When does Shieldwall get good?

Give it 3 hours. In the first 2 hours 1 in 5 reviews are negative (22%); after 5h it's 1 in 8 (13%). 6% of players who start reach the ending.

How many players finish Shieldwall?

6% of players who start reach the ending.

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Shieldwall

Apr 18, 2023 Steam: Very Positive

Give it 3 hours

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

Reach the ending 6% of players who started

Started playing 59% of owners

Steam reviews 86% positive of 7,517

What the data shows

In the first 2 hours 1 in 5 reviews are negative (22%); after 5h it's 1 in 8 (13%).
6% of players who start reach the ending.
Most players drop off before “01. Battle of Arar” (Pass the campaign mission on any difficulty): only 82% of starters get there.
Only 59% 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.

before it gets good opening up fully opened up

Based on all 7,609 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 298 reviews: 7.9h for positive, 6.4h 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 (58.6% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.

Started playing 100%
01. Battle of Arar Pass the campaign mission on any difficulty Most players quit here 82% −18
02. Battle of Vosges Pass the campaign mission on any difficulty 71% −11
03. Battle of the Sabis Pass the campaign mission on any difficulty 64% −7
04. Britannia Pass the campaign mission on any difficulty 55% −9
05. Battle of Alesia Pass the campaign mission on any difficulty 42% −13
06. Siege of Brundisium Pass the campaign mission on any difficulty 37% −5
07. Battle of Ilerda Pass the campaign mission on any difficulty 33% −4
08. Battle of Dyrrhachium Pass the campaign mission on any difficulty 29% −4
09. Battle of Pharsalus Pass the campaign mission on any difficulty 26% −3
10. Siege of Alexandria Pass the campaign mission on any difficulty 21% −5
11. Battle of the Nile Pass the campaign mission on any difficulty 18% −3
12. Battle of Nicopolis Pass the campaign mission on any difficulty 15% −3
13. Battle of Zela Pass the campaign mission on any difficulty 11% −4
14. Battle of Thapsus Pass the campaign mission on any difficulty 10% −1
15. Battle of Munda Pass the campaign mission on any difficulty 8% −1
16. Finale Pass the campaign mission on any difficulty 6% −2

story milestone ending biggest drop-off

Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.

All achievements (43)

story milestone ending side

Hello Standard Get the Standard 100%
Javelin Lover Knock down an enemy with your own javelin 94%
I know how to use my horn Get and use Horn ability 93%
Standard - Level 1 Upgrade your Standard with a level 1 small sign 89%
Full Power Get all existing upgrades in a single match 88%
01. Battle of Arar Pass the campaign mission on any difficulty 82%
02. Battle of Vosges Pass the campaign mission on any difficulty 71%
Effective Volley Knock down 10 enemies using "Missiles!" command 65%
03. Battle of the Sabis Pass the campaign mission on any difficulty 64%
04. Britannia Pass the campaign mission on any difficulty 55%
Genocide Squad Get 400 kills with your squad in a single match 52%
Standard - Level 10 Upgrade your Standard to the maximum level and get all the small signs 49%
05. Battle of Alesia Pass the campaign mission on any difficulty 42%
Pro Shield User Knock down an enemy with your shield 41%
06. Siege of Brundisium Pass the campaign mission on any difficulty 37%
07. Battle of Ilerda Pass the campaign mission on any difficulty 33%
Hero-Strategist Do not die in a won match 30%
08. Battle of Dyrrhachium Pass the campaign mission on any difficulty 29%
09. Battle of Pharsalus Pass the campaign mission on any difficulty 26%
Hero-Berserk Kill 30 enemies with your own hands in a single match 24%
Silver Act 1 Pass all the missions of Act 1 with silver badges at least 23%
10. Siege of Alexandria Pass the campaign mission on any difficulty 21%
11. Battle of the Nile Pass the campaign mission on any difficulty 18%
12. Battle of Nicopolis Pass the campaign mission on any difficulty 15%
One Secret Amphora Find and destroy one secret amphora 13%
Silver Act 2 Pass all the missions of Act 2 with silver badges at least 11%
13. Battle of Zela Pass the campaign mission on any difficulty 11%
King of the Hill Capture Zela's Pyramid in the campaign mission 9.9%
14. Battle of Thapsus Pass the campaign mission on any difficulty 9.7%
Entry to the Rear Find the secret gate in Britannia 8.5%
15. Battle of Munda Pass the campaign mission on any difficulty 8.4%
Air Forces Launch yourself with a Catapult 6.8%
16. Finale Pass the campaign mission on any difficulty 6.1%
True Love Win the Siege of Alexandria campaign mission and keep Cleopatra alive 6.1%
Silver Act 3 Pass all the missions of Act 3 with silver badges at least 5.5%
Standard - Money Maker Earn or save 2500 extra gold using your Standard in a single match 4.8%
Silver Act 4 Pass all the missions of Act 4 with silver badges at least 3.9%
Standard - Healer Heal 7500 HP using your Standard in a single match 3.8%
Better go with Pompey Use a ship to leave the city of Brundisium by sea 1.9%
Caesar Must Live Win the last campaign mission with zero deaths of your hero 1.9%
Fight for Duty Hire a soldier for free 1.7%
Gold Campaign Pass all the missions of the campaign with gold badges 1.5%
All Secret Amphoras Find and destroy all secret amphoras 1.0%

Steam page Updated: 2026-10-19.