Total War: SHOGUN 2

Last updated: 2026-02-17
  • Best in Total War series
  • Engaging and tactical battles
  • High-quality graphics and art design
  • Challenging and intelligent AI
  • Diplomacy system is broken
  • Naval battles are poor
Total War: SHOGUN 2 header

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
66,658
Positive
61,07391.6%
Negative
5,5858.4%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
4,330,328
Estimated revenue
$129,866,537
Game price
$30
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
350.89%
Estimated copies lost
2,274
Estimated revenue lost
$68,197
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment × Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
360.9%
Avg playtime 1h
421.1%
Avg playtime 0.7h
> 2h playtime
3047.7%
Avg playtime 154.3h
3,54490.3%
Avg playtime 262.8h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day0.9 rev/day
Last 30d9.4 rev/day
Quarterly50.1 rev/qtr
Days covered4,466.7 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
3,926 total
Organic purchasers2,60866.4%
Voted up: 92%
Key activations1,31833.6%
Voted up: 91%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
3,926 total
First impression0-2h1122.85%
Voted up: 58%
Mid game2-10h52413.3%
Voted up: 87%
Late game10-20h44111.2%
Voted up: 87%
Endgame20h+2,84972.6%
Voted up: 94%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
0.10% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
100.0%
Global baseline 91.3%
4 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 66,658 total.