Curse of Pirates Review Summary

Last updated: 2026-09-04
Review summary
  • Engaging pirate theme and gameplay
  • Great pixel graphics and music
  • Addictive roguelike horde combat
  • Poor progression and unbalanced difficulty
  • UI issues and lack of content
  • Technical bugs and frustrating deaths
Curse of Pirates header

Categories

RoguelikeHorde ShooterAction RPGShip CombatProcedural GenerationCharacter ProgressionResource ManagementPirate Theme

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
68
Positive
5783.8%
Negative
1116.2%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
4,986
Estimated revenue
$49,810
Game price
$10
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
22.94%
Estimated copies lost
147
Estimated revenue lost
$1,469
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment × Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≀ 2h playtime
22.9%
Avg playtime 0.9h
1420.6%
Avg playtime 1.1h
> 2h playtime
913.2%
Avg playtime 8h
4363.2%
Avg playtime 10.5h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day0.6 rev/day
Last 30d0 rev/day
Quarterly0 rev/qtr
Days covered118.8 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
68 total
Organic purchasers6291.2%
Voted up: 84%
Key activations68.82%
Voted up: 83%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
68 total
First impression0-2h3957.4%
Voted up: 92%
Mid game2-10h2435.3%
Voted up: 75%
Late game10-20h34.41%
Voted up: 33%
Endgame20h+22.94%
Voted up: 100%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
5.88% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
75.0%
Global baseline 83.8%
4 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 68 total.