Pavlov

Last updated: 2026-01-04
  • Highly enjoyable and fun gameplay experience
  • Exceptional VR gunplay mechanics in FPS
  • Active and engaging multiplayer community
  • Mod support severely degraded post-launch
  • Server and matchmaking problems persist
  • Performance issues make game unplayable sometimes
Pavlov header

Emotions

Frustration26%Disappointment17%Satisfaction9%Excitement9%Nostalgia7%
Core metrics

Core business metrics

Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.

Steam review stats
Steam rating
Very Positive (8/10)
Total reviews
40,395
Positive
35,99789.1%
Negative
4,39810.9%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
2,709,205
Estimated revenue
$67,703,033
Game price
$25
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
864.60%
Estimated copies lost
5,768
Estimated revenue lost
$144,142
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment × Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
864.6%
Avg playtime 0.9h
1196.4%
Avg playtime 1h
> 2h playtime
40521.7%
Avg playtime 99.8h
1,26067.4%
Avg playtime 76.7h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day0.6 rev/day
Last 30d3.9 rev/day
Quarterly24.6 rev/qtr
Days covered3,232.2 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
1,870 total
Organic purchasers1,69490.6%
Voted up: 74%
Key activations1769.41%
Voted up: 71%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
1,870 total
First impression0-2h27014.4%
Voted up: 62%
Mid game2-10h61032.6%
Voted up: 83%
Late game10-20h29815.9%
Voted up: 81%
Endgame20h+69237.0%
Voted up: 67%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
0.05% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
100.0%
Global baseline 73.7%
1 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 40,395 total.