Cuphead

Last updated: 2026-02-28
  • Stunning visual and art style
  • High replayability and fun gameplay
  • Exceptional soundtrack and music
  • Challenging and satisfying boss fights
  • Game has high difficulty
  • Frustration and stress
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Emotions

Archetypes

Core metrics

Core business metrics

Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.

Steam review stats
Steam rating
Overwhelmingly Positive (9/10)
Total reviews
204,739
Positive
197,04596.2%
Negative
7,6943.8%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
9,859,274
Estimated revenue
$197,086,887
Game price
$20
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
2150.73%
Estimated copies lost
10,353
Estimated revenue lost
$206,956
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment × Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
2160.7%
Avg playtime 0.8h
4741.6%
Avg playtime 1h
> 2h playtime
1,2184.1%
Avg playtime 28.3h
27,54293.5%
Avg playtime 45.2h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day9.6 rev/day
Last 30d78.4 rev/day
Quarterly662.8 rev/qtr
Days covered3,073.8 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
29,450 total
Organic purchasers26,93891.5%
Voted up: 95%
Key activations2,5128.53%
Voted up: 94%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
29,450 total
First impression0-2h1,1994.07%
Voted up: 78%
Mid game2-10h9,64232.7%
Voted up: 94%
Late game10-20h6,65322.6%
Voted up: 96%
Endgame20h+11,95640.6%
Voted up: 97%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
1.00% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
95.6%
Global baseline 95.1%
295 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 204,739 total.