Mahjong Soul Review Summary

Last updated: 2026-10-03
  • Excellent free Riichi Mahjong client
  • Beginner-friendly learning tool
  • Fun and addictive gameplay
  • Predatory and expensive gacha system
  • Game feels rigged and luck-based
  • Frustrating riichi and ippatsu losses
Mahjong Soul header

Emotions

Archetypes

Hardware

Windows <8GB 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
4,294
Positive
3,58383.4%
Negative
71116.6%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
298,713
Estimated revenue
Not applicable
Game price
F2P
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
382.83%
Estimated copies lost
2,643
Estimated revenue lost
Not applicable
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment × Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
382.8%
Avg playtime 0.7h
382.8%
Avg playtime 0.9h
> 2h playtime
27120.2%
Avg playtime 132.1h
99774.2%
Avg playtime 113.6h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day1.7 rev/day
Last 30d3.5 rev/day
Quarterly83.9 rev/qtr
Days covered800.8 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
1,344 total
Organic purchasers1,344100.0%
Voted up: 77%
Key activations00.00%
Voted up: 0%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
1,344 total
First impression0-2h1219.00%
Voted up: 64%
Mid game2-10h28421.1%
Voted up: 79%
Late game10-20h18914.1%
Voted up: 82%
Endgame20h+75055.8%
Voted up: 77%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
0.45% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
66.7%
Global baseline 77.0%
6 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 4,294 total.