Songs of Syx
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What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 4 reviews are negative (24%); after 20h it's 1 in 20 (5%).
- Fully opens up by hour 3.
- The game has no story achievements, so drop-off points can't be measured.
- Only 32% 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.
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Based on all 9,497 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 298 reviews: 39.6h for positive, 32.5h 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 (31.7% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
This game has no story achievements, so we can't tell where players quit.
All achievements (34)
story milestone ending side
- The Artisan Gained by workshop output. Increases productivity of all workshops. 100%
- The Provider Produce a lot of stuff natively. 44%
- First of Their Name Gained by having a large and loyal capital. You have grand plans and a way with words. Your subjects, though skeptical, will do their utmost to witness your success or failure. Requires the utopia play mode to unlock. 42%
- The Bureaucrat Gained by having your papers in order. Increases admin. 39%
- The Entertainer Gained by having good access to entertainment and repeatedly shouting 'Are you not entertained?' at the screen. Increases happiness. 35%
- The Nudist Keep your citizens naked, and gain an extra boost to exposure. 34%
- The Caretaker Gained by having proper access to hospitals. Increases health. 30%
- The Pleasurer Gained by having good access to Massage Parlour. Increases happiness. 29%
- The Undefeated Gained by being a badass on the field of battle. Increases morale and detriments raids. 29%
- The Gourmand Gained by having lots of food. Increases food production. 28%
- The Merciful Gained by being a saint after battles. Adds some loyalty to your name. 25%
- Lord of the Seven Kingdoms Control 7 regions to gain this ancient and prestigious title. 23%
- The Clumsy Gained by living through multiple accidents. Makes people a bit more cautious in your presence. 20%
- The Uniter Gained by absorbing a lot of kingdoms. 18%
- Lifebringer Cure a lot of people in the hospital. 17%
- Richest of Kings Decreases inflation, allowing you to amass even greater wealth. 13%
- The Mad Have a bunch of insane people running around in your city. 12%
- The Wise Gained by being a knowledge nerd. Increases knowledge and education rates. 11%
- The merciless Gained by being harsh on your conquered foes. Slaves will be more easily controlled. 11%
- Heaviest of Hands Gained by a lot of executions. Increases law. 9.8%
- Herdsman of Entelodonts Have loads of Entelodont pastures. 9.1%
- The Great Gained by having many people follow and love you. 8.8%
- Seer of the Gods A ruler making his people pay homage to the spiritual realm. Surely the gods reward such piety. 8.5%
- The Builder Build a bunch of fancy buildings on the world map. 8.5%
- The Slaver Gained by having many slaves. 8.5%
- The Child of the Sun Have loads of farms and orchards. 7.9%
- Ruler of Sedge and Bee Survive and thrive in a hot climate to gain the goodwill of its hardened people. 7.6%
- Breaker of Chains Gained by freeing many slaves. 6.9%
- The Drunkard Gained by having lots of drunk subjects. Increases drink production. 6.9%
- Warden of the North Survive and thrive in a cold climate to gain the goodwill of its hardened people. 6.3%
- The Conquerer Gained by killing your enemies. 6.3%
- Protector of the Realm Gained by defending against invasions. 4.7%
- The Usurper Kill a couple of foreign royalties to gain this lucrative title. 4.7%
- Ruler of Kings A master of Syx, a title only granted to the greats. 0.6%