Windswept Review Summary

Last updated: 2026-06-24
  • High-quality platformer overall
  • Retro and DKC-inspired design
  • Exceptional level design
  • Charming pixel art style
  • Uneven difficulty curve
  • Post-game difficulty spike
Windswept header

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
532
Positive
49593.0%
Negative
377.0%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
37,562
Estimated revenue
$750,864
Game price
$20
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
122.26%
Estimated copies lost
847
Estimated revenue lost
$16,932
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment × Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
122.3%
Avg playtime 0.6h
489%
Avg playtime 1.1h
> 2h playtime
254.7%
Avg playtime 12.2h
44684%
Avg playtime 20.8h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day2.4 rev/day
Last 30d0.5 rev/day
Quarterly362 rev/qtr
Days covered217 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
531 total
Organic purchasers44884.4%
Voted up: 92%
Key activations8315.6%
Voted up: 96%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
531 total
First impression0-2h14326.9%
Voted up: 92%
Mid game2-10h22141.6%
Voted up: 91%
Late game10-20h6612.4%
Voted up: 95%
Endgame20h+10119.0%
Voted up: 97%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
11.68% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
95.2%
Global baseline 93.0%
62 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 532 total.