Hollow Knight

Last updated: 2025-12-19
  • Tight and precise combat mechanics
  • Masterful environmental storytelling with art
  • Challenging but fair difficulty curve
  • Memorable and emotionally impactful characters
  • Boss difficulty frustrates many players
  • Platforming sections feel unfair at times
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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
507,734
Positive
492,15796.9%
Negative
15,5773.1%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
35,707,747
Estimated revenue
$535,259,128
Game price
$15
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
70.04%
Estimated copies lost
492
Estimated revenue lost
$7,375
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment Ă— Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
70%
Avg playtime 1.4h
1040.6%
Avg playtime 1h
> 2h playtime
2611.6%
Avg playtime 54.2h
16,21797.8%
Avg playtime 76.5h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day5.2 rev/day
Last 30d75.7 rev/day
Quarterly33.6 rev/qtr
Days covered3,216.2 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
16,589 total
Organic purchasers14,94990.1%
Voted up: 98%
Key activations1,6409.89%
Voted up: 98%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
16,589 total
First impression0-2h2331.40%
Voted up: 97%
Mid game2-10h2,55115.4%
Voted up: 97%
Late game10-20h2,09912.7%
Voted up: 97%
Endgame20h+11,70670.6%
Voted up: 99%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
2.31% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
97.4%
Global baseline 98.4%
383 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 507,734 total.