Inkbound Review Summary

Last updated: 2026-09-24
  • Highly praised cooperative roguelike game
  • Fun turn-based tactical combat system
  • Addictive gameplay loop with high replayability
  • Developers abandoned game and unfinished
  • Quest requirements and descriptions unclear
  • Server connection and matchmaking issues
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Emotions

Archetypes

Core metrics

Core business metrics

Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.

Steam review stats
Steam rating
Very Positive (8/10)
Total reviews
4,028
Positive
3,49186.7%
Negative
53713.3%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
283,362
Estimated revenue
$8,498,026
Game price
$30
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
103.39%
Estimated copies lost
703
Estimated revenue lost
$21,083
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment × Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
103.4%
Avg playtime 0.7h
51.7%
Avg playtime 1.3h
> 2h playtime
5518.6%
Avg playtime 36.8h
22576.3%
Avg playtime 86.6h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day0.2 rev/day
Last 30d0.2 rev/day
Quarterly17.3 rev/qtr
Days covered1,220.4 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
295 total
Organic purchasers24683.4%
Voted up: 78%
Key activations4916.6%
Voted up: 78%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
295 total
First impression0-2h268.81%
Voted up: 58%
Mid game2-10h5619.0%
Voted up: 73%
Late game10-20h5619.0%
Voted up: 75%
Endgame20h+15753.2%
Voted up: 84%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
1.69% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
60.0%
Global baseline 78.0%
5 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 4,028 total.