Dreamfall: The Longest Journey

Last updated: 2026-01-18
  • Engaging and layered storytelling experience
  • Atmosphere and world-building highly praised
  • Memorable soundtrack and humor elements
  • Poor combat and stealth mechanics
  • Dated graphics and animations persist
  • Excessive backtracking and fetch quests
Dreamfall: The Longest Journey header

Emotions

Frustration27%Disappointment17%Nostalgia10%Appreciation6%Admiration5%
Core metrics

Core business metrics

Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.

Steam review stats
Steam rating
Very Positive (8/10)
Total reviews
1,192
Positive
1,00484.2%
Negative
18815.8%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
87,892
Estimated revenue
$1,756,961
Game price
$20
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
31.96%
Estimated copies lost
221
Estimated revenue lost
$4,418
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment Ă— Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
32%
Avg playtime 1.2h
74.6%
Avg playtime 0.4h
> 2h playtime
2214.4%
Avg playtime 12.6h
12179.1%
Avg playtime 20.9h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day0 rev/day
Last 30d0.3 rev/day
Quarterly2.9 rev/qtr
Days covered5,307.4 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
153 total
Organic purchasers12883.7%
Voted up: 84%
Key activations2516.3%
Voted up: 84%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
153 total
First impression0-2h1610.5%
Voted up: 75%
Mid game2-10h2315.0%
Voted up: 65%
Late game10-20h8152.9%
Voted up: 86%
Endgame20h+3321.6%
Voted up: 94%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
1.96% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
100.0%
Global baseline 83.7%
3 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 1,192 total.