Resident Evil 4 (2005) Review Summary

Last updated: 2026-10-07
Review summary
  • Timeless Classic Holds Up Well
  • Perfect Action-Horror Balance
  • Engaging and Tight Gameplay
  • Clunky Controls Reported Widely
  • QTE Complaints Dominate Feedback
  • Mods Improve Graphics and Controls
Resident Evil 4 (2005) header

Categories

Third-Person ShooterAction HorrorSurvival HorrorWeapon CustomizationInventory ManagementQTE-Driven CombatEscort Mission

Emotions

Archetypes

Hardware

Windows <8GB VRAMmixedWindows 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
98,804
Positive
93,08194.2%
Negative
5,7235.8%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
6,880,089
Estimated revenue
$137,532,979
Game price
$20
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
980.69%
Estimated copies lost
6,824
Estimated revenue lost
$136,412
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment Ă— Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
990.7%
Avg playtime 0.7h
2551.8%
Avg playtime 0.8h
> 2h playtime
2952.1%
Avg playtime 31.3h
13,65195.5%
Avg playtime 42.7h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day3.2 rev/day
Last 30d29.6 rev/day
Quarterly202 rev/qtr
Days covered4,490.3 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
14,300 total
Organic purchasers11,79382.5%
Voted up: 97%
Key activations2,50717.5%
Voted up: 97%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
14,300 total
First impression0-2h6374.45%
Voted up: 81%
Mid game2-10h3,52124.6%
Voted up: 97%
Late game10-20h3,68225.7%
Voted up: 98%
Endgame20h+6,46045.2%
Voted up: 98%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
1.14% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
98.2%
Global baseline 97.2%
163 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 98,804 total.