Metaphor: ReFantazio Review Summary

Last updated: 2026-07-06
  • Excellent characters and development
  • Brilliant and strategic combat
  • Amazing soundtrack by Meguro
  • Story is unmemorable
  • Pales next to Persona
  • Dated graphics and low-quality assets
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Emotions

Archetypes

Hardware

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

Core business metrics

Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.

Steam review stats
Steam rating
Very Positive (8/10)
Total reviews
41,747
Positive
37,48289.8%
Negative
4,26510.2%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
2,572,724
Estimated revenue
$180,064,953
Game price
$70
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
480.71%
Estimated copies lost
2,958
Estimated revenue lost
$207,030
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment × Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
480.7%
Avg playtime 1h
170.3%
Avg playtime 0.8h
> 2h playtime
94714.1%
Avg playtime 62.2h
5,72585%
Avg playtime 97.4h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day10.6 rev/day
Last 30d17.7 rev/day
Quarterly615.3 rev/qtr
Days covered633 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
6,737 total
Organic purchasers4,35864.7%
Voted up: 85%
Key activations2,37935.3%
Voted up: 85%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
6,737 total
First impression0-2h1061.57%
Voted up: 49%
Mid game2-10h5598.30%
Voted up: 74%
Late game10-20h4616.84%
Voted up: 73%
Endgame20h+5,61183.3%
Voted up: 88%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
4.51% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
84.9%
Global baseline 85.2%
304 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 41,747 total.