Telling Lies
Last updated: 2026-01-02
- Exceptional acting enhances immersion and engagement
- Engaging detective gameplay with ambitious concept
- Well-executed Korean localization expands accessibility
- Excessive video filler disrupts pacing and flow
- Poor navigation controls hinder gameplay experience
- Repetitive gameplay feels tedious and unsatisfying
Emotions
Frustration34%Disappointment23%Satisfaction10%Boredom6%Enjoyment5%
Core metrics
Core business metrics
Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.
Steam review stats
- Steam rating
- Mixed (5/10)
- Total reviews
- 1,274
- Positive
- 80463.1%
- Negative
- 47036.9%
Sales estimations
- Estimated sales count
- 97,928
- Estimated revenue
- $1,957,581
- Game price
- $20
- Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
- Refund-intent reviews
- 126.52%
- Estimated copies lost
- 922
- Estimated revenue lost
- $18,431
Review pace
Statistical analysis
Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.
Sentiment × Playtime
review counts| Bucket | Neg | Pos |
|---|---|---|
| ≤ 2h playtime | 126.5% Avg playtime 1.1h | 73.8% Avg playtime 1.1h |
| > 2h playtime | 8445.7% Avg playtime 8.6h | 8144% Avg playtime 10.2h |
Velocity
review pace| Avg/day | 0.1 rev/day |
| Last 30d | 0.2 rev/day |
| Quarterly | 7.4 rev/qtr |
| Days covered | 2,318 days |
Audience segments
Who is reviewing
Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.
Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
184 total
Organic purchasers16991.8%
Voted up: 46%
Key activations158.15%
Voted up: 67%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
184 total
First impression0-2h2312.5%
Voted up: 48%
Mid game2-10h10456.5%
Voted up: 43%
Late game10-20h5127.7%
Voted up: 57%
Endgame20h+63.26%
Voted up: 50%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
Deck satisfaction
N/A
Global baseline 47.8%
0 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 1,274 total.