Of Ash and Steel Review Summary
Last updated: 2026-06-18
- Strong Gothic influence praised
- Game is charming and fun
- Story has strong moments
- Vague quest objectives
- Poor combat system
- Frequent crashes and startup failures
Archetypes
Hardware
Windows 12-15GB VRAMmixedWindows 8-11GB VRAMpositive
Core metrics
Core business metrics
Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.
Steam review stats
- Steam rating
- Mixed (5/10)
- Total reviews
- 6,512
- Positive
- 4,22864.9%
- Negative
- 2,28435.1%
Sales estimations
- Estimated sales count
- 487,812
- Estimated revenue
- $14,629,482
- Game price
- $30
- Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
- Refund-intent reviews
- 2654.07%
- Estimated copies lost
- 19,851
- Estimated revenue lost
- $595,331
Review pace
Statistical analysis
Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.
Sentiment × Playtime
review counts| Bucket | Neg | Pos |
|---|---|---|
| ≤ 2h playtime | 2684.1% Avg playtime 0.8h | 1101.7% Avg playtime 0.9h |
| > 2h playtime | 2,01831% Avg playtime 50.5h | 4,11663.2% Avg playtime 99.5h |
Velocity
review pace| Avg/day | 31.8 rev/day |
| Last 30d | 4.5 rev/day |
| Quarterly | 4,186 rev/qtr |
| Days covered | 205 days |
Audience segments
Who is reviewing
Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.
Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
6,512 total
Organic purchasers5,64686.7%
Voted up: 65%
Key activations86613.3%
Voted up: 64%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
6,512 total
First impression0-2h66610.2%
Voted up: 53%
Mid game2-10h1,68025.8%
Voted up: 61%
Late game10-20h95314.6%
Voted up: 53%
Endgame20h+3,21349.3%
Voted up: 73%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
Deck satisfaction
37.8%
Global baseline 64.9%
37 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 6,512 total.