Quarterly0 rev/qtr
Days covered30.2 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
174 total
Organic purchasers16393.7%
Voted up: 88%
Key activations116.32%
Voted up: 100%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
174 total
First impression0-2h4928.2%
Voted up: 78%
Mid game2-10h7040.2%
Voted up: 93%
Late game10-20h4425.3%
Voted up: 93%
Endgame20h+116.32%
Voted up: 100%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
1.15% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
100.0%
Global baseline 89.1%
2 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 174 total.