Waven Review Summary

Last updated: 2026-07-14
  • Varied and deep character builds
  • Game is fundamentally fun
  • Great solo and co-op experience
  • Game abandoned and dead
  • Predatory monetization
  • Poor PvP implementation
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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
5,087
Positive
4,07180.0%
Negative
1,01620.0%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
321,708
Estimated revenue
Not applicable
Game price
F2P
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
247.89%
Estimated copies lost
1,518
Estimated revenue lost
Not applicable
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment Ă— Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
247.9%
Avg playtime 0.5h
123.9%
Avg playtime 0.7h
> 2h playtime
6521.4%
Avg playtime 237.9h
20366.8%
Avg playtime 129.1h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day0.3 rev/day
Last 30d0.6 rev/day
Quarterly18.9 rev/qtr
Days covered1,061.6 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
304 total
Organic purchasers304100.0%
Voted up: 71%
Key activations00.00%
Voted up: 0%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
304 total
First impression0-2h4916.1%
Voted up: 41%
Mid game2-10h7023.0%
Voted up: 84%
Late game10-20h3210.5%
Voted up: 78%
Endgame20h+15350.3%
Voted up: 73%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
0.99% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
66.7%
Global baseline 70.7%
3 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 5,087 total.