Shenmue III

Last updated: 2026-03-20
  • Stunning graphics and visuals
  • Enjoyable and addictive gameplay
  • Rich story and characters
  • Poor story pacing and development
  • Boring and slow gameplay
  • Clunky combat mechanics
Shenmue III header

Emotions

Archetypes

Core metrics

Core business metrics

Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.

Steam review stats
Steam rating
Mostly Positive (6/10)
Total reviews
1,391
Positive
1,01773.1%
Negative
37426.9%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
96,516
Estimated revenue
$2,894,515
Game price
$30
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
2410.96%
Estimated copies lost
1,665
Estimated revenue lost
$49,933
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment × Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
2411%
Avg playtime 0.6h
177.8%
Avg playtime 0.7h
> 2h playtime
5424.7%
Avg playtime 49.3h
12456.6%
Avg playtime 57h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day0.1 rev/day
Last 30d0.3 rev/day
Quarterly8.5 rev/qtr
Days covered1,931.7 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
219 total
Organic purchasers15369.9%
Voted up: 67%
Key activations6630.1%
Voted up: 59%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
219 total
First impression0-2h5424.7%
Voted up: 48%
Mid game2-10h4118.7%
Voted up: 68%
Late game10-20h2712.3%
Voted up: 74%
Endgame20h+9744.3%
Voted up: 69%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
3.65% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
75.0%
Global baseline 64.4%
8 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 1,391 total.