No Man's Sky

Last updated: 2026-03-17
  • Frequent and high-quality updates available consistently.
  • Fun and engaging gameplay experience overall.
  • Unique and diverse planets to explore.
  • Frequent bugs and glitches encountered.
  • Combat mechanics need significant improvement.
  • Repetitive quests and missions.
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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
401,069
Positive
339,68984.7%
Negative
61,38015.3%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
26,900,955
Estimated revenue
$1,613,788,290
Game price
$60
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
4701.01%
Estimated copies lost
31,524
Estimated revenue lost
$1,891,125
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment × Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
4701%
Avg playtime 1h
4851%
Avg playtime 1h
> 2h playtime
3,6417.9%
Avg playtime 108.6h
41,77390.1%
Avg playtime 171.9h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day13.3 rev/day
Last 30d91.6 rev/day
Quarterly656.8 rev/qtr
Days covered3,498.8 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
46,369 total
Organic purchasers34,02573.4%
Voted up: 91%
Key activations12,34426.6%
Voted up: 91%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
46,369 total
First impression0-2h1,4143.05%
Voted up: 59%
Mid game2-10h6,71514.5%
Voted up: 87%
Late game10-20h5,51311.9%
Voted up: 91%
Endgame20h+32,72770.6%
Voted up: 93%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
1.68% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
94.0%
Global baseline 91.1%
780 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 401,069 total.