When does Waltz of the Wizard get good?

Give it 3 hours. In the first 2 hours 1 in 5 reviews are negative (22%); after 3h it's 1 in 50 (2%). 84% of owners got the first achievement.

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Waltz of the Wizard

Jul 10, 2019 Steam: Very Positive

Give it 3 hours

Gets good by 3h almost every game dips in hours 2–3

Started playing 84% of owners

Steam reviews 91% positive of 976

What the data shows

In the first 2 hours 1 in 5 reviews are negative (22%); after 3h it's 1 in 50 (2%).
84% 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.

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Based on all 989 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 292 reviews: 5.4h for positive, 0.7h 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 (83.7% 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 (23)

Wizard Apprentice Brew 6 spells in the cauldron. 100%
Aaaaaaahhhh! Throw Skully out the window. 86%
Afraid of heights Visit the canyon bridge. 83%
Wizard Master Brew all 12 spells in the cauldron. 79%
Judgement Put on trial by the interdimensional judges. 70%
Catch this! Play catch with the armor knight. 67%
Aghh, a monster! Encounter the hallway monster. 66%
Crossbow Master Play a flawless crossbow target game. 43%
Why did I drink that? Drink the 3 hidden potions. 40%
Sword Master Play a flawless gargoyle sword game. 26%
Ooh, a secret! Play the hidden musical notes. 26%
Master of the Maze Complete the maze trial. 25%
Artifact Connoisseur Find five whispering artifacts. 20%
Scavenger Hunter Finish the scavenge hunt. 19%
So much left to know Finish the first 10 levels in the Observer Fortress. 18%
Coven of Cooperation Use the Co-Op mode. 15%
Artifact Seeker Find ten whispering artifacts. 13%
Arcane Artisan Use all Natural Magic powers. 11%
The fall explained Finish the first 25 levels in the Observer Fortress. 9.8%
Conqueror of Chaos Defeat all the unique Observer Fortress enemies. 8.7%
The truth revealed Finish all the levels in the Observer Fortress. 8.5%
Vocal Virtuoso Use all unique voice commands. 7.2%
UNLIMITED POWER! Electrify Skully 25 times. 5.7%

Steam page Updated: 2026-10-20.