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Little Nightmares

analyzed 2026-08-08 · sample of 376 English reviews across the whole review history

Players consistently describe Little Nightmares as a visually striking and unsettling experience. Atmosphere is the most frequently mentioned aspect, with nearly a quarter of sampled reviews bringing it up, and the overwhelming majority of those are positive. The art style, graphics, music, and sound design are all praised in almost every review that mentions them, with players calling the art and music "on point" and noting that the sound design "enhances the creepy atmosphere". The story and lore also draw strong approval, though a few reviews find the storytelling unclear. The most common criticism concerns length. Among reviews mentioning game length, 49 are negative versus 13 positive, with players calling it "a bit short for the money" and noting it is "Short game (about 4 hours)". Controls are another sore spot, with 24 negative mentions out of 30, described as "incredibly poor" and "very clunky, especially with a keyboard & mouse." Difficulty splits opinion evenly, with some finding it reasonable and others saying the levels are "pretty easy levels to figure out". Puzzles come up as a recurring theme, with praise for the puzzle elements but occasional frustration when the next step is "not always obvious what to do next".

numbers checked against this report's stored data · quotes copied verbatim from reviews · plain text is the language model's own wording

Aspects

share of sample, axis to 30% · ± is the sampling uncertainty around each share

  • positive
  • mixed / neutral
  • negative
  • atmosphere

    87 positive · 6 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • This game is dark, both literally and figuratively.
      positive · Jan 31, 2022 · review 109206199
    • Creepy, atmospheric and will give you cute little nightmares.
      positive · Jan 31, 2022 · review 109209244
    • It's beautiful though, and the nightmarish part of it is...well...disturbing. In a good way.
      positive · Apr 30, 2022 · review 114742803
  • game length

    13 positive · 49 negative · 0 mixed · 8 neutral

    • My one gripe is it's too short but that's largely offset if you combine the DLCs with it.
      negative · Jan 31, 2022 · review 109209244
    • Great little game, if maybe a bit short for the money.
      negative · Apr 30, 2022 · review 114742803
    • Very short too so get it on sale.
      negative · Apr 30, 2022 · review 114743870
  • gameplay

    43 positive · 13 negative · 0 mixed · 3 neutral

    • Creepy platform puzzler, short but very engaging.
      positive · Oct 31, 2021 · review 101992285
    • I enjoyed the small puzzle elements, till I realized the camera angles and controls are incredibly poor and caused a lot of death for me, died instantly from enemies and the darkness is just purely annoying; a game won't be scary simply from the darkness!
      positive · Nov 30, 2021 · review 104894016
    • imagine a game where you have to escape and can not fight back for the duration of it.
      positive · Jan 31, 2022 · review 109202793
  • story

    46 positive · 8 negative · 1 mixed · 0 neutral

    • Amazing story
      positive · Nov 30, 2021 · review 104896859
    • Also, the lore behind the story as well as the little puzzles/tasks will definitely keep you entertained and on your toes.
      positive · Mar 31, 2022 · review 113140118
    • It's short and sweet with cool world building and visual storytelling.
      positive · Aug 31, 2022 · review 121546888
  • graphics

    36 positive · 2 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • It's beautiful though, and the nightmarish part of it is.
      positive · Apr 30, 2022 · review 114742803
    • Beautiful game.
      positive · Apr 30, 2022 · review 114743870
    • This game was absolutely beautiful in ways I can't explain!
      positive · Jun 30, 2022 · review 117960066
  • art style

    36 positive · 0 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • The art and the music are on point.
      positive · Mar 31, 2022 · review 113140118
    • The art is good.
      positive · May 31, 2022 · review 116292963
    • A fun, beautiful and unique experience.
      positive · Mar 31, 2023 · review 135830571
  • controls

    5 positive · 24 negative · 1 mixed · 0 neutral

    • I enjoyed the small puzzle elements, till I realized the camera angles and controls are incredibly poor and caused a lot of death for me, died instantly from enemies and the darkness is just purely annoying; a game won't be scary simply from the darkness!
      negative · Nov 30, 2021 · review 104894016
    • After you figure out the slightly-wonky controls, it's an amazing experience.
      negative · Dec 31, 2022 · review 129812360
    • Movement is very clunky, especially with a keyboard & mouse. Had to creatively contort my hands in a few areas to have enough fingers to actually do the movements needed, and there were times it was really clunky to get things lined up correctly.
      negative · Sep 30, 2023 · review 147379123
  • difficulty

    13 positive · 13 negative · 1 mixed · 1 neutral

    • I enjoyed the small puzzle elements, till I realized the camera angles and controls are incredibly poor and caused a lot of death for me, died instantly from enemies and the darkness is just purely annoying; a game won't be scary simply from the darkness!
      negative · Nov 30, 2021 · review 104894016
    • Amazing game, with some very interesting lore, absolute pain to get the 'Hard to the core' achievement but I managed :)
      negative · Feb 28, 2023 · review 133825389
    • By far one of the hardest achievements i've ever done in my life.
      negative · Sep 30, 2024 · review 176105213
  • price value

    9 positive · 8 negative · 4 mixed · 3 neutral

    • 5D sections, overall this is an amazing experience well worth the cost.
      positive · Jan 31, 2025 · review 186853224
    • I would recommend it for 10$ at most! [/i]
      positive · Aug 31, 2025 · review 203276023
    • [/b] Worth every dime
      positive · Nov 30, 2018 · review 47204427
  • dlc

    11 positive · 5 negative · 2 mixed · 1 neutral

    • I love this game, second favorite game on steam, I might have played the second one first but i love it, Also stuck on DLC that is scarier than the main game lol.
      positive · Nov 30, 2024 · review 181152226
    • The DLCs are great too, especially The Residence.
      positive · Jan 31, 2025 · review 186853224
    • The DLC are, while in terms of gameplay a bit of a regression in my opinion, Absolutely worth playing.
      positive · Jan 31, 2025 · review 186858904
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  • music

    18 positive · 1 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • I Liked the music and ambience as well.
      positive · Jan 31, 2022 · review 109206199
    • The art and the music are on point.
      positive · Mar 31, 2022 · review 113140118
    • The atmosphere, the sounds, music and story development are excellent.
      positive · Nov 30, 2022 · review 127646806
  • sound design

    18 positive · 0 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • I Liked the music and ambience as well.
      positive · Jan 31, 2022 · review 109206199
    • The atmosphere, the sounds, music and story development are excellent.
      positive · Nov 30, 2022 · review 127646806
    • The art and sound design really sell it.
      positive · Sep 30, 2023 · review 147379123
  • level design

    11 positive · 5 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • Loved the level design.
      positive · Oct 31, 2021 · review 101993325
    • Well designed. Very cool and interesting art style.
      positive · Oct 31, 2023 · review 149280232
    • You will be going through many different rooms in the ship, from kitchens to storerooms, from residential to industrial parts of the vessel, all grossly oversized compared to the protagonist.
      positive · Jul 31, 2024 · review 171171190
  • emotional impact

    12 positive · 1 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • A very freaky game with an amazing atmosphere, it can be terrifying and cute at times, there is a sequel as well which builds upon this creepy games ever-growing world, have fun!
      positive · Dec 31, 2022 · review 129813090
    • I like it, creepy in a cute, Tim-Burton-y style, gets your heart racing at times.
      positive · Oct 31, 2023 · review 149269709
    • Disturbing, short and amazing.
      positive · Jan 31, 2024 · review 157278363
  • characters

    9 positive · 0 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • This game has so much charm and character that you simply want to embrace it and keep it close forever.
      positive · Dec 31, 2022 · review 129807695
    • Charming, creepy and endearing game about a little girl creeping around solving puzzles while running and hiding from fantastically designed bosses.
      positive · Dec 31, 2023 · review 154925848
    • The characters that you have to avoid and run from are uncomfortable and unsettling, which is how it should be.
      positive · Jul 31, 2024 · review 171174138
  • combat

    6 positive · 1 negative · 0 mixed · 1 neutral

    • Charming, creepy and endearing game about a little girl creeping around solving puzzles while running and hiding from fantastically designed bosses.
      positive · Dec 31, 2023 · review 154925848
    • All of the bosses were just SOO good, espescially the chases. Overall 10/10
      positive · Nov 30, 2025 · review 212178403
    • The core gameplay is fun and doesn't get repetitive thanks to it's brilliant use of different creepy enemy bosses.
      positive · May 30, 2017 · review 32058308
  • performance

    4 positive · 4 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • It run even in my toaster.
      positive · May 31, 2022 · review 116292963
    • The graphics are really nice and i was able to play on ultra with my potato of a pc.
      positive · Oct 31, 2023 · review 149274481
    • little nightmares was an amazing game the graphics are so realistic the game is smooth i loved it i think every horror game loving person must have a chance to play this its great perfect even and if you like it there is a part …
      positive · Jun 30, 2024 · review 168638754
  • quest design

    4 positive · 3 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • Also, the lore behind the story as well as the little puzzles/tasks will definitely keep you entertained and on your toes.
      positive · Mar 31, 2022 · review 113140118
    • Charming, creepy and endearing game about a little girl creeping around solving puzzles while running and hiding from fantastically designed bosses.
      positive · Dec 31, 2023 · review 154925848
    • Puzzles are never too hard though interaction with the enviroment can be picky at times.
      positive · May 31, 2017 · review 32093432
  • world

    7 positive · 0 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • It's short and sweet with cool world building and visual storytelling.
      positive · Aug 31, 2022 · review 121546888
    • A very freaky game with an amazing atmosphere, it can be terrifying and cute at times, there is a sequel as well which builds upon this creepy games ever-growing world, have fun!
      positive · Dec 31, 2022 · review 129813090
    • El estilo artitico es grotesco, pulido y totalmente en sintonía con el resto del juego, tiene una atención al detalle fenomenal y el mundo habla por si solo, supliendo la escasa narrativa explicita que tiene.
      positive · Sep 30, 2024 · review 176116933
  • bugs

    1 positive · 4 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • And, in one or two instances in the DLC, key objects in rooms needed to progress would literally glitch out and disappear, rendering me to restart and do everything over again.
      negative · Nov 30, 2017 · review 37947989
    • Wish I could give it more bad reviews, on account of it having a gamebreaking bug that affects few enough people that even with bug related bad reviews like mine it's still "very positive" and they have no motivation to fix the bug.
      negative · Oct 31, 2018 · review 45548016
    • This is also annoying because I found the game very difficult so when the controls where buggy or the game glitched it was super annoying.
      negative · Jul 31, 2020 · review 73569699
  • content amount

    2 positive · 3 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • Quite repetitive, with mostly the same objects and "monsters" everywhere.
      negative · Sep 30, 2025 · review 205577174
    • - Too few extra's.
      negative · Nov 30, 2018 · review 47204427
    • The only bad thing it's that it's very small game.
      negative · Jan 31, 2021 · review 85711397
  • lore

    5 positive · 0 negative · 0 mixed · 0 neutral

    • Also, the lore behind the story as well as the little puzzles/tasks will definitely keep you entertained and on your toes.
      positive · Mar 31, 2022 · review 113140118
    • +the lore is also cool
      positive · Nov 30, 2022 · review 127655221
    • Amazing game, with some very interesting lore, absolute pain to get the 'Hard to the core' achievement but I managed :)
      positive · Feb 28, 2023 · review 133825389

Emergent themes unvalidated

topics reviewers bring up that are not on the validated list; raw counts only, no error bars

  • puzzles 5

Review timeline

monthly peak 3,482 reviews · all languages

review volume 1,000 2,000 3,000 0 positive review share 100% 50% 0% 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Apr 2017 · 604 reviews (531 up · 73 down) · 88% positive May 2017 · 829 reviews (753 up · 76 down) · 91% positive Jun 2017 · 305 reviews (270 up · 35 down) · 89% positive Jul 2017 · 285 reviews (259 up · 26 down) · 91% positive Aug 2017 · 162 reviews (149 up · 13 down) · 92% positive Sep 2017 · 346 reviews (299 up · 47 down) · 86% positive Oct 2017 · 115 reviews (102 up · 13 down) · 89% positive Nov 2017 · 398 reviews (377 up · 21 down) · 95% positive Dec 2017 · 195 reviews (163 up · 32 down) · 84% positive Jan 2018 · 333 reviews (278 up · 55 down) · 83% positive Feb 2018 · 163 reviews (140 up · 23 down) · 86% positive Mar 2018 · 133 reviews (114 up · 19 down) · 86% positive Apr 2018 · 63 reviews (57 up · 6 down) · 90% positive May 2018 · 53 reviews (46 up · 7 down) · 87% positive Jun 2018 · 240 reviews (208 up · 32 down) · 87% positive Jul 2018 · 191 reviews (160 up · 31 down) · 84% positive Aug 2018 · 72 reviews (68 up · 4 down) · 94% positive Sep 2018 · 52 reviews (46 up · 6 down) · 88% positive Oct 2018 · 275 reviews (239 up · 36 down) · 87% positive Nov 2018 · 401 reviews (384 up · 17 down) · 96% positive Dec 2018 · 182 reviews (157 up · 25 down) · 86% positive Jan 2019 · 165 reviews (149 up · 16 down) · 90% positive Feb 2019 · 144 reviews (125 up · 19 down) · 87% positive Mar 2019 · 216 reviews (186 up · 30 down) · 86% positive Apr 2019 · 104 reviews (94 up · 10 down) · 90% positive May 2019 · 59 reviews (53 up · 6 down) · 90% positive Jun 2019 · 194 reviews (187 up · 7 down) · 96% positive Jul 2019 · 274 reviews (252 up · 22 down) · 92% positive Aug 2019 · 197 reviews (174 up · 23 down) · 88% positive Sep 2019 · 155 reviews (140 up · 15 down) · 90% positive Oct 2019 · 96 reviews (88 up · 8 down) · 92% positive Nov 2019 · 415 reviews (397 up · 18 down) · 96% positive Dec 2019 · 397 reviews (373 up · 24 down) · 94% positive Jan 2020 · 377 reviews (360 up · 17 down) · 95% positive Feb 2020 · 247 reviews (231 up · 16 down) · 94% positive Mar 2020 · 230 reviews (219 up · 11 down) · 95% positive Apr 2020 · 238 reviews (227 up · 11 down) · 95% positive May 2020 · 912 reviews (853 up · 59 down) · 94% positive Jun 2020 · 580 reviews (555 up · 25 down) · 96% positive Jul 2020 · 621 reviews (591 up · 30 down) · 95% positive Aug 2020 · 318 reviews (296 up · 22 down) · 93% positive Sep 2020 · 419 reviews (402 up · 17 down) · 96% positive Oct 2020 · 523 reviews (490 up · 33 down) · 94% positive Nov 2020 · 1,143 reviews (1,097 up · 46 down) · 96% positive Dec 2020 · 1,132 reviews (1,081 up · 51 down) · 95% positive Jan 2021 · 1,225 reviews (1,178 up · 47 down) · 96% positive Feb 2021 · 2,844 reviews (2,732 up · 112 down) · 96% positive Mar 2021 · 1,427 reviews (1,375 up · 52 down) · 96% positive Apr 2021 · 770 reviews (739 up · 31 down) · 96% positive May 2021 · 3,482 reviews (3,267 up · 215 down) · 94% positive Jun 2021 · 1,344 reviews (1,268 up · 76 down) · 94% positive Jul 2021 · 863 reviews (835 up · 28 down) · 97% positive Aug 2021 · 472 reviews (439 up · 33 down) · 93% positive Sep 2021 · 368 reviews (346 up · 22 down) · 94% positive Oct 2021 · 552 reviews (528 up · 24 down) · 96% positive Nov 2021 · 662 reviews (639 up · 23 down) · 97% positive Dec 2021 · 622 reviews (597 up · 25 down) · 96% positive Jan 2022 · 625 reviews (600 up · 25 down) · 96% positive Feb 2022 · 416 reviews (398 up · 18 down) · 96% positive Mar 2022 · 284 reviews (270 up · 14 down) · 95% positive Apr 2022 · 605 reviews (573 up · 32 down) · 95% positive May 2022 · 345 reviews (321 up · 24 down) · 93% positive Jun 2022 · 372 reviews (358 up · 14 down) · 96% positive Jul 2022 · 496 reviews (469 up · 27 down) · 95% positive Aug 2022 · 223 reviews (208 up · 15 down) · 93% positive Sep 2022 · 351 reviews (334 up · 17 down) · 95% positive Oct 2022 · 521 reviews (492 up · 29 down) · 94% positive Nov 2022 · 791 reviews (758 up · 33 down) · 96% positive Dec 2022 · 690 reviews (671 up · 19 down) · 97% positive Jan 2023 · 550 reviews (524 up · 26 down) · 95% positive Feb 2023 · 289 reviews (274 up · 15 down) · 95% positive Mar 2023 · 425 reviews (404 up · 21 down) · 95% positive Apr 2023 · 319 reviews (306 up · 13 down) · 96% positive May 2023 · 250 reviews (236 up · 14 down) · 94% positive Jun 2023 · 675 reviews (639 up · 36 down) · 95% positive Jul 2023 · 656 reviews (618 up · 38 down) · 94% positive Aug 2023 · 465 reviews (449 up · 16 down) · 97% positive Sep 2023 · 518 reviews (503 up · 15 down) · 97% positive Oct 2023 · 666 reviews (630 up · 36 down) · 95% positive Nov 2023 · 655 reviews (628 up · 27 down) · 96% positive Dec 2023 · 826 reviews (796 up · 30 down) · 96% positive Jan 2024 · 623 reviews (596 up · 27 down) · 96% positive Feb 2024 · 696 reviews (674 up · 22 down) · 97% positive Mar 2024 · 675 reviews (644 up · 31 down) · 95% positive Apr 2024 · 403 reviews (384 up · 19 down) · 95% positive May 2024 · 559 reviews (534 up · 25 down) · 96% positive Jun 2024 · 853 reviews (812 up · 41 down) · 95% positive Jul 2024 · 629 reviews (609 up · 20 down) · 97% positive Aug 2024 · 381 reviews (366 up · 15 down) · 96% positive Sep 2024 · 853 reviews (808 up · 45 down) · 95% positive Oct 2024 · 569 reviews (516 up · 53 down) · 91% positive Nov 2024 · 643 reviews (609 up · 34 down) · 95% positive Dec 2024 · 822 reviews (782 up · 40 down) · 95% positive Jan 2025 · 605 reviews (570 up · 35 down) · 94% positive Feb 2025 · 452 reviews (436 up · 16 down) · 96% positive Mar 2025 · 540 reviews (518 up · 22 down) · 96% positive Apr 2025 · 344 reviews (329 up · 15 down) · 96% positive May 2025 · 496 reviews (472 up · 24 down) · 95% positive Jun 2025 · 521 reviews (490 up · 31 down) · 94% positive Jul 2025 · 501 reviews (473 up · 28 down) · 94% positive Aug 2025 · 292 reviews (281 up · 11 down) · 96% positive Sep 2025 · 285 reviews (265 up · 20 down) · 93% positive Oct 2025 · 423 reviews (400 up · 23 down) · 95% positive Nov 2025 · 395 reviews (377 up · 18 down) · 95% positive Dec 2025 · 206 reviews (198 up · 8 down) · 96% positive Jan 2026 · 234 reviews (221 up · 13 down) · 94% positive Feb 2026 · 187 reviews (173 up · 14 down) · 93% positive Mar 2026 · 391 reviews (383 up · 8 down) · 98% positive Apr 2026 · 313 reviews (298 up · 15 down) · 95% positive May 2026 · 540 reviews (519 up · 21 down) · 96% positive Jun 2026 · 237 reviews (222 up · 15 down) · 94% positive Jul 2026 · 284 reviews (271 up · 13 down) · 95% positive Aug 2026 · 65 reviews (61 up · 4 down) · 94% positive

monthly share rated positive · 50% reference · months with <5 reviews faded

the timeline as a table
Reviews per month, all languages; months with no reviews are left out.
month reviews up down positive note
Apr 2017 604 531 73 88%
May 2017 829 753 76 91%
Jun 2017 305 270 35 89%
Jul 2017 285 259 26 91%
Aug 2017 162 149 13 92%
Sep 2017 346 299 47 86%
Oct 2017 115 102 13 89%
Nov 2017 398 377 21 95%
Dec 2017 195 163 32 84%
Jan 2018 333 278 55 83%
Feb 2018 163 140 23 86%
Mar 2018 133 114 19 86%
Apr 2018 63 57 6 90%
May 2018 53 46 7 87%
Jun 2018 240 208 32 87%
Jul 2018 191 160 31 84%
Aug 2018 72 68 4 94%
Sep 2018 52 46 6 88%
Oct 2018 275 239 36 87%
Nov 2018 401 384 17 96%
Dec 2018 182 157 25 86%
Jan 2019 165 149 16 90%
Feb 2019 144 125 19 87%
Mar 2019 216 186 30 86%
Apr 2019 104 94 10 90%
May 2019 59 53 6 90%
Jun 2019 194 187 7 96%
Jul 2019 274 252 22 92%
Aug 2019 197 174 23 88%
Sep 2019 155 140 15 90%
Oct 2019 96 88 8 92%
Nov 2019 415 397 18 96%
Dec 2019 397 373 24 94%
Jan 2020 377 360 17 95%
Feb 2020 247 231 16 94%
Mar 2020 230 219 11 95%
Apr 2020 238 227 11 95%
May 2020 912 853 59 94%
Jun 2020 580 555 25 96%
Jul 2020 621 591 30 95%
Aug 2020 318 296 22 93%
Sep 2020 419 402 17 96%
Oct 2020 523 490 33 94%
Nov 2020 1,143 1,097 46 96%
Dec 2020 1,132 1,081 51 95%
Jan 2021 1,225 1,178 47 96%
Feb 2021 2,844 2,732 112 96%
Mar 2021 1,427 1,375 52 96%
Apr 2021 770 739 31 96%
May 2021 3,482 3,267 215 94%
Jun 2021 1,344 1,268 76 94%
Jul 2021 863 835 28 97%
Aug 2021 472 439 33 93%
Sep 2021 368 346 22 94%
Oct 2021 552 528 24 96%
Nov 2021 662 639 23 97%
Dec 2021 622 597 25 96%
Jan 2022 625 600 25 96%
Feb 2022 416 398 18 96%
Mar 2022 284 270 14 95%
Apr 2022 605 573 32 95%
May 2022 345 321 24 93%
Jun 2022 372 358 14 96%
Jul 2022 496 469 27 95%
Aug 2022 223 208 15 93%
Sep 2022 351 334 17 95%
Oct 2022 521 492 29 94%
Nov 2022 791 758 33 96%
Dec 2022 690 671 19 97%
Jan 2023 550 524 26 95%
Feb 2023 289 274 15 95%
Mar 2023 425 404 21 95%
Apr 2023 319 306 13 96%
May 2023 250 236 14 94%
Jun 2023 675 639 36 95%
Jul 2023 656 618 38 94%
Aug 2023 465 449 16 97%
Sep 2023 518 503 15 97%
Oct 2023 666 630 36 95%
Nov 2023 655 628 27 96%
Dec 2023 826 796 30 96%
Jan 2024 623 596 27 96%
Feb 2024 696 674 22 97%
Mar 2024 675 644 31 95%
Apr 2024 403 384 19 95%
May 2024 559 534 25 96%
Jun 2024 853 812 41 95%
Jul 2024 629 609 20 97%
Aug 2024 381 366 15 96%
Sep 2024 853 808 45 95%
Oct 2024 569 516 53 91%
Nov 2024 643 609 34 95%
Dec 2024 822 782 40 95%
Jan 2025 605 570 35 94%
Feb 2025 452 436 16 96%
Mar 2025 540 518 22 96%
Apr 2025 344 329 15 96%
May 2025 496 472 24 95%
Jun 2025 521 490 31 94%
Jul 2025 501 473 28 94%
Aug 2025 292 281 11 96%
Sep 2025 285 265 20 93%
Oct 2025 423 400 23 95%
Nov 2025 395 377 18 95%
Dec 2025 206 198 8 96%
Jan 2026 234 221 13 94%
Feb 2026 187 173 14 93%
Mar 2026 391 383 8 98%
Apr 2026 313 298 15 95%
May 2026 540 519 21 96%
Jun 2026 237 222 15 94%
Jul 2026 284 271 13 95%
Aug 2026 65 61 4 94%

How this report was made
Population
all Steam reviews of the game (every language, purchase type, and verdict), walked newest-first per window; only English-language reviews are analyzed
Sample
376 English reviews, time-proportional draw over 113 windows (newest-first within each), taken from an all-language walk and kept English-only — where English is a minority the sample runs smaller than the draw, and every margin of error is computed at 376
Aspect yield
212 of 376 analyzed reviews carry at least one aspect (56.4%); every share on this page divides by all 376
Interval regime
calm: standard margins of error for a share of a sample (Wilson interval), no widening needed
Fetch paths
113 time windows fetched directly (windowed)
Language mix
1,000 fetched: english 377 · russian 153 · spanish 107 · 22 more
Steam-marked windows
none flagged by Steam (Valve's off-topic flagging began March 2019)
Marked share
0.0% of sample inside marked windows, under the 2% floor
Narrative
passed the grounding gate after one corrective retry
Evidence floor
aspects and emergent themes appear only with 5+ supporting reviews; smaller counts sit at the classifier's false-positive floor
Instrument readings
measured once on the study corpus for this model and prompt: frozen calibration, not properties of this run
· aspect tagging vs. human labels
0.766 [0.713–0.811] (F1 against a human-labeled test set; 1.0 is best)
· quotes filed under the wrong aspect
11.6% [6.6–19.6] of quotes, measured by hand on a sample; lower is better
· independent model vs. production labels
0.791 [0.772–0.810] (F1 of the production labeler against an independent judge model)
Versions
deepseek-v4-flash · prompt classify-v1 · ontology v2
Run
serve-20260808T133446Z-28fa7117 · code 680b98d+dirty

full methodology in the milestone write-ups