Crusader Kings III
Last updated: 2025-12-26
- Rich roleplaying and emergent storytelling experience
- Deep dynasty management with high replayability
- Engaging diplomacy and intrigue mechanics
- Unstable performance with frequent crashes
- Excessive DLCs with predatory monetization
- Steep learning curve for new players
Emotions
Frustration29%Disappointment13%Satisfaction10%Amusement7%Excitement6%
Core metrics
Core business metrics
Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.
Steam review stats
- Steam rating
- Very Positive (8/10)
- Total reviews
- 137,727
- Positive
- 123,70789.8%
- Negative
- 14,02010.2%
Sales estimations
- Estimated sales count
- 8,543,965
- Estimated revenue
- $427,112,810
- Game price
- $50
- Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
- Refund-intent reviews
- 2951.40%
- Estimated copies lost
- 18,300
- Estimated revenue lost
- $914,817
Review pace
Statistical analysis
Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.
Sentiment × Playtime
review counts| Bucket | Neg | Pos |
|---|---|---|
| ≤ 2h playtime | 2951.4% Avg playtime 0.9h | 1590.8% Avg playtime 0.8h |
| > 2h playtime | 3,71917.6% Avg playtime 322.5h | 16,93680.2% Avg playtime 392h |
Velocity
review pace| Avg/day | 10.9 rev/day |
| Last 30d | 67.2 rev/day |
| Quarterly | 551.8 rev/qtr |
| Days covered | 1,941.6 days |
Audience segments
Who is reviewing
Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.
Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
21,109 total
Organic purchasers14,02366.4%
Voted up: 82%
Key activations7,08633.6%
Voted up: 79%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
21,109 total
First impression0-2h6312.99%
Voted up: 40%
Mid game2-10h2,0729.82%
Voted up: 75%
Late game10-20h1,7328.21%
Voted up: 84%
Endgame20h+16,67479.0%
Voted up: 83%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
Deck satisfaction
75.6%
Global baseline 81.0%
45 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 137,727 total.