XCOM®: Chimera Squad
Last updated: 2026-02-05
- Highly praised gameplay mechanics and engagement.
- Compelling story with well-developed characters.
- Offers good value for its price point.
- Visually appealing with strong sound design elements.
- Plagued by numerous technical issues and bugs.
- Lacks depth in customization and progression systems.
Emotions
Disappointment34%Frustration25%Satisfaction11%Enjoyment9%Excitement3%
Core metrics
Core business metrics
Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.
Steam review stats
- Steam rating
- Mostly Positive (6/10)
- Total reviews
- 23,136
- Positive
- 16,50571.3%
- Negative
- 6,63128.7%
Sales estimations
- Estimated sales count
- 1,707,756
- Estimated revenue
- $34,138,042
- Game price
- $20
- Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
- Refund-intent reviews
- 11112.66%
- Estimated copies lost
- 8,193
- Estimated revenue lost
- $163,778
Review pace
Statistical analysis
Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.
Sentiment × Playtime
review counts| Bucket | Neg | Pos |
|---|---|---|
| ≤ 2h playtime | 11212.8% Avg playtime 0.8h | 101.1% Avg playtime 0.7h |
| > 2h playtime | 26630.3% Avg playtime 27.2h | 48955.8% Avg playtime 47.5h |
Velocity
review pace| Avg/day | 0.4 rev/day |
| Last 30d | 1.6 rev/day |
| Quarterly | 26.7 rev/qtr |
| Days covered | 2,112.4 days |
Audience segments
Who is reviewing
Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.
Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
877 total
Organic purchasers73083.2%
Voted up: 56%
Key activations14716.8%
Voted up: 61%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
877 total
First impression0-2h13715.6%
Voted up: 15%
Mid game2-10h18521.1%
Voted up: 41%
Late game10-20h13114.9%
Voted up: 60%
Endgame20h+42448.3%
Voted up: 77%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
Deck satisfaction
85.7%
Global baseline 56.9%
7 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 23,136 total.