Wuthering Waves Review Summary

Last updated: 2026-07-05
  • Graphics and visuals praised
  • Combat is engaging and fun
  • Exploration is enjoyable
  • Poor optimization and performance
  • Large file size
  • Gacha system is unfair
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Emotions

Archetypes

Hardware

Windows <8GB VRAM / <16GB RAMnegativeWindows 8-11GB VRAMmixed
Core metrics

Core business metrics

Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.

Steam review stats
Steam rating
Very Positive (8/10)
Total reviews
51,063
Positive
45,08188.3%
Negative
5,98211.7%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
3,383,056
Estimated revenue
Not applicable
Game price
F2P
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
7472.16%
Estimated copies lost
49,491
Estimated revenue lost
Not applicable
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment × Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
7532.2%
Avg playtime 0.9h
7782.3%
Avg playtime 0.9h
> 2h playtime
3,53210.2%
Avg playtime 116.5h
29,44785.3%
Avg playtime 205.7h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day79.8 rev/day
Last 30d140.1 rev/day
Quarterly5,116.3 rev/qtr
Days covered432.6 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
34,510 total
Organic purchasers34,510100.0%
Voted up: 88%
Key activations00.00%
Voted up: 0%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
34,510 total
First impression0-2h2,2736.59%
Voted up: 60%
Mid game2-10h5,60916.3%
Voted up: 83%
Late game10-20h3,81811.1%
Voted up: 90%
Endgame20h+22,81066.1%
Voted up: 91%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
0.68% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
83.5%
Global baseline 87.6%
236 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 51,063 total.