Stronghold: Definitive Edition

Last updated: 2026-02-09
  • New content and campaigns
  • Nostalgic and enjoyable gameplay
  • Enhanced visuals and graphics
  • Poor AI and pathfinding
  • Campaign and mission design flaws
  • Fire mechanics issues
Stronghold: Definitive Edition header

Emotions

Core metrics

Core business metrics

Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.

Steam review stats
Steam rating
Very Positive (8/10)
Total reviews
9,763
Positive
8,42886.3%
Negative
1,33513.7%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
753,998
Estimated revenue
$11,302,430
Game price
$15
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
813.89%
Estimated copies lost
6,256
Estimated revenue lost
$93,777
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment × Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
823.9%
Avg playtime 0.6h
602.9%
Avg playtime 1h
> 2h playtime
1979.5%
Avg playtime 27h
1,74183.7%
Avg playtime 38.4h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day2.5 rev/day
Last 30d3.3 rev/day
Quarterly179.5 rev/qtr
Days covered824.7 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
2,080 total
Organic purchasers1,94393.4%
Voted up: 87%
Key activations1376.59%
Voted up: 85%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
2,080 total
First impression0-2h23011.1%
Voted up: 58%
Mid game2-10h78737.8%
Voted up: 88%
Late game10-20h45421.8%
Voted up: 90%
Endgame20h+60929.3%
Voted up: 92%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
0.53% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
90.9%
Global baseline 86.6%
11 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 9,763 total.