Escape from Tarkov Review Summary
Last updated: 2026-07-27
- Gameplay mechanics are fun
- PvE mode is praised
- Gunplay and sounds excellent
- Poor optimization and low FPS
- Excessive loading and queue times
- PvP infested with cheaters
Emotions
Archetypes
Hardware
Windows 8-11GB VRAMmixedWindows <8GB VRAM / <16GB RAMnegative
Core metrics
Core business metrics
Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.
Steam review stats
- Steam rating
- Mixed (5/10)
- Total reviews
- 59,009
- Positive
- 28,71948.7%
- Negative
- 30,29051.3%
Sales estimations
- Estimated sales count
- 4,435,564
- Estimated revenue
- $221,733,844
- Game price
- $50
- Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
- Refund-intent reviews
- 4,8778.27%
- Estimated copies lost
- 366,592
- Estimated revenue lost
- $18,325,934
Review pace
Statistical analysis
Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.
Sentiment × Playtime
review counts| Bucket | Neg | Pos |
|---|---|---|
| ≤ 2h playtime | 4,8988.3% Avg playtime 0.9h | 6431.1% Avg playtime 1h |
| > 2h playtime | 25,36843% Avg playtime 267.1h | 28,08547.6% Avg playtime 361.1h |
Velocity
review pace| Avg/day | 232.2 rev/day |
| Last 30d | 148 rev/day |
| Quarterly | 21,270 rev/qtr |
| Days covered | 254 days |
Audience segments
Who is reviewing
Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.
Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
58,994 total
Organic purchasers51,54287.4%
Voted up: 49%
Key activations7,45212.6%
Voted up: 46%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
58,994 total
First impression0-2h13,05322.1%
Voted up: 24%
Mid game2-10h12,28820.8%
Voted up: 42%
Late game10-20h5,99710.2%
Voted up: 55%
Endgame20h+27,65646.9%
Voted up: 62%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
Deck satisfaction
20.0%
Global baseline 48.7%
5 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 59,009 total.