Life is Strange 2
Last updated: 2026-01-03
- Emotionally powerful storytelling captivates players deeply
- Outstanding soundtrack enhances immersive atmosphere
- Impactful choices shape narrative and relationships
- Daniel's character widely disliked by players
- Linear gameplay restricts exploration and freedom
- Pacing and plot issues disrupt narrative flow
Emotions
Frustration11%Disappointment8%Admiration7%Appreciation6%Satisfaction5%
Core metrics
Core business metrics
Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.
Steam review stats
- Steam rating
- Very Positive (8/10)
- Total reviews
- 38,552
- Positive
- 33,39386.6%
- Negative
- 5,15913.4%
Sales estimations
- Estimated sales count
- 2,128,475
- Estimated revenue
- Not applicable
- Game price
- F2P
- Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
- Refund-intent reviews
- 240.58%
- Estimated copies lost
- 1,325
- Estimated revenue lost
- Not applicable
Review pace
Statistical analysis
Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.
Sentiment × Playtime
review counts| Bucket | Neg | Pos |
|---|---|---|
| ≤ 2h playtime | 240.6% Avg playtime 0.9h | 521.3% Avg playtime 0.8h |
| > 2h playtime | 3137.5% Avg playtime 18.3h | 3,76190.6% Avg playtime 26h |
Velocity
review pace| Avg/day | 1.6 rev/day |
| Last 30d | 15.1 rev/day |
| Quarterly | 87.4 rev/qtr |
| Days covered | 2,655.6 days |
Audience segments
Who is reviewing
Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.
Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
4,150 total
Organic purchasers1,40633.9%
Voted up: 90%
Key activations2,74466.1%
Voted up: 93%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
4,150 total
First impression0-2h1132.72%
Voted up: 74%
Mid game2-10h95122.9%
Voted up: 91%
Late game10-20h1,59238.4%
Voted up: 91%
Endgame20h+1,49436.0%
Voted up: 95%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
Deck satisfaction
80.0%
Global baseline 91.9%
65 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 38,552 total.