S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl
Last updated: 2025-12-26
- Unmatched immersive atmosphere and setting
- Non-linear open-world exploration freedom
- Unique post-Soviet aesthetic and lore
- Frequent crashes and technical instability
- Frustrating gunplay mechanics and controls
- Outdated graphics and animations quality
Emotions
Frustration20%Nostalgia12%Satisfaction11%Excitement10%Appreciation5%
Core metrics
Core business metrics
Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.
Steam review stats
- Steam rating
- Very Positive (8/10)
- Total reviews
- 47,797
- Positive
- 45,14294.4%
- Negative
- 2,6555.6%
Sales estimations
- Estimated sales count
- 3,272,502
- Estimated revenue
- $65,417,315
- Game price
- $20
- Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
- Refund-intent reviews
- 481.37%
- Estimated copies lost
- 3,286
- Estimated revenue lost
- $65,687
Review pace
Statistical analysis
Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.
Sentiment × Playtime
review counts| Bucket | Neg | Pos |
|---|---|---|
| ≤ 2h playtime | 491.4% Avg playtime 1h | 1093.1% Avg playtime 0.9h |
| > 2h playtime | 2517.2% Avg playtime 21.5h | 3,08888.3% Avg playtime 41.2h |
Velocity
review pace| Avg/day | 0.6 rev/day |
| Last 30d | 5 rev/day |
| Quarterly | 64.5 rev/qtr |
| Days covered | 5,499.1 days |
Audience segments
Who is reviewing
Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.
Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
3,497 total
Organic purchasers2,75578.8%
Voted up: 92%
Key activations74221.2%
Voted up: 90%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
3,497 total
First impression0-2h2166.18%
Voted up: 75%
Mid game2-10h99128.3%
Voted up: 89%
Late game10-20h97828.0%
Voted up: 92%
Endgame20h+1,31237.5%
Voted up: 96%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
Deck satisfaction
100.0%
Global baseline 91.4%
11 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 47,797 total.