Spec Ops: The Line
Last updated: 2026-01-16
- Masterful anti-war storytelling with deep impact
- Protagonist's psychological descent is gripping
- Immersive atmosphere and genre-defying narrative
- Impactful multiple endings enhance replay value
- Outdated and clunky gameplay mechanics
- Poor AI and frustrating cover system
Emotions
Admiration19%Frustration16%Disappointment8%Reflection7%Appreciation7%
Core metrics
Core business metrics
Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.
Steam review stats
- Steam rating
- Very Positive (8/10)
- Total reviews
- 55,604
- Positive
- 51,93193.4%
- Negative
- 3,6736.6%
Sales estimations
- Estimated sales count
- 3,530,413
- Estimated revenue
- Not applicable
- Game price
- F2P
- Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
- Refund-intent reviews
- 120.65%
- Estimated copies lost
- 762
- Estimated revenue lost
- Not applicable
Review pace
Statistical analysis
Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.
Sentiment × Playtime
review counts| Bucket | Neg | Pos |
|---|---|---|
| ≤ 2h playtime | 120.7% Avg playtime 1h | 583.2% Avg playtime 0.8h |
| > 2h playtime | 844.6% Avg playtime 10.3h | 1,68791.6% Avg playtime 15.6h |
Velocity
review pace| Avg/day | 0.4 rev/day |
| Last 30d | 4.4 rev/day |
| Quarterly | 24.3 rev/qtr |
| Days covered | 4,935.6 days |
Audience segments
Who is reviewing
Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.
Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
1,841 total
Organic purchasers65735.7%
Voted up: 94%
Key activations1,18464.3%
Voted up: 95%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
1,841 total
First impression0-2h894.83%
Voted up: 82%
Mid game2-10h1,09959.7%
Voted up: 95%
Late game10-20h42323.0%
Voted up: 97%
Endgame20h+23012.5%
Voted up: 97%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
Deck satisfaction
94.6%
Global baseline 94.8%
37 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 55,604 total.