Stellaris
Last updated: 2025-12-22
- High replayability and deep engagement mechanics
- Extensive customization and modding support available
- Immersive sci-fi sandbox with emergent storytelling
- Excessive and overpriced DLC content
- Game-breaking bugs in latest major update
- Poor late-game performance and optimization
Emotions
Frustration34%Disappointment21%Anger6%Satisfaction5%Excitement5%
Core metrics
Core business metrics
Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.
Steam review stats
- Steam rating
- Very Positive (8/10)
- Total reviews
- 192,941
- Positive
- 165,08885.6%
- Negative
- 27,85314.4%
Sales estimations
- Estimated sales count
- 13,016,463
- Estimated revenue
- $520,528,355
- Game price
- $40
- Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
- Refund-intent reviews
- 4312.14%
- Estimated copies lost
- 29,077
- Estimated revenue lost
- $1,162,789
Review pace
Statistical analysis
Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.
Sentiment × Playtime
review counts| Bucket | Neg | Pos |
|---|---|---|
| ≤ 2h playtime | 4332.1% Avg playtime 0.8h | 1420.7% Avg playtime 0.9h |
| > 2h playtime | 5,72928.4% Avg playtime 477.9h | 13,85368.7% Avg playtime 394.7h |
Velocity
review pace| Avg/day | 5.7 rev/day |
| Last 30d | 68.4 rev/day |
| Quarterly | 397 rev/qtr |
| Days covered | 3,513.3 days |
Audience segments
Who is reviewing
Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.
Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
20,157 total
Organic purchasers15,03374.6%
Voted up: 70%
Key activations5,12425.4%
Voted up: 67%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
20,157 total
First impression0-2h7123.53%
Voted up: 32%
Mid game2-10h1,9649.74%
Voted up: 75%
Late game10-20h1,5977.92%
Voted up: 78%
Endgame20h+15,88478.8%
Voted up: 70%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
Deck satisfaction
81.1%
Global baseline 69.4%
53 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 192,941 total.