Legacy of Kain: Defiance Remastered

Last updated: 2026-03-05
  • Modernized camera system and responsive controls
  • Enhanced graphics, lighting, and high-quality remaster
  • Engaging story, characters, and excellent voice acting
  • Worth the price with additional bonus content
  • Camera and combat issues with clunky controls
  • Gameplay criticism and frequent bugs and crashes
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Emotions

Archetypes

Core metrics

Core business metrics

Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.

Steam review stats
Steam rating
Very Positive (8/10)
Total reviews
196
Positive
19398.5%
Negative
31.5%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
13,384
Estimated revenue
$334,466
Game price
$25
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
10.55%
Estimated copies lost
68
Estimated revenue lost
$1,699
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment × Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
10.6%
Avg playtime 0.3h
4122.7%
Avg playtime 0.9h
> 2h playtime
21.1%
Avg playtime 5.1h
13775.7%
Avg playtime 8.3h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day103.9 rev/day
Last 30d6 rev/day
Quarterly0 rev/qtr
Days covered1.7 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
181 total
Organic purchasers16993.4%
Voted up: 98%
Key activations126.63%
Voted up: 100%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
181 total
First impression0-2h8647.5%
Voted up: 99%
Mid game2-10h7943.6%
Voted up: 97%
Late game10-20h147.73%
Voted up: 100%
Endgame20h+21.10%
Voted up: 100%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
1.10% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
100.0%
Global baseline 98.3%
2 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 196 total.