Stardew Valley

Last updated: 2026-04-01
  • Relaxing and enjoyable gameplay experience.
  • Variety of engaging activities available.
  • Meaningful character interactions and relationships.
  • Repetitive tasks reduce overall enjoyment.
  • Fast-paced time mechanics cause stress.
  • Lack of early guidance frustrates players.
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Emotions

Archetypes

Hardware

Windows <8GB VRAM / <16GB RAMpositiveWindows 8-11GB VRAMpositive
Core metrics

Core business metrics

Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.

Steam review stats
Steam rating
Overwhelmingly Positive (9/10)
Total reviews
992,544
Positive
977,37198.5%
Negative
15,1731.5%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
49,887,852
Estimated revenue
$747,818,901
Game price
$15
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
1620.29%
Estimated copies lost
8,143
Estimated revenue lost
$122,064
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment × Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
1640.3%
Avg playtime 1h
3690.7%
Avg playtime 1.1h
> 2h playtime
9971.8%
Avg playtime 97.5h
54,13897.3%
Avg playtime 195.6h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day15.2 rev/day
Last 30d165.1 rev/day
Quarterly1,017.2 rev/qtr
Days covered3,669.4 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
55,668 total
Organic purchasers49,04488.1%
Voted up: 98%
Key activations6,62411.9%
Voted up: 98%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
55,668 total
First impression0-2h9721.75%
Voted up: 79%
Mid game2-10h7,68613.8%
Voted up: 96%
Late game10-20h6,02410.8%
Voted up: 98%
Endgame20h+40,98673.6%
Voted up: 99%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
1.36% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
95.8%
Global baseline 97.9%
758 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 992,544 total.