Age of Wonders III Review Summary

Last updated: 2026-06-16
  • Graphics and aesthetics praised
  • Captivating and high quality
  • Music is well received
  • Tactical combat lacks depth
  • AI cheating and unfair advantages
  • Frequent crashes and freezes
Age of Wonders III 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
12,783
Positive
10,24780.2%
Negative
2,53619.8%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
852,200
Estimated revenue
$25,557,478
Game price
$30
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
184.71%
Estimated copies lost
1,200
Estimated revenue lost
$35,988
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment Ă— Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
184.7%
Avg playtime 1h
174.5%
Avg playtime 1h
> 2h playtime
6216.2%
Avg playtime 272h
28574.6%
Avg playtime 620.6h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day0.1 rev/day
Last 30d0.5 rev/day
Quarterly7.4 rev/qtr
Days covered4,505.4 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
382 total
Organic purchasers19350.5%
Voted up: 81%
Key activations18949.5%
Voted up: 77%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
382 total
First impression0-2h4110.7%
Voted up: 51%
Mid game2-10h5514.4%
Voted up: 67%
Late game10-20h338.64%
Voted up: 82%
Endgame20h+25366.2%
Voted up: 86%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
0.00% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
N/A
Global baseline 79.1%
0 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 12,783 total.