THE LONGING
Last updated: 2026-01-18
- Strong emotional connection to Shade character
- Thought-provoking themes of time and solitude
- Rewarding exploration and hidden secrets
- Real-time 400-day waiting mechanic unique
- Slow pacing frustrates some players
- Lack of clear objectives reduces engagement
Emotions
Frustration12%Curiosity7%Appreciation6%Disappointment5%Satisfaction4%
Core metrics
Core business metrics
Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.
Steam review stats
- Steam rating
- Very Positive (8/10)
- Total reviews
- 7,151
- Positive
- 6,59492.2%
- Negative
- 5577.8%
Sales estimations
- Estimated sales count
- 557,659
- Estimated revenue
- $8,359,308
- Game price
- $15
- Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
- Refund-intent reviews
- 131.61%
- Estimated copies lost
- 1,014
- Estimated revenue lost
- $15,200
Review pace
Statistical analysis
Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.
Sentiment Ă— Playtime
review counts| Bucket | Neg | Pos |
|---|---|---|
| ≤ 2h playtime | 131.6% Avg playtime 0.9h | 253.1% Avg playtime 0.9h |
| > 2h playtime | 536.6% Avg playtime 40.1h | 71888.8% Avg playtime 93h |
Velocity
review pace| Avg/day | 0.4 rev/day |
| Last 30d | 2.8 rev/day |
| Quarterly | 21 rev/qtr |
| Days covered | 2,144.2 days |
Audience segments
Who is reviewing
Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.
Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
809 total
Organic purchasers76694.7%
Voted up: 92%
Key activations435.32%
Voted up: 93%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
809 total
First impression0-2h587.17%
Voted up: 76%
Mid game2-10h18322.6%
Voted up: 92%
Late game10-20h13416.6%
Voted up: 92%
Endgame20h+43453.6%
Voted up: 94%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
Deck satisfaction
83.3%
Global baseline 91.8%
18 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 7,151 total.