Windward

Last updated: 2026-05-08
  • High-quality graphics and music
  • Variety of quests and trading activities
  • Engaging and addictive pirate-themed gameplay
  • Repetitive gameplay and shallow combat
  • Excessive grinding and declining player base
  • Imbalance and AI issues
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Emotions

Archetypes

Core metrics

Core business metrics

Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.

Steam review stats
Steam rating
Mostly Positive (6/10)
Total reviews
3,621
Positive
2,88579.7%
Negative
73620.3%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
282,806
Estimated revenue
$2,825,232
Game price
$10
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
42.55%
Estimated copies lost
312
Estimated revenue lost
$3,117
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment × Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
42.5%
Avg playtime 1.4h
74.5%
Avg playtime 0.9h
> 2h playtime
4126.1%
Avg playtime 62.7h
10566.9%
Avg playtime 150.6h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day0 rev/day
Last 30d0.1 rev/day
Quarterly3.7 rev/qtr
Days covered4,197.6 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
157 total
Organic purchasers10365.6%
Voted up: 75%
Key activations5434.4%
Voted up: 65%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
157 total
First impression0-2h138.28%
Voted up: 69%
Mid game2-10h3622.9%
Voted up: 56%
Late game10-20h2415.3%
Voted up: 79%
Endgame20h+8453.5%
Voted up: 76%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
1.27% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
100.0%
Global baseline 71.3%
2 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 3,621 total.