ActionRPG
ELDEN RING
Give it 3 hours
Gets good by 3h almost every game dips in hours 2–3
Fully opens up by 10h rated like by long-time players
Reach the ending at least 38% of players who started
Started playing 75% of owners
Steam reviews 93% positive of 1,159,175
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours almost 1 in 2 reviews are negative (43%); after 20h it's 1 in 20 (5%).
- Fully opens up by hour 10.
- At least 38% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “Great Rune” and “Godfrey, First Elden Lord”: from 81% to 67% of starters.
- 75% 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 1,162,353 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 5,118 reviews: 99.4h for positive, 61h 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 (74.9% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Roundtable Hold Arrived at Roundtable Hold 100%
- Margit, the Fell Omen Defeated Margit, the Fell Omen 95% −5
- Shardbearer Godrick Defeated Shardbearer Godrick 87% −8
- Great Rune Restored the power of a Great Rune 81% −6
- Godfrey, First Elden Lord Defeated Godfrey, First Elden Lord Most players quit here 67% −14
- Shardbearer Morgott Defeated Shardbearer Morgott 66% −1
- Fire Giant Defeated Fire Giant 60% −6
- Erdtree Aflame Used kindling to set the Erdtree aflame 59% −1
- Maliketh the Black Blade Defeated Maliketh the Black Blade 56% −3
- Hoarah Loux, Warrior Defeated Hoarah Loux, Warrior 54% −1
- Age of the Stars Achieved the "Age of the Stars" ending ≥38% −16
story milestone ending (most common ending) biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by hand.
All achievements (42)
story milestone ending side
- Roundtable Hold Arrived at Roundtable Hold 100%
- Margit, the Fell Omen Defeated Margit, the Fell Omen 95%
- Shardbearer Godrick Defeated Shardbearer Godrick 87%
- Great Rune Restored the power of a Great Rune 81%
- Red Wolf of Radagon Defeated the Red Wolf of Radagon 79%
- Rennala, Queen of the Full Moon Defeated Rennala, Queen of the Full Moon 77%
- Leonine Misbegotten Defeated the Leonine Misbegotten 77%
- Royal Knight Loretta Defeated Royal Knight Loretta 74%
- Shardbearer Radahn Defeated Shardbearer Radahn 71%
- Mimic Tear Defeated Mimic Tear 68%
- Godfrey, First Elden Lord Defeated Godfrey, First Elden Lord 67%
- Shardbearer Morgott Defeated Shardbearer Morgott 66%
- Magma Wyrm Makar Defeated Magma Wyrm Makar 64%
- God-Slaying Armament Upgraded any armament to its highest stage 61%
- Fire Giant Defeated Fire Giant 60%
- Erdtree Aflame Used kindling to set the Erdtree aflame 59%
- Commander Niall Defeated Commander Niall 59%
- Shardbearer Rykard Defeated Shardbearer Rykard 58%
- Astel, Naturalborn of the Void Defeated Astel, Naturalborn of the Void 58%
- Godskin Duo Defeated Godskin Duo 58%
- Godskin Noble Defeated Godskin Noble 57%
- Ancestor Spirit Defeated Ancestor Spirit 56%
- Maliketh the Black Blade Defeated Maliketh the Black Blade 56%
- Shardbearer Mohg Defeated Shardbearer Mohg 54%
- Hoarah Loux, Warrior Defeated Hoarah Loux, Warrior 54%
- Valiant Gargoyles Defeated Valiant Gargoyles 53%
- Loretta, Knight of the Haligtree Defeated Loretta, Knight of the Haligtree 53%
- Elemer of the Briar Defeated Elemer of the Briar 53%
- Dragonkin Soldier of Nokstella Defeated Dragonkin Soldier of Nokstella 52%
- Regal Ancestor Spirit Defeated Regal Ancestor Spirit 51%
- Shardbearer Malenia Defeated Shardbearer Malenia 49%
- Mohg, the Omen Defeated Mohg, the Omen 47%
- Dragonlord Placidusax Defeated Dragonlord Placidusax 40%
- Lichdragon Fortissax Defeated Lichdragon Fortissax 39%
- Age of the Stars Achieved the "Age of the Stars" ending 38%
- Elden Lord Achieved the "Elden Lord" ending 32%
- Legendary Armaments Acquired all legendary armaments 24%
- Legendary Ashen Remains Acquired all legendary ashen remains 24%
- Legendary Talismans Acquired all legendary talismans 24%
- Legendary Sorceries and Incantations Acquired all legendary sorceries and incantations 23%
- Lord of Frenzied Flame Achieved the "Lord of Frenzied Flame" ending 22%
- Elden Ring Obtained all achievements 14%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-20.