Northwind Review Summary

Last updated: 2026-06-12
  • Innovative mechanics praised
  • Art style praised
  • Serious balance issues
  • Too few classes
  • Clunky card controls
  • Slow game pacing
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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
82
Positive
7085.4%
Negative
1214.6%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
5,001
Estimated revenue
$99,970
Game price
$20
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
22.47%
Estimated copies lost
122
Estimated revenue lost
$2,439
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment × Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
22.5%
Avg playtime 0.9h
33.7%
Avg playtime 0.9h
> 2h playtime
1012.3%
Avg playtime 14.5h
6681.5%
Avg playtime 28.3h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day0.3 rev/day
Last 30d0.1 rev/day
Quarterly36.5 rev/qtr
Days covered250 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
81 total
Organic purchasers5972.8%
Voted up: 80%
Key activations2227.2%
Voted up: 100%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
81 total
First impression0-2h89.88%
Voted up: 75%
Mid game2-10h4960.5%
Voted up: 86%
Late game10-20h1012.3%
Voted up: 80%
Endgame20h+1417.3%
Voted up: 93%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
2.47% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
100.0%
Global baseline 85.2%
2 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 82 total.