Metal: Hellsinger
Hooks you almost right away
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 13 reviews are negative (8%); after 4h it's 1 in 40 (3%).
- Fully opens up by hour 4.
- The opening is criticised less than in 93% of games we track.
- 26% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “Breaking the Law” (Destroyed the Red Judge aspect in Voke) and “If I Can Make It Here” (Destroyed the Red Judge aspect in Stygia): from 89% to 74% of starters.
- 93% of owners got the first achievement.
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 17,365 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 299 reviews: 6.1h for positive, 2.6h 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 (92.8% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Breaking the Law Destroyed the Red Judge aspect in Voke 89% −11
- If I Can Make It Here Destroyed the Red Judge aspect in Stygia Most players quit here 74% −15
- Smoke on the Water Destroyed the Red Judge aspect in Yhelm 61% −13
- Rise, Rebel, Resist Destroyed the Red Judge aspect in Incaustis 50% −11
- Dead and Buried Destroyed the Red Judge aspect in Gehenna 41% −8
- Ain't No Mountain High Enough Destroyed the Red Judge aspect in Nihil 35% −6
- For Whom the Bell Tolls Destroyed the Red Judge aspect in Acheron 31% −4
- When She Falleth Destroyed the Red Judge 27% −4
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (28)
story milestone ending side
- Kill Your Demons Multi-killed 2 enemies 100%
- This Pounding Heart Reached Hit Streak: 10 98%
- Breaking the Law Destroyed the Red Judge aspect in Voke 89%
- This Pounding Heart II Reached Hit Streak: 20 82%
- If I Can Make It Here Destroyed the Red Judge aspect in Stygia 74%
- Highway to Hell Got 666 kills (game total) 63%
- Smoke on the Water Destroyed the Red Judge aspect in Yhelm 61%
- The Ferrywoman Killed 8 enemies in 4 seconds 55%
- This Pounding Heart III Reached Hit Streak: 35 53%
- Heavy Metal Is the Law Completed a Torment 53%
- Material Girl Obtained all weapons 52%
- Three of Pentacles Achieved the top result in a Torment 51%
- Rise, Rebel, Resist Destroyed the Red Judge aspect in Incaustis 50%
- Queen of the Underworld Killed 50 Behemoths 47%
- Dead and Buried Destroyed the Red Judge aspect in Gehenna 41%
- Ain't No Mountain High Enough Destroyed the Red Judge aspect in Nihil 35%
- This Pounding Heart IV Reached Hit Streak: 50 33%
- For Whom the Bell Tolls Destroyed the Red Judge aspect in Acheron 31%
- The Empress Killed 25 enemies while maintaining a Hit Streak 28%
- When She Falleth Destroyed the Red Judge 27%
- Soaring in the Deep Soared (Dash + jump) 100 times 26%
- Piece of My Heart Died in a Chaos Crystal explosion 19%
- The Sword is Sharper Killed a Judge's Aspect with Terminus 15%
- Who Wants to Live Forever Died 20 times 15%
- No Rest for the Wicked Completed all Torments 12%
- Raining Blood Killed two Seraphs in one attack 9.2%
- Pazifist Cleared a Hell using only Paz 8.5%
- Not Shaken, Nor Stirred Never hit off-beat in a Hell 6.9%