The Relic: First Guardian Review Summary

Last updated: 2026-08-01
  • Solid enjoyable game experience
  • Bosses challenging and fun
  • Atmosphere and art praised
  • Graphics are extremely blurry
  • Price is too high
  • No graphics settings available
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Emotions

Archetypes

Core metrics

Core business metrics

Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.

Steam review stats
Steam rating
Mixed (5/10)
Total reviews
85
Positive
3844.7%
Negative
4755.3%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
6,092
Estimated revenue
$304,539
Game price
$50
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
4351.81%
Estimated copies lost
3,082
Estimated revenue lost
$154,069
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment × Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
4351.8%
Avg playtime 0.6h
1821.7%
Avg playtime 1h
> 2h playtime
44.8%
Avg playtime 3.2h
1821.7%
Avg playtime 6.7h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day77.9 rev/day
Last 30d2.8 rev/day
Quarterly0 rev/qtr
Days covered1.1 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
83 total
Organic purchasers7792.8%
Voted up: 43%
Key activations67.23%
Voted up: 50%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
83 total
First impression0-2h6679.5%
Voted up: 33%
Mid game2-10h1619.3%
Voted up: 81%
Late game10-20h11.20%
Voted up: 100%
Endgame20h+00.00%
Voted up: 0%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
0.00% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
N/A
Global baseline 43.4%
0 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 85 total.