Old World Review Summary
Last updated: 2026-10-28
- Best-in-class 4X strategy game
- Competent, non-cheating AI opponents
- High replayability through random events
- Fresh, refined 4X mechanics
- Steep learning curve for newcomers
- Poor performance and optimization issues
Emotions
Archetypes
Hardware
Windows <8GB VRAMnegativeWindows 12-15GB 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
- 7,013
- Positive
- 5,78882.5%
- Negative
- 1,22517.5%
Sales estimations
- Estimated sales count
- 572,020
- Estimated revenue
- $22,875,080
- Game price
- $40
- Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
- Refund-intent reviews
- 2062.94%
- Estimated copies lost
- 16,803
- Estimated revenue lost
- $671,952
Review pace
Statistical analysis
Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.
Sentiment × Playtime
review counts| Bucket | Neg | Pos |
|---|---|---|
| ≤ 2h playtime | 2073% Avg playtime 0.8h | 1051.5% Avg playtime 1h |
| > 2h playtime | 1,01814.5% Avg playtime 88.6h | 5,68381% Avg playtime 247h |
Velocity
review pace| Avg/day | 4.3 rev/day |
| Last 30d | 3.3 rev/day |
| Quarterly | 377.6 rev/qtr |
| Days covered | 1,622.7 days |
Audience segments
Who is reviewing
Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.
Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
7,013 total
Organic purchasers6,09887.0%
Voted up: 83%
Key activations91513.0%
Voted up: 82%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
7,013 total
First impression0-2h4886.96%
Voted up: 51%
Mid game2-10h1,49021.2%
Voted up: 76%
Late game10-20h1,10515.8%
Voted up: 81%
Endgame20h+3,93056.0%
Voted up: 90%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
Deck satisfaction
93.5%
Global baseline 82.5%
46 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 7,013 total.