The Desolate Hope

Last updated: 2026-02-03
  • Excellent soundtrack and audio design.
  • Unique and beautiful visual style.
  • Engaging and unique combat system.
  • Challenging but rewarding gameplay experience.
  • Gameplay and control issues reported.
  • Unclear objectives and lack of guidance.
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Emotions

Core metrics

Core business metrics

Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.

Steam review stats
Steam rating
Very Positive (8/10)
Total reviews
1,754
Positive
1,62292.5%
Negative
1327.5%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
96,839
Estimated revenue
Not applicable
Game price
F2P
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
41.38%
Estimated copies lost
221
Estimated revenue lost
Not applicable
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment × Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
41.4%
Avg playtime 0.3h
7927.3%
Avg playtime 0.8h
> 2h playtime
41.4%
Avg playtime 5.1h
20269.9%
Avg playtime 11.9h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day0.1 rev/day
Last 30d0.6 rev/day
Quarterly5.1 rev/qtr
Days covered4,282.5 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
289 total
Organic purchasers134.50%
Voted up: 100%
Key activations27695.5%
Voted up: 97%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
289 total
First impression0-2h10034.6%
Voted up: 96%
Mid game2-10h13747.4%
Voted up: 97%
Late game10-20h3712.8%
Voted up: 100%
Endgame20h+155.19%
Voted up: 100%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
0.69% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
100.0%
Global baseline 97.2%
2 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 1,754 total.