Hyper Light Drifter

Last updated: 2026-04-19
  • Stunning pixel art visuals
  • Engaging and satisfying combat
  • Beautiful and impactful soundtrack
  • Story is unclear
  • Map design is confusing
  • Gameplay is frustrating
Hyper Light Drifter header

Emotions

Archetypes

Core metrics

Core business metrics

Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.

Steam review stats
Steam rating
Very Positive (8/10)
Total reviews
18,492
Positive
17,19493.0%
Negative
1,2987.0%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
1,314,518
Estimated revenue
$26,277,215
Game price
$20
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
201.78%
Estimated copies lost
1,422
Estimated revenue lost
$28,426
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment × Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
201.8%
Avg playtime 1h
292.6%
Avg playtime 1h
> 2h playtime
787%
Avg playtime 10.9h
99488.7%
Avg playtime 23.2h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day0.3 rev/day
Last 30d1.7 rev/day
Quarterly28.1 rev/qtr
Days covered3,671.2 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
1,121 total
Organic purchasers96385.9%
Voted up: 91%
Key activations15814.1%
Voted up: 92%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
1,121 total
First impression0-2h726.42%
Voted up: 68%
Mid game2-10h43238.5%
Voted up: 88%
Late game10-20h34330.6%
Voted up: 94%
Endgame20h+27424.4%
Voted up: 98%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
3.66% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
85.4%
Global baseline 91.3%
41 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 18,492 total.