This War of Mine

Last updated: 2026-01-25
  • Unique civilian war survival perspective
  • Deep emotional storytelling and atmosphere
  • Realistic portrayal of war’s psychological toll
  • Frustrating resource scarcity and management
  • Emotionally taxing and depressing tone
  • Frequent crashes and technical issues
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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
105,100
Positive
97,56692.8%
Negative
7,5347.2%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
7,344,112
Estimated revenue
$146,808,799
Game price
$20
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
1031.70%
Estimated copies lost
7,197
Estimated revenue lost
$143,868
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment × Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
1031.7%
Avg playtime 0.8h
2524.2%
Avg playtime 1h
> 2h playtime
4387.2%
Avg playtime 26.6h
5,25686.9%
Avg playtime 56.5h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day1.5 rev/day
Last 30d11.6 rev/day
Quarterly116.5 rev/qtr
Days covered4,089.4 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
6,049 total
Organic purchasers5,00582.7%
Voted up: 91%
Key activations1,04417.3%
Voted up: 92%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
6,049 total
First impression0-2h4467.37%
Voted up: 74%
Mid game2-10h1,88831.2%
Voted up: 90%
Late game10-20h1,25720.8%
Voted up: 92%
Endgame20h+2,45840.6%
Voted up: 94%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
0.41% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
76.0%
Global baseline 91.1%
25 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 105,100 total.