The Silver Case

Last updated: 2026-03-21
  • Unique narrative and visual style
  • High-quality music and visuals
  • Complex and confusing story
  • Clunky and confusing controls
  • Tedious and boring gameplay
  • Slow pacing issues
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Emotions

Archetypes

Core metrics

Core business metrics

Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.

Steam review stats
Steam rating
Very Positive (8/10)
Total reviews
1,078
Positive
96389.3%
Negative
11510.7%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
78,153
Estimated revenue
$1,562,278
Game price
$20
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
72.16%
Estimated copies lost
507
Estimated revenue lost
$10,135
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment × Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
72.2%
Avg playtime 0.7h
61.9%
Avg playtime 1.1h
> 2h playtime
216.5%
Avg playtime 15.7h
29089.5%
Avg playtime 25.5h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day0.1 rev/day
Last 30d1 rev/day
Quarterly5.3 rev/qtr
Days covered3,451 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
324 total
Organic purchasers29189.8%
Voted up: 91%
Key activations3310.2%
Voted up: 97%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
324 total
First impression0-2h164.94%
Voted up: 56%
Mid game2-10h4313.3%
Voted up: 91%
Late game10-20h13341.0%
Voted up: 91%
Endgame20h+13240.7%
Voted up: 96%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
1.23% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
100.0%
Global baseline 91.4%
4 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 1,078 total.