Cairn

Last updated: 2026-03-11
  • Fun and rewarding gameplay
  • Unique and complex climbing mechanics
  • Beautiful environments and immersive experience
  • Limbs selection issues and climbing mechanics problems
  • Unlikable main character and weak story development
  • Performance and optimization issues
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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
15,004
Positive
14,16094.4%
Negative
8445.6%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
987,830
Estimated revenue
$29,625,022
Game price
$30
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
1490.99%
Estimated copies lost
9,810
Estimated revenue lost
$294,202
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment × Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
1491%
Avg playtime 0.9h
1711.1%
Avg playtime 1.2h
> 2h playtime
6954.6%
Avg playtime 13h
13,98793.2%
Avg playtime 20.9h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day369 rev/day
Last 30d187.6 rev/day
Quarterly0 rev/qtr
Days covered40.7 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
15,002 total
Organic purchasers12,87785.8%
Voted up: 94%
Key activations2,12514.2%
Voted up: 95%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
15,002 total
First impression0-2h1,0236.82%
Voted up: 82%
Mid game2-10h4,00726.7%
Voted up: 91%
Late game10-20h6,42742.8%
Voted up: 96%
Endgame20h+3,54523.6%
Voted up: 98%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
3.32% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
93.0%
Global baseline 94.4%
498 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 15,004 total.