Shadows of Doubt

Last updated: 2025-12-30
Summary
  • Highly engaging detective gameplay experience
  • Unique and innovative game concept
  • Immersive atmosphere with strong world-building
  • Severe bugs and glitches disrupt gameplay
  • Performance and optimization issues present
  • Poor NPC AI breaks immersion frequently
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Categories

Procedural GenerationDetective GameplaySandboxStealth GameplayImmersive SimInvestigative GameplayOpen-World ExplorationNPC Interaction

Emotions

Frustration32%Disappointment17%Excitement10%Satisfaction7%Enjoyment6%
Core metrics

Core business metrics

Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.

Steam review stats
Steam rating
Very Positive (8/10)
Total reviews
16,617
Positive
13,83383.2%
Negative
2,78416.8%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
1,203,727
Estimated revenue
$30,081,138
Game price
$25
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
903.51%
Estimated copies lost
6,520
Estimated revenue lost
$162,935
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment Ă— Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
903.5%
Avg playtime 0.9h
361.4%
Avg playtime 1.1h
> 2h playtime
58322.7%
Avg playtime 30.3h
1,85472.3%
Avg playtime 43.5h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day2.6 rev/day
Last 30d5.6 rev/day
Quarterly137.5 rev/qtr
Days covered980.6 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
2,563 total
Organic purchasers2,03279.3%
Voted up: 73%
Key activations53120.7%
Voted up: 76%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
2,563 total
First impression0-2h1676.52%
Voted up: 42%
Mid game2-10h63824.9%
Voted up: 73%
Late game10-20h58022.6%
Voted up: 74%
Endgame20h+1,17846.0%
Voted up: 79%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
1.40% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
61.1%
Global baseline 73.7%
36 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 16,617 total.