Sands of Aura

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 862 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 299 reviews: 29.3h for positive, 3.9h 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 (74.2% 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 (72)

• Setting Sail Begin your journey in Talamhel 100%
• A Small Thirsty Thing Defeat the Sanctum Beast 59%
• Leisis Bless You Return the Book of Scripture to Navae 25%
• Spirit Within Defeat Ubaani 23%
• Overboard Defeat the alchemect 19%
• Rain Must Fall Defeat Alaira 18%
• Sovereignty of Irons Defeat Greckko 16%
• Let Me Solo Them Defeat the Belfry Priests without enlisting the help of Kauzzum 14%
• Twin Thorns Defeat the Wilgram Twins 13%
• The Guardian of Fire Defeat the Flare Knight 12%
• The River Styx Discover the once-man village 12%
• Advanced Armaments Recruit an armorsmith and weaponsmith for Starspire 12%
• Frigid Winds Defeat Einar 12%
• Dousing a Venerable Flame Defeat all Ferrum bosses 11%
• Champion of Starspire Win the tournament during the Starspire festival 11%
• Unbridled Flame Defeat the Flare Knight with at least two pillars still intact 11%
• No Salvation Stop Alaira from successfully healing before defeating her 9.6%
• Locks and Keys Unlock the locked room in your home 9.3%
• A Supreme Kindness Defeat the Sanctum Beast before Lawrence is incapacitated 8.6%
• Rotted Throne Defeat the Hashari Princess 8.6%
• Smotherly Love Decide the fate of Creature 8.5%
• Prime Radiance Defeat Atnael 8.4%
• Bladesmith Collect all weapon head codices 7.4%
• Artisan Armaments Upgrade your armorsmith and weaponsmith equipment to max level 7.1%
• A Momentary Reflection Participate in all optional Aura moments 6.9%
• Port of Call Decide the fate of Talamhel 6.9%
• The Coming Dawn Defeat Maveth 6.9%
• Hearld of the Holy Seat Permanently defeat the Giant of Ishular 6.7%
• Top Tier Gear Upgrade an item to level 20 6.6%
• Redeemer Defeat Danthea 6.5%
• Explorer Discover and land at every island 6.5%
• A Girl From Husker Discover the true origin of Leisis 6.3%
• Trial By Fire Defeat Atnael without taking damage from fire trails 6.1%
• Nurture Over Nature Give the Abeyant Ovum to Furn 6.1%
• Transcended Abyss Defeat Maveth without taking any damage from corruption pools 5.5%
• Piles and Piles Have 100,000 glint in your possession 5.0%
• The End of Ancients Defeat Melgom 4.7%
• Reaching Vines Defeat Ubaani without being hit by his vine whip attacks 4.7%
• Sommelier Collect all brew recipes 4.4%
• A Blunted Blade Complete Danthea’s conversation in Ishular 4.2%
• Missing Melodies Find and recruit all musicians for Starspire 4.0%
• Family Heirlooms Help Alaira overcome the legacy of her family 3.6%
• Shattered Illusions Defeat Aura 3.5%
• Transformative Nature Use the Flowering Vasculature 3.5%
• Savage Progeny Defeat the Wilgram Twins within five seconds of each other 3.5%
• A Casualty of Truth Discover Calder within the Crumbling Basilica 3.1%
• Ascendant Defeat Melgom without taking any fall damage 3.0%
• Nature Over Nurture Give the Abeyant Ovum to Kauzzum 2.8%
• Divine Guidance Defeat Danthea without being hit by any orbiting maces 2.7%
• Before Court and Council Defeat the Hashari Princess while both of her handmaids are alive 2.6%
• Ignorant Bliss Complete Calder’s conversation after his return to Starspire 2.4%
• A Small Thirsty Thing (Hard Mode) Defeat the Sanctum Beast in Hard Mode 2.4%
• Unimpaired Defeat the alchemect without taking any damage 2.0%
• Navigating Farewells Defeat Aura without taking any damage from orbs during her shield phases 2.0%
• Pommelsmith Collect all weapon pommel casts 2.0%
• Child of Ronkurth Defeat Einar without being hit by any large frost orbs 1.8%
• En Garde Parry Greckko three times before defeating them 1.5%
• One Size Fits All Collect all armor pieces 1.3%
• The Trinket Tracker Collect all talismans 1.3%
• Spirit Within (Hard Mode) Defeat Ubaani in Hard Mode 1.3%
• Overboard (Hard Mode) Defeat the alchemect in Hard Mode 1.2%
• Rain Must Fall (Hard Mode) Defeat Alaira in Hard Mode 1.1%
• Sovereignty of Irons (Hard Mode) Defeat Greckko in Hard Mode 1.1%
• Redeemer (Hard Mode) Defeat Danthea in Hard Mode 0.9%
• Frigid Winds (Hard Mode) Defeat Einar in Hard Mode 0.9%
• The Guardian of Fire (Hard Mode) Defeat the Flare Knight in Hard Mode 0.9%
• Twin Thorns (Hard Mode) Defeat the Wilgram Twins in Hard Mode 0.9%
• Prime Radiance (Hard Mode) Defeat Atnael in Hard Mode 0.8%
• The End of Illusions (Hard Mode) Defeat Aura or Melgom in Hard Mode 0.8%
• Port of Call (Hard Mode) Decide the fate of Talamhel in Hard Mode 0.8%
• Rotted Throne (Hard Mode) Defeat the Hashari Princess in Hard Mode 0.8%
• The Coming Dawn (Hard Mode) Defeat Maveth in Hard Mode 0.8%