Black Mesa

Last updated: 2026-01-04
  • Modernized yet faithful gameplay experience
  • Xen redesign praised as a masterpiece
  • Engaging puzzles and balanced combat mechanics
  • Satisfying gunplay with varied weapon options
  • Xen chapters overly long and tedious
  • Frequent crashes and technical instability issues
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Emotions

Core metrics

Core business metrics

Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.

Steam review stats
Steam rating
Overwhelmingly Positive (9/10)
Total reviews
138,297
Positive
131,42195.0%
Negative
6,8765.0%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
10,181,912
Estimated revenue
$203,536,421
Game price
$20
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
1211.54%
Estimated copies lost
8,908
Estimated revenue lost
$178,071
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment Ă— Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
1221.5%
Avg playtime 0.9h
1151.5%
Avg playtime 1.1h
> 2h playtime
7229.2%
Avg playtime 19.6h
6,91487.8%
Avg playtime 32.4h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day2 rev/day
Last 30d26.4 rev/day
Quarterly132.5 rev/qtr
Days covered3,893.6 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
7,873 total
Organic purchasers7,38493.8%
Voted up: 89%
Key activations4896.21%
Voted up: 92%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
7,873 total
First impression0-2h3884.93%
Voted up: 63%
Mid game2-10h1,57120.0%
Voted up: 83%
Late game10-20h2,92437.1%
Voted up: 92%
Endgame20h+2,99038.0%
Voted up: 94%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
1.24% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
69.4%
Global baseline 89.3%
98 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 138,297 total.