Arise: A Simple Story

Last updated: 2026-04-16
  • Emotional and touching story with beautiful visuals.
  • Innovative time manipulation and engaging gameplay mechanics.
  • Amazing soundtrack and unique wordless storytelling.
  • Poor and frustrating controls with platforming issues.
  • Camera angle problems and no key remapping.
  • Cannot skip cutscenes and slow initial pacing.
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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
2,991
Positive
2,74291.7%
Negative
2498.3%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
210,462
Estimated revenue
$4,207,135
Game price
$20
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
283.68%
Estimated copies lost
1,970
Estimated revenue lost
$39,380
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment × Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
283.7%
Avg playtime 0.9h
222.9%
Avg playtime 1.1h
> 2h playtime
435.7%
Avg playtime 6.2h
66887.8%
Avg playtime 7.3h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day0.4 rev/day
Last 30d1.2 rev/day
Quarterly22.5 rev/qtr
Days covered1,959.4 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
761 total
Organic purchasers63583.4%
Voted up: 91%
Key activations12616.6%
Voted up: 89%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
761 total
First impression0-2h648.41%
Voted up: 52%
Mid game2-10h60679.6%
Voted up: 94%
Late game10-20h7910.4%
Voted up: 96%
Endgame20h+121.58%
Voted up: 100%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
7.10% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
98.1%
Global baseline 90.7%
54 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 2,991 total.