Tails of Iron Review Summary

Last updated: 2026-09-07
  • Combat challenging and satisfying
  • Beautiful art style graphics
  • Engaging simple story
  • Broken unfair hitboxes
  • Dodge lacks invincibility frames
  • Steam Deck black screen issues
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Emotions

Archetypes

Hardware

Windows <8GB VRAMpositiveSteam Deck / handheldpositive
Core metrics

Core business metrics

Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.

Steam review stats
Steam rating
Very Positive (8/10)
Total reviews
15,075
Positive
13,23287.8%
Negative
1,84312.2%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
1,071,218
Estimated revenue
$26,769,738
Game price
$25
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
793.20%
Estimated copies lost
5,614
Estimated revenue lost
$140,294
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment × Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≀ 2h playtime
793.2%
Avg playtime 0.8h
341.4%
Avg playtime 1.1h
> 2h playtime
30212.3%
Avg playtime 14.4h
2,05083.2%
Avg playtime 18.2h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day1.4 rev/day
Last 30d4.8 rev/day
Quarterly83.8 rev/qtr
Days covered1,815.6 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
2,465 total
Organic purchasers2,11385.7%
Voted up: 85%
Key activations35214.3%
Voted up: 83%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
2,465 total
First impression0-2h1465.92%
Voted up: 42%
Mid game2-10h86235.0%
Voted up: 83%
Late game10-20h97439.5%
Voted up: 90%
Endgame20h+48319.6%
Voted up: 89%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
4.54% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
76.8%
Global baseline 84.5%
112 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 15,075 total.