Punishing: Gray Raven

Last updated: 2026-02-04
Summary
  • High-quality story and characters
  • Engaging and fast-paced combat
  • Exceptional soundtrack
  • Control scheme issues
  • Outdated and poor UI
  • Mobile port feel
Punishing: Gray Raven header

Categories

Action RPGCharacter ProgressionVisual NovelGacha SystemFast-paced CombatSci-fiPost-apocalypticCharacter Customization

Emotions

Frustration28%Excitement14%Satisfaction10%Disappointment7%Joy7%
Core metrics

Core business metrics

Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.

Steam review stats
Steam rating
Mostly Positive (6/10)
Total reviews
320
Positive
23172.2%
Negative
8927.8%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
17,177
Estimated revenue
Not applicable
Game price
F2P
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
8626.30%
Estimated copies lost
4,616
Estimated revenue lost
Not applicable
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment × Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
8626.3%
Avg playtime 0.5h
11334.6%
Avg playtime 1h
> 2h playtime
30.9%
Avg playtime 3h
12538.2%
Avg playtime 5.9h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day227.7 rev/day
Last 30d10.9 rev/day
Quarterly0 rev/qtr
Days covered1.4 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
327 total
Organic purchasers00.00%
Voted up: 0%
Key activations327100.0%
Voted up: 73%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
327 total
First impression0-2h25778.6%
Voted up: 66%
Mid game2-10h6720.5%
Voted up: 97%
Late game10-20h30.92%
Voted up: 100%
Endgame20h+00.00%
Voted up: 0%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
1.83% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
100.0%
Global baseline 72.8%
6 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 320 total.