Poker Quest: Swords and Spades Review Summary

Last updated: 2026-08-30
  • Diverse character playstyles
  • Highly addictive gameplay
  • RNG is excessively dominant
  • Game is poorly balanced
  • Difficulty is punishingly high
  • Progression is too slow
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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
723
Positive
62586.4%
Negative
9813.6%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
61,538
Estimated revenue
$922,455
Game price
$15
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
43.23%
Estimated copies lost
340
Estimated revenue lost
$5,097
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment × Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
43.2%
Avg playtime 1.4h
43.2%
Avg playtime 1.4h
> 2h playtime
2318.5%
Avg playtime 51.1h
9375%
Avg playtime 274.5h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day0.1 rev/day
Last 30d0.1 rev/day
Quarterly6.2 rev/qtr
Days covered1,865.6 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
124 total
Organic purchasers11895.2%
Voted up: 78%
Key activations64.84%
Voted up: 83%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
124 total
First impression0-2h1612.9%
Voted up: 69%
Mid game2-10h4133.1%
Voted up: 76%
Late game10-20h2621.0%
Voted up: 81%
Endgame20h+4133.1%
Voted up: 83%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
1.61% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
100.0%
Global baseline 78.2%
2 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 723 total.