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Swords and Sandals Classic Collection
Hooks you almost right away
Gets good by 2h almost every game dips in hours 2–3
Reach the ending at least 24% of players who started
Started playing 64% of owners
Steam reviews 93% positive of 3,051
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 7 reviews are negative (15%); after 7h it's 1 in 15 (7%).
- The opening is criticised less than in 83% of games we track.
- At least 24% of players who start reach the ending.
- Only 64% of owners have even the first achievement — the rest barely played.
When it gets good
Share of positive reviews by how many hours the reviewer had played when writing the review.
before it gets good opening up fully opened up
Based on all 3,076 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 299 reviews: 12.3h for positive, 8.7h for negative. Almost every game is rated lower in the first 2–3 hours: that window includes refunds and quick first impressions. What matters is how deep the dip is and how fast the game recovers.
Where players quit
Share of players who started the game and reached each story milestone. 100% is the most common achievement (64.1% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Order Restored Defeat HeChaos and complete SS1 ≥24% −76
story milestone ending (most common ending) biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (74)
story milestone ending side
- You'll Regret This! Defeat the Fearful Prisoner in SS2 100%
- Meat Your Maker Defeat John the Butcher in SS2 92%
- Go Ninja Go Defeat the Evil Ninja in SS2 89%
- Sonned Defeat Son of Stylonius in SS2 82%
- Whiskey in the Jar Defeat Wolfgang of Shackleford in SS1 75%
- If You're Going To Waste My Time Anger Thargaan the Armourer in SS1 74%
- Dantus' Inferno Defeat Marksman Dantus in SS2 71%
- Golden Dreams Earn over 100,000 gold in SS 2 69%
- Beast Out Defeat the Great Beast in SS2 65%
- Sagan's Pudding Defeat the Wizard Sagan in SS2 61%
- Slave Rebellion Defeat the Slave Driver in SS2 54%
- Sphere-A-Cleared Defeat Spheracles in SS2 50%
- The Folly of Smythe Defeat Bo'sun Smythe in SS1 49%
- Flower In The Desert Defeat Maharaja Saeed in SS2 44%
- These Old Bones Defeat the Fearful Prisoner in SS3 40%
- All Eyez On Me Defeat Gaiax in SS2 40%
- Whither Are We Bound Play on the Vale of Heroes map in SS4 38%
- Katsu Curried Defeat Daimyo Katsumodo in SS2 37%
- Freedom Rings Defeat the Slave Driver in SS1 36%
- He Who Causes Chaos Defeat HeChaos in SS2 34%
- Take That, You Fiend Defeat Archfiend Zeerzabahl in SS2 32%
- Whip It Good Defeat Nine Cat Jack in SS1 31%
- Crackling Bacon Defeat Boarhide Trader Pigsus in SS3 31%
- Knight To Remember Defeat Sir Belgrave in SS2 30%
- Bhaaaaaargle! Defeat Bhaargle Yarg in SS2 29%
- Southern Comforts Defeat Stylonius of Southport in SS1 28%
- Heavens Above Defeat Archangel Sandalphon in SS2 27%
- I Ain't Afraid Of No Ghost Defeat Xanfar the Haunted in SS3 27%
- Honours To Your House Defeat Lord Talah'udin in SS1 26%
- To Thyself Be True Defeat your evil self in SS2 26%
- Order Restored Defeat HeChaos and complete SS1 24%
- Obliterated! Defeat the Obliterator 9000 in SS3 24%
- Gathering the Magic Unlock all cards in SS4 23%
- Follow Mr Omazing, Follow! Defeat Mr Omazing in SS3 21%
- Roof Of The World Play on the Arkmagius Mountains map in SS4 19%
- Well... That Was Kind Of Unbalanced Defeat the Yeti Project in SS3 18%
- Diamond Soled Sandals Earn over 100,000 gold in SS3 18%
- Emperor Dethroned Defeat Antares and complete SS2 18%
- The Game Is On! Unlock all Minigames in SS4 18%
- Anna Banana Defeat Battlemaiden Anna in SS3 17%
- Into The Dark We Go Play on the Deepnether Caverns map in SS4 17%
- A Real Fizzer Defeat Fizzacles in SS3 16%
- Hammer To Fall Defeat Sir Brian of May in SS3 16%
- Chimpan A To Chimpan Z Defeat Arglaxx in SS3 15%
- Quick On The Draw Defeat the Boneslinger in SS3 14%
- No Fiend Of Mine Defeat Archfiend Coalbahl in SS3 14%
- Abort, Retry, Success! Defeat the Bladetron 2.0 in SS3 14%
- Weed Killer Defeat Mossocles in SS3 13%
- Knight Of The Heart Defeat Great Knight Gallantrus in SS3 12%
- King Me Complete King Lionel's chapter in SS Crusader 12%
- Conjurer of Cheap Tricks Defeat Bhaargle in SS3 12%
- Stone Cold Defeat Platos in SS3 12%
- Ninja, The Tea Party's Over! Defeat Evil Ninja Redux in SS3 11%
- Pamplemoussed Defeat Magnificent Leopold in SS3 11%
- Where Giants Fear To Tread Play on the Fallen Titan map in SS4 11%
- A Dozen Rosaries Defeat Father Painbringer in SS3 11%
- Try Turning It On And Off Again Defeat Bluescreen Death in SS3 11%
- Bones To Gnaw On Defeat the Undead Great Beast in SS3 10%
- How The Mighty Have Fallen Defeat Fallen Emperor Antares in SS3 10%
- See You In S&S VI! Defeat Ultratus Omega and complete SS3 8.4%
- Villainry Afoot! Play on the Vale of Villains map in SS4 8.1%
- For the great Sir GBW Complete Sir Belgrave's chapter in SS Crusader 8.1%
- On top of the Whiskey Barrel Complete Baron Wolfgang's chapter in SS Crusader 6.7%
- Frozen Hearted Play a game on the Frost Heart Caverns map in SS4 6.6%
- Helm's Angels Complete Celen Helmguard's chapter in SS Crusader 5.9%
- Cobra Kai'd! Play a game on the Cobraspine Mountains map in SS4 5.5%
- Bors Truly Complete Bors the Mighty's chapter in SS Crusader 5.5%
- I Love You, Dr Zaius Complete Arglaxx' chapter in SS Crusader 5.1%
- Deus Vult! Play on the Shackled God map in SS4 4.8%
- Mad, Bad and Dangerous To Know Complete HeChaos' chapter in SS Crusader 4.8%
- Dem Bones, Dem Bones Complete Antares' chapter in SS Crusader 4.7%
- Bad Spider Dog! Defeat the Shi-Tzurantula in SS Crusader 4.7%
- United We Stand Defend Brandor and complete SS Crusader 4.5%
- Abomination Purged Complete the horrible Gross Out : Battle for Sludge Valley 3.0%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-19.