The Legend of Heroes: Kuro no Kiseki Review Summary

Last updated: 2026-08-30
  • Hybrid combat system praised
  • Graphics and visuals improved
  • Great entry for newcomers
  • Final chapter drags excessively
  • FPS lock and performance issues
  • General translation quality poor
The Legend of Heroes: Kuro no Kiseki 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
1,720
Positive
1,56891.2%
Negative
1528.8%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
109,004
Estimated revenue
$5,449,110
Game price
$50
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
51.86%
Estimated copies lost
317
Estimated revenue lost
$15,847
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment × Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
51.9%
Avg playtime 0.7h
31.1%
Avg playtime 0.5h
> 2h playtime
4115.2%
Avg playtime 68.3h
22081.8%
Avg playtime 112.1h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day0.2 rev/day
Last 30d0.4 rev/day
Quarterly13 rev/qtr
Days covered1,489.1 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
269 total
Organic purchasers19171.0%
Voted up: 83%
Key activations7829.0%
Voted up: 82%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
269 total
First impression0-2h248.92%
Voted up: 58%
Mid game2-10h248.92%
Voted up: 92%
Late game10-20h114.09%
Voted up: 91%
Endgame20h+21078.1%
Voted up: 84%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
2.97% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
62.5%
Global baseline 82.9%
8 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 1,720 total.