When does Deathbulge: Battle of the Bands get good?

Give it 15 hours. In the first 2 hours 1 in 16 reviews are negative (6%); after 15h it's 1 in 400 (0%). The opening is criticised less than in 96% of games we track.

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Deathbulge: Battle of the Bands

Aug 8, 2023 Steam: Overwhelmingly Positive

Give it 15 hours

Gets good by 15h then rated almost like by veterans

Started playing 47% of owners

Steam reviews 99% positive of 753

What the data shows

In the first 2 hours 1 in 16 reviews are negative (6%); after 15h it's 1 in 400 (0%).
The opening is criticised less than in 96% of games we track.
Few early reviews, so this is a rough estimate.
Only 47% 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 759 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 298 reviews: 19.5h for positive, 2h 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 (47.3% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.

Story milestones aren't labeled yet; all achievements are listed below.

All achievements (24)

Prove Your Strength Story achievement 100%
Shampoo and Conditioner Story achievement 80%
The Diva Dance Beat the second legend 73%
Bass Bass Bass Bass Bass Bass Story achievement 61%
No Shrubs Beat the first legend 61%
Chuckridge Battleloser Beat the third legend 51%
Premium Passengers Story achievement 50%
Exorcism Extravaganza Beat the fourth legend 46%
Turn up the Brass Story achievement 45%
Work No Longer in Progress Beat the fifth legend 40%
Concert Chaos Story achievement 39%
Sage Advice Story achievement 36%
Nice One Beat the game 33%
Is That REALLY How It Went? Talk about your hot date. 33%
Followed a Dream, Then Slapped It About a Bit Beat the sixth legend 30%
Maximum Megachampion REALLY beat the game. 26%
Completely Unhinged Kick all doors. 24%
Relentless Helper-Outer Complete all gigs. 24%
Professional Consumer Collect all merch. 16%
Extremely Battled Jacket Collect all patches. 15%
Hype is for Chumps Collect all beats. 14%
Fully Stocked Collect all stock expansions. 14%
Absolutely Eclectic Collect all mods. 14%
Scratchin' Fancy Fully upgrade all beats. 14%

Steam page Updated: 2026-10-21.