SpellRogue Review Summary

Last updated: 2026-08-29
  • Innovative dice mechanics praised
  • High replayability and variety
  • Unique roguelike deckbuilder
  • Balance issues throughout
  • Extreme difficulty causes stress
  • Inferior to Slay the Spire
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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
1,636
Positive
1,42787.2%
Negative
20912.8%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
122,675
Estimated revenue
$2,452,273
Game price
$20
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
72.25%
Estimated copies lost
525
Estimated revenue lost
$10,495
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment × Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
72.3%
Avg playtime 0.7h
41.3%
Avg playtime 1.2h
> 2h playtime
3711.9%
Avg playtime 57.8h
26384.6%
Avg playtime 72.6h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day0.3 rev/day
Last 30d0.3 rev/day
Quarterly27.6 rev/qtr
Days covered927.4 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
311 total
Organic purchasers30196.8%
Voted up: 85%
Key activations103.22%
Voted up: 100%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
311 total
First impression0-2h206.43%
Voted up: 60%
Mid game2-10h7724.8%
Voted up: 84%
Late game10-20h7022.5%
Voted up: 90%
Endgame20h+14446.3%
Voted up: 88%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
3.54% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
72.7%
Global baseline 85.9%
11 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 1,636 total.