Strategy
Monster Train
Hooks you almost right away
Gets good by 2h almost every game dips in hours 2–3
Fully opens up by 10h rated like by long-time players
Reach the ending 84% of players who started
Started playing 97% of owners
Steam reviews 96% positive of 22,997
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 6 reviews are negative (17%); after 15h it's 1 in 35 (3%).
- Fully opens up by hour 10.
- The opening is criticised less than in 78% of games we track.
- 84% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “Early Survivor” (Defeat the first boss) and “Angel Hunter” (Defeat Fel): from 100% to 85% of starters.
- 96% 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 23,125 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 298 reviews: 21.1h for positive, 12.8h 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 (96.5% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Early Survivor Defeat the first boss. 100%
- Angel Hunter Defeat Fel. Most players quit here 85% −15
- Seraph the Defeated Defeat Seraph. 84% −1
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (53)
story milestone ending side
- Early Survivor Defeat the first boss. 100%
- S-imp-le! Play an Imp card. 95%
- Upgraded Champion Upgrade your Champion twice. 94%
- Level Up! Level up any clan. 91%
- Hell’s Finest Have a monster deal at least 60 damage in one hit. 90%
- You Died! Lose a run. 90%
- Angel Hunter Defeat Fel. 85%
- Seraph the Defeated Defeat Seraph. 84%
- Into the Deep Sea Unlock The Stygian Guard. 84%
- All Brain, No Brawn Have a spell deal at least 120 damage in one hit. 78%
- The Breaker of Horns Reach Level 5 on The Hellhorned. 72%
- A Semblance of Sentience Reach Level 5 on The Awoken. 69%
- Diabolical Automation Unlock The Umbra. 68%
- Guardian of the Styx Reach Level 5 on The Stygian Guard. 55%
- Guided by Candles Unlock The Melting Remnant. 54%
- A Wisp Reanimated Reach Level 5 on The Umbra. 51%
- Dante’s Inferno Recruit Dante the Deceptive. 39%
- Hellhorned Dominance Reach Level 10 on The Hellhorned. 39%
- A Vicarious Remnant Reach Level 5 on The Melting Remnant. 38%
- Fully Awakened Reach Level 10 on The Awoken. 38%
- The Long Journey Begins Win a run at Covenant 5. 35%
- Penultimate Reach Level 10 on The Umbra. 28%
- Stygian Defender Reach Level 10 on The Stygian Guard. 28%
- Sans Seraph Defeat Seraph before his combat phase. 27%
- It’s a Secret... Find a rare flower. 26%
- An Endless Flicker Reach Level 10 on The Melting Remnant. 25%
- Is That a Challenge? Start a Daily Challenge. 24%
- The Devil is in the Details Win a run at Covenant 10. 21%
- Igniter of Pyre, Savior of Hell Achieve max level on all clans. 21%
- Li-Fel-less Defeat Fel before her combat phase. 19%
- Creators of Hell View the credits. 15%
- Hell Hath No Fury Win a run at Covenant 15. 14%
- Dead-alus Defeat Daedalus before his combat phase. 14%
- Trainee of the Pyre Score at least 30,000 points in a Daily Challenge. 12%
- Ta-ta Talos Defeat Talos before her combat phase. 12%
- Archpocalypse Defeat Archus before his combat phase. 11%
- We Were Born of Monsters Win a run at Covenant 25. 8.3%
- Apprentice of the Pyre Score at least 40,000 points in a Daily Challenge. 7.7%
- A Cramped Train Win a run with at least 40 cards at the end of the run. 7.5%
- Thief! Stop! Pickpocket a chest. 7.3%
- 20/20 Vision Win a run with googly eyes enabled. 6.6%
- The Melting Remnant Win a run with all covenants enabled on The Melting Remnant. 5.8%
- The Ragtag Bunch Win a run with 10 or fewer cards at the end of the run. 5.5%
- The Hellhorned Win a run with all covenants enabled on The Hellhorned. 5.4%
- The Awoken Win a run with all covenants enabled on The Awoken. 5.4%
- The Umbra Win a run with all covenants enabled on The Umbra. 5.4%
- My Game, My Rules Create a Custom Challenge. 5.4%
- On Your Own Win a run without a Champion. 5.2%
- The Stygian Guard Win a run with all covenants enabled on The Stygian Guard. 5.0%
- Buy Something, Won't You? Bother the shopkeeper. 4.0%
- Master of the Pyre Score at least 50,000 points in a Daily Challenge. 3.7%
- Only Determination Win a run without collecting any artifacts. 3.4%
- How to Deckbuilder Win a run with 0 cards at the end of the run. 1.7%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-18.