- Engaging story and quests
- Reward exploration and open-world gameplay
- Enhanced combat mechanics and jetpack mobility
- Poor character models and animations
- Bad voice acting and dialogue
- Frequent bugs, crashes, and performance issues
Emotions
Players feel disappointment due to the game's lack of innovation and repetitive mechanics compared to its predecessor. The story, quests, and combat system are criticized for being dull, uninspired, and poorly designed, with many technical issues and bugs further detracting from the experience.
Players are frustrated with the game's repetitive quests, poor AI behavior, and numerous technical issues. The combat mechanics are criticized for being clunky and unbalanced, and the game's performance issues and bugs disrupt the gameplay experience.
Players enjoy the open world, exploration, and freedom of action. The jetpack mechanics, crafting system, and engaging gameplay contribute to a positive experience despite the game's flaws.
Players are satisfied with the improvements made in the game, such as combat mechanics, graphics, and world design. The customizable character growth, explorable world, and enjoyable missions contribute to an overall satisfying RPG experience.
Players feel nostalgic due to the game's references to the Gothic and Risen series, as well as the return of legendary characters and familiar locations. The game evokes memories of previous titles in the series, creating a sense of nostalgia and loss for the qualities of older games.
Core metrics
Core business metrics
Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.
Steam review stats
- Steam rating
- Mostly Positive (6/10)
- Total reviews
- 6,733
- Positive
- 4,92873.2%
- Negative
- 1,80526.8%
Sales estimations
- Estimated sales count
- 431,507
- Estimated revenue
- $21,571,035
- Game price
- $50
- Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
- Refund-intent reviews
- 426.90%
- Estimated copies lost
- 2,692
- Estimated revenue lost
- $134,573
Review pace
Statistical analysis
Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.
Sentiment × Playtime
review counts| Bucket | Neg | Pos |
|---|---|---|
| ≤ 2h playtime | 426.9% Avg playtime 0.8h | 71.1% Avg playtime 0.9h |
| > 2h playtime | 17628.9% Avg playtime 54.1h | 38463.1% Avg playtime 86.7h |
Velocity
review pace| Avg/day | 0.4 rev/day |
| Last 30d | 1.6 rev/day |
| Quarterly | 22.9 rev/qtr |
| Days covered | 1,452.3 days |
Audience segments
Who is reviewing
Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.
Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
609 total
Organic purchasers37962.2%
Voted up: 68%
Key activations23037.8%
Voted up: 59%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
609 total
First impression0-2h6210.2%
Voted up: 24%
Mid game2-10h9315.3%
Voted up: 56%
Late game10-20h528.54%
Voted up: 73%
Endgame20h+40266.0%
Voted up: 71%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
Deck satisfaction
100.0%
Global baseline 64.2%
3 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 6,733 total.