House of the Dying Sun

Last updated: 2026-02-24
  • Intuitive and responsive controls
  • Enjoyable and well-conceived gameplay
  • Amazing space combat experience
  • Short campaign
  • Not worth full price
  • Low replay value
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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
1,982
Positive
1,77489.5%
Negative
20810.5%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
148,511
Estimated revenue
$2,968,735
Game price
$20
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
167.69%
Estimated copies lost
1,199
Estimated revenue lost
$23,968
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment Ă— Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
167.7%
Avg playtime 0.8h
115.3%
Avg playtime 1.1h
> 2h playtime
157.2%
Avg playtime 4.4h
16679.8%
Avg playtime 15.1h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day0.1 rev/day
Last 30d0.5 rev/day
Quarterly4.6 rev/qtr
Days covered3,541.1 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
208 total
Organic purchasers20196.6%
Voted up: 85%
Key activations73.37%
Voted up: 86%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
208 total
First impression0-2h3516.8%
Voted up: 51%
Mid game2-10h11354.3%
Voted up: 88%
Late game10-20h3717.8%
Voted up: 100%
Endgame20h+2311.1%
Voted up: 100%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
3.37% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
85.7%
Global baseline 85.1%
7 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 1,982 total.