When does Risk of Rain Returns get good?

Give it 3 hours. In the first 2 hours 1 in 4 reviews are negative (28%); after 15h it's 1 in 20 (5%). Fully opens up by hour 15.

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Risk of Rain Returns

Nov 8, 2023 Steam: Very Positive

Give it 3 hours

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

Fully opens up by 15h rated like by long-time players

Started playing 93% of owners

Steam reviews 90% positive of 28,769

What the data shows

In the first 2 hours 1 in 4 reviews are negative (28%); after 15h it's 1 in 20 (5%).
Fully opens up by hour 15.
The game has no story achievements, so drop-off points can't be measured.
93% 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 29,041 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 298 reviews: 12.7h for positive, 5.7h 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 (93.1% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.

This game has no story achievements, so we can't tell where players quit.

All achievements (155)

story milestone ending side

Lizard Bait Defeat 20 Lemurians in one playthrough. 100%
Divine Intervention Unlock a survivor. 88%
Warrior Beat the 3rd stage. 82%
Before Titans Kill the Magma Worm, Wandering Vagrant, and Colossus. 81%
"Is This Bugged?" Fail a shrine 3 times in a row. 81%
In Good Health Reach 650 health. 74%
Never Look Back Complete the 1st stage in under 5 minutes. 74%
Lucky Devil Pass a shrine 4 times in a row. 73%
Still Standing Survive a boss with less than 20% health. 70%
Mechanized Militia Have 4 drone helpers at once. 69%
The Experiment Free the chained creature. 62%
The Lone Survivor Survive 40 minutes. 61%
Washed Away Beat the game. 59%
War Bonds Bank 20,000 gold. 57%
Seasoned Wanderer Collect 15 Monster Logs. 57%
Anywhere, Everywhere Visit 10 unique stages. 56%
Junk Collector Kill the Scavenger. 56%
Itemized Obtain 30 unique items in one playthrough. 54%
Only the Beginning Complete the Providence Trial "A Colossal Feat". Alternatively: Collect 300 items as Commando. 52%
Mechanic Purchase 40 drones total. 52%
Pre-Alpha Find this item hidden somewhere in the world to unlock it. 47%
Endless Voyager Collect 4 Keycards. 46%
In the Forest Find the Artifact of Honor. 45%
First Place Complete the Providence Trial "Slide to the Finish!". Alternatively: Defeat 3,000 enemies as Commando. 44%
All Purpose Complete the Providence Trial "Brave Heart, Steady Hand". Alternatively: Complete 25 stages as Commando. 44%
Insurance Fraud Use a health shrine that drops you below 5% health. 42%
Zero Sum End a Teleporter timer with 0 enemies on the map. 42%
Where You Want To Be Complete the Providence Trial "Piercing Space and Time". Alternatively: Defeat 3,000 enemies as Huntress. 42%
In the Hive Find the Artifact of Command. 42%
Rapidfire Huntress: Achieve 200% attack speed. 41%
Last Wish Find the bloated survivor. 39%
Handy Find the robot janitor. 37%
Tank Enforcer: Block 2000 damage total with your shield. 36%
Trigger Finger Complete the Providence Trial "Endless Stand-Off". Alternatively: Complete 25 stages as Bandit. 36%
Matricide Complete the Providence Trial "Blades in the Wind". Alternatively: Collect 300 items as Huntress. 35%
Excavation Clear a path for the survivor. 35%
Macho Deal 5000 damage in one shot. 32%
Selfless Complete the Providence Trial "S.O.S.". 32%
Drowned Below Find the Artifact of Enigma. 31%
A Sweet Smell Complete the Providence Trial "Specimen Sampling". Alternatively: Complete 25 stages as Enforcer. 31%
Beneath the Temple Find the Artifact of Spirit. 30%
Retrograde Complete the Providence Trial "Castle of Memories". Alternatively: Defeat 3,000 enemies as Bandit. 30%
In the Meadow Find the Artifact of Spite. 29%
Chasing Shadows Complete the Providence Trial "Inner Demons". 29%
Yoink Complete the Providence Trial "A Toxic Path". 29%
Optimal Engineer: Kill a boss in 15 seconds or less. 29%
Close Calls Commando: Dodge 7 lethal attacks. 29%
Rope Burn Complete the Providence Trial "Hot-Rope Hop". 28%
Recycled Recycle 6 drones in one playthrough. 27%
Campsite Complete the Providence Trial "Lone Wolf". 27%
Gourmet Obtain Meat Nugget, Bustling Fungus, Sprouting Egg, Bitter Root and Foreign Fruit in one run. 26%
Desperado Bandit: Kill a boss with 'Lights Out.' 26%
Gassed Up Complete the Providence Trial "Highway Robbery". Alternatively: Collect 300 items as Bandit. 26%
Aquarium Complete the Providence Trial "Drowning in Research". Alternatively: Defeat 3,000 enemies as Engineer. 23%
The Grind Level up to level 20. 23%
Strength of Will Reach max barrier. 23%
Big Red Button Pilot: Kill 30 enemies after launching them using Airstrike. 22%
Thermal Vision Complete the Providence Trial "Bullseyes Only". Alternatively: Complete 25 stages as Sniper. 22%
Activated Use the same Equipment Activator 5 times. 22%
Nucleation Complete the Providence Trial "Caustic Climb". Alternatively: Collect 300 items as Acrid. 22%
Chance of Showers Complete the Providence Trial "Meteor Showers". 22%
Terminal Velocity Complete the Providence Trial "In the Clouds". Alternatively: Collect 300 items as Artificer. 22%
Full Circuit Complete the Providence Trial "Lightning Strikes Twice". Alternatively: Complete 25 stages as Artificer. 22%
No Flukes Beat the game 5 times. 22%
Iron Sights Sniper: 1-shot kill 10 enemies consecutively. 21%
Steady Grip Complete the Providence Trial "Race to the Finish!". Alternatively: Collect 300 items as Pilot. 21%
Blazing Victory Miner: Survive the teleporter event without falling below 50% health. 21%
Keep It Up Complete the Providence Trial "Juggling Priorities". 20%
High Magnitude Complete the Providence Trial "From All Angles". Alternatively: Complete 25 stages as Engineer. 20%
Special Delivery Unlock a golden chest with the Explorer's Key. 20%
Natural Competition Complete the Providence Trial "Scavenger Hunt". Alternatively: Collect 300 items as Enforcer. 20%
Solar Power Complete the Providence Trial "Danger Orbits". Alternatively: Defeat 3,000 enemies as Artificer. 20%
Entropy Find the Artifact of Tempus. 19%
Dissolved Acrid: Spread 3,300 feet of caustic sludge. 19%
Sole Survivor Die 50 times. 19%
Field Testing Complete the Providence Trial "Get Off My Lawn!". 18%
Sixth Sense Huntress: Defeat the Ancient Wisp without taking damage. 18%
Sight-Seeing Find the 4 hidden Artifact Shards. 18%
Altered Genome Find the illegal shipment. 17%
Higher Ground Complete the Providence Trial "Go On Without Me". Alternatively: Defeat 3,000 enemies as Enforcer. 17%
Catchy Acrid: Spread Epidemic to 25 enemies. 17%
Aerodynamic Pilot: Kill 10 enemies without touching the ground or geysers. 17%
Paratrooper Complete the Providence Trial "Emergency Ejection". 16%
Live Wire Complete the Providence Trial "Colossal Lift". Alternatively: Complete 25 stages as Loader. 16%
Somewhere Dry Find the Artifact of Kin. 15%
Well-Seasoned Complete the Providence Trial "The Right Ingredients". Alternatively: Defeat 3,000 enemies as CHEF. 15%
Trash Compactor Complete the Providence Trial "Perilous Descent". Alternatively: Collect 300 items as Drifter. 15%
Thank You Complete the Providence Trial "Think of the Children". 15%
Anti-Virus Complete the Providence Trial "Ruins of the Future". Alternatively: Collect 300 items as Loader. 15%
Free-Range Complete the Providence Trial "A Fresh Harvest". Alternatively: Collect 300 items as CHEF. 15%
Commander Complete the Providence Trial "Routine Maintenance". Alternatively: Defeat 3,000 enemies as HAN-D. 15%
A Little Extra Push Complete the Providence Trial "Main Systems Offline". 15%
Vampire Obtain 7 Monster Teeth and 1 Guardian Heart. 15%
"...Or Your Money Back" Complete the Providence Trial "Kited Blades". 15%
Divebomb Complete the Providence Trial "Crash Landing". Alternatively: Defeat 3,000 enemies as Loader. 15%
Aposematic Complete the Providence Trial "Uncontrolled Experiment". Alternatively: Defeat 3,000 enemies as Acrid. 15%
Flash of Light Mercenary: Eviscerate 50 enemies. 15%
Among the Mushrooms Find the Artifact of Distortion. 14%
Bionic Loader: Travel 6,500 meters using the Hydraulic Gauntlet 14%
Near the Core Find the Artifact of Sacrifice. 14%
Gold Medalist Get a gold rank on at least 5 Providence Trials. 14%
Thread the Needle Complete the Providence Trial "A Rung Above". 14%
Burning Out Complete the Providence Trial "Scorching Heart". Alternatively: Collect 300 items as Miner. 13%
By Design Complete the Providence Trial "A Duplicator?!". 13%
New Record Complete the Providence Trial "Break the Targets!". Alternatively: Complete 25 stages as Miner. 13%
Cracking Claws CHEF: SEAR/FLAMBE 20 Sand Crabs 12%
Riposte Complete the Providence Trial "Don't Think, Feel". Alternatively: Complete 25 stages as Mercenary. 12%
Classic Man Bandit: Reset your cooldown 15 times consecutively. 12%
Below the Bridge Find the Artifact of Glass. 12%
High Caliber Sniper: Achieve 15 consecutive perfect reloads. 12%
Tsuchinoko Complete the Providence Trial "Assassination Contract". Alternatively: Collect 300 items as Mercenary. 12%
Biodegradable Complete the Providence Trial "Equivalent Exchange". Alternatively: Complete 25 stages as Drifter. 11%
Hivemind Complete the Providence Trial "Gup Sorting?". 11%
Empty Pockets Sniper: Beat the third stage without any players collecting items or equipment. 11%
Infinite Potential Complete the Providence Trial "Shadows of the Past". Alternatively: Defeat 3,000 enemies as Mercenary. 11%
Controlled Demolition Engineer: Detonate 15 Bounding Mines within 5 seconds. 11%
Broken Continuity Acrid: Kill Acrid in less than 15 seconds. 11%
"...Ask Questions Later" Drifter: Get 20 temporary items at once. 11%
In the Soup Survive in lava for 1 minute straight. 11%
Catch and Release CHEF: Have 20 cleavers out at once. 10%
Mastery Mercenary: Beat the game on Monsoon difficulty. 8.7%
Amplified Engineer: Acquire a Beam Drone. 8.2%
Snuffed Out Loader: Kill the Overloading Magma Worm. 7.9%
Hydraulic Press HAN-D: Kill 10 enemies simultaneously with FORCED_REASSEMBLY. 7.6%
The Hunt Huntress: Defeat 3 unique event bosses in one run. 7.5%
A Dime A Dozen Kill 12 enemies simultaneously using the Gold-Plated Bomb. 7.5%
Seeing Ghosts Find the Artifact of Cognation. 7.3%
Grease Fire CHEF: Simultaneously kill 15 oiled enemies using SEAR/FLAMBE 7.1%
Like New HAN-D: Beat the third stage without falling below 60% health. 7.0%
Untouchable Commando: Activate the 3rd teleporter without being hurt once. 6.3%
Turtle Enforcer: Stay in Shield Mode for 5 minutes straight (in combat). 6.3%
Carrying Weight Get a gold rank on at least 15 Providence Trials. 6.2%
Sagitta Aurum HAN-D: Obtain a golden drone. 6.2%
Deforestation HAN-D: Kill 15 enemies at once using the Sawmerang. 6.1%
Hot Streak Miner: Reach level 10 without getting hurt more than once. 5.8%
Massacre Artificer: Multi-kill 15 enemies. 5.7%
Siiick Sniper: Kill Providence while backflipping. 5.6%
Hot-Blooded Vengeance Kill 8 Elder Lemurians without losing your Scorching status. 5.4%
Watery Grave Drown 20 Whorls. 5.3%
Kaleidoscope Find the Artifact of Origin. 4.8%
Huntress's Agility Complete the final Providence Trial as Huntress. 3.8%
Drifter's Spirit Complete the final Providence Trial as Drifter. 3.7%
Engineer's Intellect Complete the final Providence Trial as Engineer. 3.5%
Commando's Bravery Complete the final Providence Trial as Commando. 3.4%
Pilot's Focus Complete the final Providence Trial as Pilot. 3.3%
Sniper's Reflex Complete the final Providence Trial as Sniper. 3.3%
Bandit's Cunning Complete the final Providence Trial as Bandit. 3.2%
Loader's Strength Complete the final Providence Trial as Loader. 3.1%
Mercenary's Technique Complete the final Providence Trial as Mercenary. 3.1%
Acrid's Hunger Complete the final Providence Trial as Acrid. 3.0%
Chef's Recipe Complete the final Providence Trial as CHEF. 3.0%
HAN-D's Directive Complete the final Providence Trial as HAN-D. 3.0%
Artificer's Hope Complete the final Providence Trial as Artificer. 2.9%
Enforcer's Will Complete the final Providence Trial as Enforcer. 2.9%
Miner's Determination Complete the final Providence Trial as Miner. 2.9%

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