Kusan: City of Wolves Review Summary

Last updated: 2026-10-02
  • Gameplay feels practically perfect
  • Spiritual successor to Hotline Miami
  • Strong stylish art direction
  • Soundtrack is weak and repetitive
  • Story is mediocre and cliched
  • Game is very difficult
Kusan: City of Wolves header

Emotions

Archetypes

Hardware

Windows <8GB VRAMpositive
Core metrics

Core business metrics

Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.

Steam review stats
Steam rating
Very Positive (8/10)
Total reviews
353
Positive
31990.4%
Negative
349.6%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
24,676
Estimated revenue
$369,893
Game price
$15
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
164.53%
Estimated copies lost
1,118
Estimated revenue lost
$16,759
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment × Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
164.5%
Avg playtime 1.1h
349.6%
Avg playtime 1.2h
> 2h playtime
185.1%
Avg playtime 6.5h
28580.7%
Avg playtime 8.5h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day5.6 rev/day
Last 30d1.2 rev/day
Quarterly0 rev/qtr
Days covered62.8 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
353 total
Organic purchasers30987.5%
Voted up: 89%
Key activations4412.5%
Voted up: 98%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
353 total
First impression0-2h7822.1%
Voted up: 79%
Mid game2-10h23065.2%
Voted up: 93%
Late game10-20h3710.5%
Voted up: 100%
Endgame20h+82.27%
Voted up: 88%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
4.82% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
82.4%
Global baseline 90.4%
17 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 353 total.