Rain World

Last updated: 2025-12-24
  • Immersive world-building and deep lore
  • Stunning visuals and atmospheric design
  • Challenging but rewarding gameplay mechanics
  • Extreme difficulty frustrates many players
  • Lack of in-game guidance and poor navigation
  • Unfair Karma and death mechanics frustrate progress
Rain World header

Emotions

Frustration25%Satisfaction8%Admiration7%Awe7%Excitement6%
Core metrics

Core business metrics

Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.

Steam review stats
Steam rating
Very Positive (8/10)
Total reviews
47,625
Positive
44,83394.1%
Negative
2,7925.9%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
3,308,846
Estimated revenue
$82,688,062
Game price
$25
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
1731.43%
Estimated copies lost
12,020
Estimated revenue lost
$300,380
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment × Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
1731.4%
Avg playtime 0.9h
2051.7%
Avg playtime 1h
> 2h playtime
5684.7%
Avg playtime 52.8h
11,15292.2%
Avg playtime 138.5h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day3.8 rev/day
Last 30d39.9 rev/day
Quarterly277.2 rev/qtr
Days covered3,193.1 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
12,098 total
Organic purchasers9,84681.4%
Voted up: 94%
Key activations2,25218.6%
Voted up: 93%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
12,098 total
First impression0-2h5504.55%
Voted up: 66%
Mid game2-10h2,88623.9%
Voted up: 91%
Late game10-20h1,76414.6%
Voted up: 94%
Endgame20h+6,89857.0%
Voted up: 97%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
1.18% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
86.7%
Global baseline 93.9%
143 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 47,625 total.