Umihara Kawase Review Summary

Last updated: 2026-10-15
  • Charming and fun platformer
  • Unique fishing rod grappling mechanic
  • Practice mode enhances learning
  • Aggressive enemy spawns frustrate
  • Tedious boss fights irritate
  • Hard-to-learn controls challenge players
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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
245
Positive
22792.7%
Negative
187.3%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
20,262
Estimated revenue
$202,417
Game price
$10
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
54.50%
Estimated copies lost
414
Estimated revenue lost
$4,136
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment × Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
54.5%
Avg playtime 1.1h
2018%
Avg playtime 1.2h
> 2h playtime
54.5%
Avg playtime 7.1h
8173%
Avg playtime 25.3h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day0 rev/day
Last 30d0.1 rev/day
Quarterly2.4 rev/qtr
Days covered3,958.4 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
111 total
Organic purchasers10090.1%
Voted up: 90%
Key activations119.91%
Voted up: 100%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
111 total
First impression0-2h2825.2%
Voted up: 82%
Mid game2-10h4237.8%
Voted up: 90%
Late game10-20h1614.4%
Voted up: 94%
Endgame20h+2522.5%
Voted up: 100%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
2.70% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
100.0%
Global baseline 91.0%
3 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 245 total.