Barony Review Summary

Last updated: 2026-08-01
  • Great roguelike dungeon crawler
  • Excellent co-op and multiplayer
  • High variety and replayability
  • Locked behind DLC paywall
  • Steep learning curve
  • Annoying boulder traps
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Emotions

Archetypes

Hardware

Windows <8GB VRAM / <16GB RAMmixedWindows 8-11GB VRAMpositive
Core metrics

Core business metrics

Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.

Steam review stats
Steam rating
Very Positive (8/10)
Total reviews
17,462
Positive
15,85090.8%
Negative
1,6129.2%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
1,088,853
Estimated revenue
$21,766,171
Game price
$20
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
2243.92%
Estimated copies lost
13,968
Estimated revenue lost
$279,220
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment Ă— Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
2264%
Avg playtime 0.9h
1081.9%
Avg playtime 1h
> 2h playtime
4427.7%
Avg playtime 31.8h
4,94186.4%
Avg playtime 67.1h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day1.4 rev/day
Last 30d61.8 rev/day
Quarterly71.7 rev/qtr
Days covered4,054.4 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
5,717 total
Organic purchasers4,23074.0%
Voted up: 88%
Key activations1,48726.0%
Voted up: 89%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
5,717 total
First impression0-2h4838.45%
Voted up: 47%
Mid game2-10h1,82331.9%
Voted up: 88%
Late game10-20h98217.2%
Voted up: 92%
Endgame20h+2,42942.5%
Voted up: 96%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
1.63% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
87.1%
Global baseline 88.3%
93 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 17,462 total.