Legacy of Kain: Ascendance

Last updated: 2026-04-02
  • Original voice actors returned with excellent voice acting
  • Awesome music and great pixel art
  • Fun gameplay with stunning Soul Reaver remakes
  • Gameplay criticized as repetitive and frustrating
  • Story perceived as problematic and unengaging
  • Combat described as boring and unsatisfying
Legacy of Kain: Ascendance header

Emotions

Archetypes

Core metrics

Core business metrics

Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.

Steam review stats
Steam rating
Mostly Negative (4/10)
Total reviews
226
Positive
7031.0%
Negative
15669.0%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
17,184
Estimated revenue
$343,508
Game price
$20
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
5333.76%
Estimated copies lost
4,030
Estimated revenue lost
$80,560
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment × Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
5333.8%
Avg playtime 0.8h
127.6%
Avg playtime 1.1h
> 2h playtime
5836.9%
Avg playtime 4.4h
3421.7%
Avg playtime 4.9h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day87 rev/day
Last 30d5.2 rev/day
Quarterly0 rev/qtr
Days covered1.8 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
157 total
Organic purchasers14994.9%
Voted up: 28%
Key activations85.10%
Voted up: 50%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
157 total
First impression0-2h7245.9%
Voted up: 25%
Mid game2-10h8453.5%
Voted up: 33%
Late game10-20h10.64%
Voted up: 0%
Endgame20h+00.00%
Voted up: 0%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
14.01% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
13.6%
Global baseline 29.3%
22 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 226 total.