SUNLESS SEA

Last updated: 2026-05-08
  • Rich and immersive world-building experience.
  • Enjoyable gameplay with exploration and discovery focus.
  • Strong writing and unique literary style.
  • High difficulty and punishing gameplay mechanics.
  • Poor combat system and tutorial design.
  • Terror and economic challenges affect gameplay.
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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
9,497
Positive
7,89083.1%
Negative
1,60716.9%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
682,464
Estimated revenue
$12,959,991
Game price
$19
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
82.21%
Estimated copies lost
575
Estimated revenue lost
$10,919
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment × Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
82.2%
Avg playtime 0.9h
133.6%
Avg playtime 0.9h
> 2h playtime
5715.7%
Avg playtime 39.2h
28478.5%
Avg playtime 100h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day0.1 rev/day
Last 30d0.8 rev/day
Quarterly6.2 rev/qtr
Days covered4,326.7 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
362 total
Organic purchasers28177.6%
Voted up: 82%
Key activations8122.4%
Voted up: 81%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
362 total
First impression0-2h277.46%
Voted up: 67%
Mid game2-10h5816.0%
Voted up: 62%
Late game10-20h4211.6%
Voted up: 86%
Endgame20h+23564.9%
Voted up: 88%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
0.83% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
100.0%
Global baseline 82.0%
3 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 9,497 total.