SOMA

Last updated: 2025-12-24
  • Exceptional atmosphere and deep immersion
  • Masterful storytelling with psychological depth
  • Outstanding audio and sound design
  • Frustrating puzzles and navigation issues
  • Poor gameplay depth and engagement
  • Technical performance and crashing problems
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Emotions

Admiration9%Awe9%Fear9%Frustration9%Appreciation6%
Core metrics

Core business metrics

Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.

Steam review stats
Steam rating
Overwhelmingly Positive (9/10)
Total reviews
48,504
Positive
46,52095.9%
Negative
1,9844.1%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
3,532,226
Estimated revenue
$105,931,458
Game price
$30
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
590.96%
Estimated copies lost
4,297
Estimated revenue lost
$128,867
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment × Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
591%
Avg playtime 1.1h
1171.9%
Avg playtime 1h
> 2h playtime
2103.4%
Avg playtime 8.6h
5,77893.7%
Avg playtime 14h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day1.6 rev/day
Last 30d25.5 rev/day
Quarterly96.1 rev/qtr
Days covered3,745.6 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
6,164 total
Organic purchasers5,61791.1%
Voted up: 96%
Key activations5478.87%
Voted up: 95%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
6,164 total
First impression0-2h2133.46%
Voted up: 69%
Mid game2-10h2,58842.0%
Voted up: 94%
Late game10-20h2,89547.0%
Voted up: 98%
Endgame20h+4687.59%
Voted up: 99%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
2.01% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
92.7%
Global baseline 95.6%
124 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 48,504 total.