The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
Last updated: 2026-01-03
- Unmatched atmosphere and replayability
- Vast open-world exploration and freedom
- Satisfying combat and dragon encounters
- Deep role-playing mechanics and flexibility
- Pervasive bugs and glitches persist
- Dated graphics and repetitive quest design
Emotions
Frustration10%Excitement10%Nostalgia10%Satisfaction8%Admiration7%
Core metrics
Core business metrics
Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.
Steam review stats
- Steam rating
- Very Positive (8/10)
- Total reviews
- 317,516
- Positive
- 300,97594.8%
- Negative
- 16,5415.2%
Sales estimations
- Estimated sales count
- 20,159,746
- Estimated revenue
- $402,993,323
- Game price
- $20
- Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
- Refund-intent reviews
- 260.64%
- Estimated copies lost
- 1,651
- Estimated revenue lost
- $33,003
Review pace
Statistical analysis
Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.
Sentiment × Playtime
review counts| Bucket | Neg | Pos |
|---|---|---|
| ≤ 2h playtime | 260.6% Avg playtime 1h | 380.9% Avg playtime 0.8h |
| > 2h playtime | 42410.5% Avg playtime 267.4h | 3,55987.9% Avg playtime 364.9h |
Velocity
review pace| Avg/day | 0.9 rev/day |
| Last 30d | 10.4 rev/day |
| Quarterly | 61.9 rev/qtr |
| Days covered | 4,592.9 days |
Audience segments
Who is reviewing
Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.
Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
4,047 total
Organic purchasers1,83145.2%
Voted up: 88%
Key activations2,21654.8%
Voted up: 90%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
4,047 total
First impression0-2h842.08%
Voted up: 67%
Mid game2-10h3378.33%
Voted up: 85%
Late game10-20h2816.94%
Voted up: 91%
Endgame20h+3,34582.7%
Voted up: 90%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
Deck satisfaction
90.9%
Global baseline 88.9%
11 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 317,516 total.