Punishing: Gray Raven Review Summary

Last updated: 2026-11-09
  • Player-friendly gacha system
  • Fun and flashy combat
  • Top-tier character designs
  • Lack of controller support
  • Poor keyboard controls
  • Mobile port feel
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Emotions

Archetypes

Hardware

Windows <8GB VRAM / <16GB RAMpositiveWindows <8GB VRAM / 16-31GB RAMmixed
Core metrics

Core business metrics

Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.

Steam review stats
Steam rating
Mostly Positive (6/10)
Total reviews
1,826
Positive
1,37175.1%
Negative
45524.9%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
127,026
Estimated revenue
Not applicable
Game price
F2P
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
33318.24%
Estimated copies lost
23,165
Estimated revenue lost
Not applicable
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment × Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
33318.2%
Avg playtime 0.6h
1065.8%
Avg playtime 0.9h
> 2h playtime
1226.7%
Avg playtime 65.3h
1,26569.3%
Avg playtime 99.6h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day6.5 rev/day
Last 30d4.1 rev/day
Quarterly494 rev/qtr
Days covered278.8 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
1,826 total
Organic purchasers1,826100.0%
Voted up: 75%
Key activations00.00%
Voted up: 0%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
1,826 total
First impression0-2h65435.8%
Voted up: 47%
Mid game2-10h53029.0%
Voted up: 88%
Late game10-20h21211.6%
Voted up: 92%
Endgame20h+43023.5%
Voted up: 92%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
1.53% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
67.9%
Global baseline 75.1%
28 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 1,826 total.