The Gate Must Stand Review Summary

Last updated: 2026-06-19
Review summary
  • Surprisingly deep gameplay
  • Rewarding progression system
  • Satisfying combat visuals
  • Lacking upgrade system detail
  • Low FPS and stutter
  • No controller support
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Categories

Tower DefenseRoguelikeResource ManagementMedieval SettingFantasyCharacter ProgressionHack and Slash

Emotions

Core metrics

Core business metrics

Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.

Steam review stats
Steam rating
Positive (7/10)
Total reviews
46
Positive
3882.6%
Negative
817.4%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
3,558
Estimated revenue
$35,544
Game price
$10
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
48.70%
Estimated copies lost
309
Estimated revenue lost
$3,087
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment Ă— Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
48.7%
Avg playtime 0.5h
24.3%
Avg playtime 1.5h
> 2h playtime
48.7%
Avg playtime 2.9h
3678.3%
Avg playtime 5.5h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day64.7 rev/day
Last 30d1.5 rev/day
Quarterly0 rev/qtr
Days covered0.7 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
46 total
Organic purchasers4597.8%
Voted up: 82%
Key activations12.17%
Voted up: 100%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
46 total
First impression0-2h2350.0%
Voted up: 78%
Mid game2-10h2145.7%
Voted up: 86%
Late game10-20h24.35%
Voted up: 100%
Endgame20h+00.00%
Voted up: 0%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
2.17% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
100.0%
Global baseline 82.6%
1 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 46 total.