Rivals of Aether
Last updated: 2026-02-15
- Workshop enhances gameplay significantly
- Unique characters with varied abilities
- Smooth and satisfying gameplay experience
- Extensive mod support available
- Online mode suffers from issues
- Base game lacks value without Workshop
Emotions
Players are thrilled by the game's depth, creative potential, and community-driven content. The workshop support, unique character mechanics, and the ability to play with friends in local multiplayer generate a high level of excitement and engagement.
The game's solid mechanics, fluid combos, and high-quality workshop content contribute to a satisfying experience. Players appreciate the precision, control, and overall quality, making it a worthwhile purchase.
The fun gameplay, unique characters, and smooth mechanics provide an enjoyable experience. Access to mods and the ability to play with friends enhance the overall entertainment value.
Players are enthusiastic about the game's depth, balance, and the vast array of community creations. The enjoyment of mods and gameplay with friends fuels their passion for the game.
Issues such as unbalanced mechanics, poor online experience, and bugs lead to frustration. Controller problems, memory leaks, and intense competition also contribute to a negative experience.
Core metrics
Core business metrics
Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.
Steam review stats
- Steam rating
- Overwhelmingly Positive (9/10)
- Total reviews
- 37,236
- Positive
- 35,71695.9%
- Negative
- 1,5204.1%
Sales estimations
- Estimated sales count
- 2,619,533
- Estimated revenue
- $78,559,795
- Game price
- $30
- Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
- Refund-intent reviews
- 240.88%
- Estimated copies lost
- 1,688
- Estimated revenue lost
- $50,623
Review pace
Statistical analysis
Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.
Sentiment Ă— Playtime
review counts| Bucket | Neg | Pos |
|---|---|---|
| ≤ 2h playtime | 250.9% Avg playtime 1h | 291.1% Avg playtime 1.2h |
| > 2h playtime | 732.7% Avg playtime 81.2h | 2,60795.4% Avg playtime 86.2h |
Velocity
review pace| Avg/day | 0.7 rev/day |
| Last 30d | 6.6 rev/day |
| Quarterly | 44.3 rev/qtr |
| Days covered | 3,799.3 days |
Audience segments
Who is reviewing
Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.
Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
2,734 total
Organic purchasers2,32284.9%
Voted up: 96%
Key activations41215.1%
Voted up: 96%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
2,734 total
First impression0-2h1053.84%
Voted up: 74%
Mid game2-10h1,00536.8%
Voted up: 97%
Late game10-20h51018.7%
Voted up: 98%
Endgame20h+1,11440.7%
Voted up: 97%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
Deck satisfaction
98.9%
Global baseline 96.4%
87 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 37,236 total.