Jade Empire™: Special Edition Review Summary

Last updated: 2026-10-09
  • Acclaimed classic RPG
  • Great story praised highly
  • Unique innovative combat system
  • Steam launch errors prevent access
  • Combat feels clunky and frustrating
  • Poor adaptation to modern systems
Jade Empire™: Special Edition header

Emotions

Archetypes

Core metrics

Core business metrics

Steam review mix, revenue model, and refund leakage.

Steam review stats
Steam rating
Mostly Positive (6/10)
Total reviews
2,090
Positive
1,58675.9%
Negative
50424.1%
Sales estimations
Estimated sales count
170,735
Estimated revenue
$2,559,318
Game price
$15
Review → sale ratio
Refund leakage
Refund-intent reviews
229.69%
Estimated copies lost
1,797
Estimated revenue lost
$26,937
Review pace

Statistical analysis

Sentiment vs playtime and velocity signals.

Sentiment × Playtime

review counts
BucketNegPos
≤ 2h playtime
229.7%
Avg playtime 0.6h
2310.1%
Avg playtime 0.7h
> 2h playtime
2711.9%
Avg playtime 15.4h
15568.3%
Avg playtime 51.3h

Velocity

review pace
Avg/day0 rev/day
Last 30d0.5 rev/day
Quarterly3.5 rev/qtr
Days covered4,695.7 days
Audience segments

Who is reviewing

Buyer mixes, lifecycle phase, and Steam Deck signals.

Buyer vs key activations
Share of review volume
227 total
Organic purchasers21393.8%
Voted up: 78%
Key activations146.17%
Voted up: 86%
Honeymoon vs endgame
Based on hours played
227 total
First impression0-2h5222.9%
Voted up: 54%
Mid game2-10h4218.5%
Voted up: 64%
Late game10-20h4419.4%
Voted up: 93%
Endgame20h+8939.2%
Voted up: 92%
Steam Deck monitor
Deck vs global sentiment
4.41% of reviews
Deck satisfaction
100.0%
Global baseline 78.4%
10 Steam Deck-tagged reviews out of 2,090 total.