Zero Escape: The Nonary Games

Last updated: 2026-01-19
  • Masterful storytelling with engaging twists
  • High-quality escape room puzzles
  • Strong character development and voice acting
  • Excessive and unskippable animations
  • Overly complex or unclear puzzles frustrate players
  • Frequent technical issues and crashes occur
Zero Escape: The Nonary Games header

Emotions

Frustration24%Disappointment12%Satisfaction12%Excitement8%Admiration4%
Core metrics

Core business metrics

Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.

Steam review stats
Steam rating
Very Positive (8/10)
Total reviews
6,766
Positive
6,30393.2%
Negative
4636.8%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
501,662
Estimated revenue
$15,044,843
Game price
$30
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
60.49%
Estimated copies lost
445
Estimated revenue lost
$13,346
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment × Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
60.5%
Avg playtime 1h
242%
Avg playtime 0.7h
> 2h playtime
1008.2%
Avg playtime 35.3h
1,08489.3%
Avg playtime 48.5h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day0.4 rev/day
Last 30d3.2 rev/day
Quarterly23.8 rev/qtr
Days covered3,222.4 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
1,214 total
Organic purchasers1,14994.6%
Voted up: 91%
Key activations655.35%
Voted up: 91%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
1,214 total
First impression0-2h393.21%
Voted up: 79%
Mid game2-10h12810.5%
Voted up: 85%
Late game10-20h18915.6%
Voted up: 86%
Endgame20h+85870.7%
Voted up: 94%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
3.21% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
84.6%
Global baseline 91.3%
39 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 6,766 total.