The Shimmering Horizon and Cursed Blacksmith

Last updated: 2025-12-01
  • Consumable weapon crafting loop is core.
  • Engaging turn-based roguelike dungeon crawling.
  • Offers deep strategic challenge.
  • Overly difficult and unbalanced combat.
  • Punishing save system, harsh death penalties.
  • Adult content is often disappointing.
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Emotions

Core metrics

Core business metrics

Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.

Steam review stats
Steam rating
Mostly Positive (6/10)
Total reviews
377
Positive
27974.0%
Negative
9826.0%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
26,589
Estimated revenue
$478,336
Game price
$20
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
123.17%
Estimated copies lost
846
Estimated revenue lost
$15,220
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment Ă— Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
123.2%
Avg playtime 0.8h
318.2%
Avg playtime 0.8h
> 2h playtime
8622.8%
Avg playtime 11.5h
24965.9%
Avg playtime 14.3h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day112.8 rev/day
Last 30d12.6 rev/day
Quarterly0 rev/qtr
Days covered3.4 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
378 total
Organic purchasers34089.9%
Voted up: 72%
Key activations3810.1%
Voted up: 95%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
378 total
First impression0-2h11430.2%
Voted up: 86%
Mid game2-10h17045.0%
Voted up: 72%
Late game10-20h6818.0%
Voted up: 60%
Endgame20h+266.88%
Voted up: 69%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
2.12% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
37.5%
Global baseline 74.1%
8 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 377 total.