ActionAdventureRPG
Xuan-Yuan Sword VII
Best at the start
Reach the ending 41% of players who started
Started playing 96% of owners
Steam reviews 63% positive of 9,577
What the data shows
- First-hour reviews are more positive (70%) than after 10h (57%): it wears off over time.
- 41% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “Emerged Concern” (Complete mission "One Step Away") and “A Thousand Miles” (Complete mission "Where the Fissures Guide"): from 63% to 52% of starters.
- 96% 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 9,654 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 298 reviews: 19h for positive, 14.6h 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 (96% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Peace Disturbed Complete mission "Unwelcomed Guest" 100%
- The Desperado Complete mission "Sudden Events" 97% −3
- Black Tidings Complete mission "Returning Home" 93% −3
- Dangerous Deal Complete mission "On the Line" 92% −1
- A Journey Begins Complete mission "Retreive Sigil" 86% −6
- Breakout Complete mission "Timely Rescue" 82% −4
- New Experience Complete mission "Mystic Spirits" 77% −5
- Reunion Complete mission "Ruins of Shangmo" 70% −6
- Untimely Adversity Complete mission "Rampant Plague" 66% −4
- Emerged Concern Complete mission "One Step Away" 63% −3
- A Thousand Miles Complete mission "Where the Fissures Guide" Most players quit here 52% −11
- Brave Exploration Complete mission "Search the Crossing" 50% −2
- First Encounter Complete mission "The Guigu Ruins" 49% −1
- Adventure in the Arroyo Complete mission "Breach Blockade" 48% −1
- Missed Opportunity Complete mission "Sword Searching" 47% −1
- The Comeback Complete mission "Escape" 45% −1
- To End It All Complete mission "Final Showdown" 44% −1
- Dust Setteled Complete mission "Road Home" 41% −3
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (44)
story milestone ending side
- Peace Disturbed Complete mission "Unwelcomed Guest" 100%
- Recruit Win the first fight 100%
- The Desperado Complete mission "Sudden Events" 97%
- Black Tidings Complete mission "Returning Home" 93%
- Dangerous Deal Complete mission "On the Line" 92%
- Something in the Scroll Upgrade a building in Elysium for the first time 90%
- A Rest Well Deserved Use campfire for the first time 88%
- A Journey Begins Complete mission "Retreive Sigil" 86%
- Scroll to Win Utilize the Elysium Rift 85%
- Catcha Imprison monster for the first time 84%
- Buy Low Sell High Trade item for the first time 84%
- Breakout Complete mission "Timely Rescue" 82%
- Enemy Slain Execute an enemy 80%
- Hit the Board Running Win a game of Zhuolu chess for the first time 79%
- New Experience Complete mission "Mystic Spirits" 77%
- Alchemist Fuse successful for the first time 73%
- Reunion Complete mission "Ruins of Shangmo" 70%
- Power Up Upgrade an equipment for the first time 70%
- We Was Here Use guardstone for the first time 69%
- Slayer of Monsters Defeat 100 blackfire monsters 69%
- Untimely Adversity Complete mission "Rampant Plague" 66%
- Dropped Hard Fall to your death 64%
- Emerged Concern Complete mission "One Step Away" 63%
- A Thousand Miles Complete mission "Where the Fissures Guide" 52%
- Brave Exploration Complete mission "Search the Crossing" 50%
- First Encounter Complete mission "The Guigu Ruins" 49%
- Adventure in the Arroyo Complete mission "Breach Blockade" 48%
- Missed Opportunity Complete mission "Sword Searching" 47%
- The Comeback Complete mission "Escape" 45%
- Blood For Blood Defeat 100 Lijun enemies 45%
- To End It All Complete mission "Final Showdown" 44%
- Dust Setteled Complete mission "Road Home" 41%
- Rare Findings Complete Item Log 37%
- Without Discrimination Complete Monster Log 36%
- The Enlightened Learned all martial atrs 36%
- Good Company Complete Character Log 32%
- Ultimate Weapon Completely upgrade an weapon 32%
- Unexpected Surprise Fuse failed for the first time 25%
- Secret Base Completely upgrade all Elysium buildings 22%
- Seen It All Complete Journal Log 21%
- Super Best Friends Enter the DOMO studio 19%
- Power From Discipline Raise all charaters to level 50 19%
- Thousand Miles Complete Location Log 17%
- Aspiration of Phoenix Complete all achievements 6.2%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-18.