Europa Universalis V
Last updated: 2026-01-26
- Engaging population and control systems
- High replayability with unique mechanics
- Nuanced diplomacy and political depth
- Broken core mechanics at launch
- Unbalanced warfare and expansion systems
- Bug-ridden with poor AI behavior
Emotions
Frustration37%Disappointment25%Hope5%Satisfaction4%Anger3%
Core metrics
Core business metrics
Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.
Steam review stats
- Steam rating
- Mostly Positive (6/10)
- Total reviews
- 24,752
- Positive
- 18,51074.8%
- Negative
- 6,24225.2%
Sales estimations
- Estimated sales count
- 1,606,818
- Estimated revenue
- $96,393,012
- Game price
- $60
- Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
- Refund-intent reviews
- 5102.06%
- Estimated copies lost
- 33,108
- Estimated revenue lost
- $1,986,149
Review pace
Statistical analysis
Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.
Sentiment × Playtime
review counts| Bucket | Neg | Pos |
|---|---|---|
| ≤ 2h playtime | 5112.1% Avg playtime 1h | 2641.1% Avg playtime 1h |
| > 2h playtime | 5,73123.2% Avg playtime 126h | 18,24473.7% Avg playtime 140.7h |
Velocity
review pace| Avg/day | 299.2 rev/day |
| Last 30d | 56.7 rev/day |
| Quarterly | 0 rev/qtr |
| Days covered | 82.7 days |
Audience segments
Who is reviewing
Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.
Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
24,750 total
Organic purchasers20,49982.8%
Voted up: 74%
Key activations4,25117.2%
Voted up: 77%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
24,750 total
First impression0-2h2,1178.55%
Voted up: 58%
Mid game2-10h5,03120.3%
Voted up: 77%
Late game10-20h3,34413.5%
Voted up: 82%
Endgame20h+14,25857.6%
Voted up: 75%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
Deck satisfaction
70.8%
Global baseline 74.8%
24 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 24,752 total.