Dead Weight Review Summary

Last updated: 2026-07-18
  • Good value for money
  • Great roguelike with tactics
  • Beautiful pixel art
  • Repetitive gameplay and content
  • Missing features and QOL
  • Minimal and unclear UI
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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
143
Positive
12990.2%
Negative
149.8%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
10,402
Estimated revenue
$135,122
Game price
$13
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
86.67%
Estimated copies lost
582
Estimated revenue lost
$7,560
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment × Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
86.7%
Avg playtime 0.9h
2420%
Avg playtime 1.1h
> 2h playtime
00%
Avg playtime 0h
8873.3%
Avg playtime 5.5h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day94.3 rev/day
Last 30d4 rev/day
Quarterly0 rev/qtr
Days covered1.3 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
120 total
Organic purchasers11595.8%
Voted up: 93%
Key activations54.17%
Voted up: 100%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
120 total
First impression0-2h7461.7%
Voted up: 89%
Mid game2-10h4335.8%
Voted up: 100%
Late game10-20h32.50%
Voted up: 100%
Endgame20h+00.00%
Voted up: 0%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
2.50% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
100.0%
Global baseline 93.3%
3 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 143 total.