The Darkest Tales

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 956 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 296 reviews: 11.1h for positive, 7.1h 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 (81.3% 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 (41)

• Am I a Hero?! Unlock the hunter armor. 100%
• Teddy Scissorhands Unlock the swords. 92%
• Don't Look Under the Bed Explore the cave under the bed. 81%
• Soft, Well-Equipped, and Dangerous Equip your first skill! 81%
• Just Let Me Fight! Press 73%
• What Big Knives You Have! Defeat the bloodthirsty girl. 73%
• Good Start... Lose during the tutorial. 67%
• Kill the Rich, Avenge the Poor Unlock the bow. 67%
• Am I a Pirate?! Unlock the pirate suit. 56%
• The Bigger They Are... Run away from the king and his giant wife. 54%
• I'm Spider-Bear! Defeat an enemy while hanging from a wall. 50%
• Off With Her Head! Unlock the axe. 50%
• I Don't Believe in Tooth Fairies! Defeat the fairy queen. 47%
• Little Thumbling Use a teleport mirror to go back. 46%
• An Apple a Day... Defeat the pirate captain and her crew. 45%
• Tailor Training Stitch up your wounds 42 times. 44%
• I'll Be Back! Unlock the boomerang. 44%
• Be Careful What You Wish For Fulfill all the Jinn's wishes. 42%
• Who's Afraid of Their Own Shadow? Defeat the kid who wouldn't grow up. 42%
• Madness? This Is a Nightmare! Unlock the spear. 42%
• For Science! Defeat SCIENCE! 39%
• I’m Coming For You, Moby Unlock the harpoon. 38%
• I Love This Fairy Tale! Complete the first level without skipping any cutscenes. 36%
• Wanna See a Magic Trick? Defeat a porcupine tank while it has its shield up. 35%
• Bear Got Your Tongue? Leave the fish woman speechless. 35%
• They're Coming Outta the Walls! Stop and fight during the speed test. 35%
• Am I a Knight?! Unlock the knight armor. 34%
• First-Class Soldier Unlock the greatsword. 34%
• Robin Hood Use your bow to defeat a zombie egg. 31%
• The Beauty Is the Beast End your love story. 31%
• Who You Gonna Call? Defeat all the phantoms in the castle. 24%
• Now We're Talking Unlock the berserk form. 24%
• RAWR! I'm a Lwizard! Defeat Merlin the dragon. 24%
• Who Ordered Coffee? Defeat 9 zombies by offering them some coffee. 24%
• Faster Than Lightning Dodge 9 lightnings at the last possible moment. 23%
• I'm Bat-Bear! Use the bats as a flying bridge. 23%
• I Kinda Like It Listen to the fish woman's entire song. 20%
• Jumpty Dumpty Hit a wolf key six times without touching the ground. 17%
• Hasta La Vista, Baby Unlock the shotgun. 14%
• The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly Duckling Defeat all the rubber duck mini-bosses. 8.0%
• Fruit Ninja Cut 33 poisonous apples on the fly! 5.5%