The Darkness II

Last updated: 2026-03-06
  • Engaging and dynamic gameplay experience.
  • Compelling story with well-developed narrative.
  • Unique comic-style visuals and art design.
  • Bugs and glitches affecting gameplay experience.
  • Relatively short game length and duration.
  • Questionable value for the price point.
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Emotions

Archetypes

Core metrics

Core business metrics

Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.

Steam review stats
Steam rating
Very Positive (8/10)
Total reviews
20,589
Positive
18,84691.5%
Negative
1,7438.5%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
1,325,392
Estimated revenue
$39,748,506
Game price
$30
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
473.61%
Estimated copies lost
3,026
Estimated revenue lost
$90,750
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment × Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
473.6%
Avg playtime 0.8h
614.7%
Avg playtime 0.9h
> 2h playtime
806.1%
Avg playtime 8.3h
1,11485.6%
Avg playtime 13h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day0.3 rev/day
Last 30d4.6 rev/day
Quarterly13.4 rev/qtr
Days covered4,984.7 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
1,302 total
Organic purchasers83364.0%
Voted up: 91%
Key activations46936.0%
Voted up: 89%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
1,302 total
First impression0-2h13810.6%
Voted up: 64%
Mid game2-10h76558.8%
Voted up: 92%
Late game10-20h29422.6%
Voted up: 96%
Endgame20h+1058.06%
Voted up: 97%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
2.23% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
96.6%
Global baseline 90.2%
29 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 20,589 total.