ActionRPG
Swordsman VR
The first hour is a test
Gets good by 1h almost every game dips in hours 2–3
Started playing 83% of owners
Steam reviews 69% positive of 700
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (48%); after 3h it's 1 in 2 (48%).
- The opening is criticised more than in 76% of games we track.
- 83% 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 709 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 296 reviews: 3.8h for positive, 0.9h 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 (83.2% 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 (20)
- Boy Scout Kill an enemy 100%
- Bullseye Achieve a head stab 83%
- Extrovert Visit all three NPCs in the Hub / Menu 70%
- Survivor Play in the Arena 69%
- Barbarian Kill 50 enemies 63%
- Untouchable Complete a stage without taking any damage 53%
- Madman Kill 200 enemies 35%
- The Champion #1 Defeat the Knight Boss 29%
- The Champion #2 Defeat the Viking Boss 28%
- The Champion #4 Defeat the Samurai Boss 24%
- The Champion #3 Defeat the Mongol Boss 24%
- The Perfect Specimen Use all 40 available upgrades 22%
- Swordsman Complete the story 19%
- Absolute Savage Kill 500 enemies 16%
- God Mode Use all five boss swords at least once 15%
- Hellfire Use the Hellfire sword's special ability 12%
- Prosperous Earn a total of 30,000 Gold (including spent) 12%
- The Heavyweight Unlock all armors and helmets 5.0%
- The Collector Unlock all weapons and shields 4.9%
- Alchemist Earn a total of 10,000 Skill Points (including spent) 1.8%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-20.