The Song of Saya Review Summary

Last updated: 2026-10-08
  • Outstanding soundtrack and music
  • Award-winning visual novel storytelling
  • Engaging unique well-written plot
  • Effective psychological horror atmosphere
  • Story is too short
  • Controversial sexual content
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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
10,375
Positive
9,25089.2%
Negative
1,12510.8%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
777,891
Estimated revenue
$11,660,586
Game price
$15
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
622.10%
Estimated copies lost
4,649
Estimated revenue lost
$69,689
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment Ă— Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
632.1%
Avg playtime 1h
1174%
Avg playtime 1.1h
> 2h playtime
37412.7%
Avg playtime 11h
2,39681.2%
Avg playtime 16.3h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day1.1 rev/day
Last 30d7.6 rev/day
Quarterly56.4 rev/qtr
Days covered2,612.6 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
2,950 total
Organic purchasers2,55486.6%
Voted up: 86%
Key activations39613.4%
Voted up: 82%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
2,950 total
First impression0-2h2719.19%
Voted up: 73%
Mid game2-10h2,24676.1%
Voted up: 85%
Late game10-20h31110.5%
Voted up: 94%
Endgame20h+1224.14%
Voted up: 90%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
1.22% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
86.1%
Global baseline 85.2%
36 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 10,375 total.