Obduction Review Summary

Last updated: 2026-05-26
  • Challenging and enjoyable puzzles throughout.
  • Beautiful and immersive environments to explore.
  • Well-polished and engaging overall experience.
  • Obtuse and frustrating puzzles at times.
  • Excessive backtracking required.
  • VR-specific bugs and performance issues.
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Emotions

Archetypes

Core metrics

Core business metrics

Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.

Steam review stats
Steam rating
Mostly Positive (6/10)
Total reviews
3,954
Positive
3,15579.8%
Negative
79920.2%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
278,039
Estimated revenue
$8,338,390
Game price
$30
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
31.45%
Estimated copies lost
211
Estimated revenue lost
$6,328
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment × Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
31.4%
Avg playtime 1.6h
10.5%
Avg playtime 0.6h
> 2h playtime
4421.3%
Avg playtime 18h
15976.8%
Avg playtime 38.2h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day0.1 rev/day
Last 30d0.3 rev/day
Quarterly5 rev/qtr
Days covered3,556.2 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
207 total
Organic purchasers15072.5%
Voted up: 78%
Key activations5727.5%
Voted up: 75%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
207 total
First impression0-2h52.42%
Voted up: 40%
Mid game2-10h4923.7%
Voted up: 76%
Late game10-20h7938.2%
Voted up: 72%
Endgame20h+7435.7%
Voted up: 86%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
0.48% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
100.0%
Global baseline 77.3%
1 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 3,954 total.