NieR:Automata™
Last updated: 2025-12-19
- Deep and philosophical storytelling captivates players immediately
- Memorable character development enhances emotional connection
- Exceptional combat fluidity with hybrid mechanics
- Genre-blending gameplay offers refreshing variety
- Repetitive and grindy side quests frustrate players
- Empty open world lacks meaningful exploration
Emotions
Frustration14%Admiration9%Awe9%Curiosity8%Satisfaction7%
Core metrics
Core business metrics
Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.
Steam review stats
- Steam rating
- Very Positive (8/10)
- Total reviews
- 146,193
- Positive
- 127,52987.2%
- Negative
- 18,66412.8%
Sales estimations
- Estimated sales count
- 9,877,550
- Estimated revenue
- $395,003,225
- Game price
- $40
- Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
- Refund-intent reviews
- 11.06%
- Estimated copies lost
- 68
- Estimated revenue lost
- $2,719
Review pace
Statistical analysis
Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.
Sentiment × Playtime
review counts| Bucket | Neg | Pos |
|---|---|---|
| ≤ 2h playtime | 11.1% Avg playtime 1.7h | 22.1% Avg playtime 1.2h |
| > 2h playtime | 1111.7% Avg playtime 32.7h | 8085.1% Avg playtime 121.1h |
Velocity
review pace| Avg/day | 0.3 rev/day |
| Last 30d | 0.2 rev/day |
| Quarterly | 14.7 rev/qtr |
| Days covered | 342.3 days |
Audience segments
Who is reviewing
Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.
Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
94 total
Organic purchasers7074.5%
Voted up: 89%
Key activations2425.5%
Voted up: 83%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
94 total
First impression0-2h66.38%
Voted up: 50%
Mid game2-10h66.38%
Voted up: 50%
Late game10-20h44.26%
Voted up: 100%
Endgame20h+7883.0%
Voted up: 92%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
Deck satisfaction
100.0%
Global baseline 87.2%
4 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 146,193 total.