ActionAdventureRPG
Lords of the Fallen
Give it 10 hours
Gets good by 10h then rated almost like by veterans
Fully opens up by 35h rated like by long-time players
Reach the ending 22% of players who started
Started playing 75% of owners
Steam reviews 68% positive of 56,880
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (60%); after 35h it's 1 in 5 (19%).
- Fully opens up by hour 35.
- The opening is criticised more than in 89% of games we track.
- 22% of players who start reach the ending.
- Most players drop off before “Rise and Fall” (Defeated Pieta, She of Blessed Renewal): only 80% of starters get there.
- 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 57,291 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 281 reviews: 29.3h for positive, 13.7h 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 (75.2% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Rise and Fall Defeated Pieta, She of Blessed Renewal. Most players quit here 80% −20
- Together in Death Defeated the Congregator of Flesh. 61% −19
- Burying the Past Defeated the Hushed Saint. 54% −7
- Unwanted Defeated the Spurned Progeny. 41% −13
- Wings of Grief Defeated the Hollow Crow. 33% −8
- Twin Faces of Sin Defeated Reinhold the Immured. 30% −3
- Hunt's End Defeated the Lightreaper. 28% −1
- Judgement Defeated Judge Cleric, the Radiant Sentinel. 28%
- The King is Dead Defeated the Sundered Monarch. 25% −3
- Fallen Defeated Adyr, the Bereft Exile. 22% −3
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (77)
story milestone ending side
- A Veil Lifted Died in Axiom for the first time. 100%
- Lost and Found Retrieved vigor lost upon death. 91%
- Thriving in Darkness Used a Vestige Seed. 84%
- Vengeance for the Fallen Avenged a fallen lampbearer. 84%
- Rise and Fall Defeated Pieta, She of Blessed Renewal. 80%
- A Rest Among the Dead Reached the Skyrest Bridge interior. 79%
- Together in Death Defeated the Congregator of Flesh. 61%
- Shades of Violence Applied a tinct to a piece of gear. 55%
- Burying the Past Defeated the Hushed Saint. 54%
- The Past Shapes the Present Offered Molhu the Bowl of Revelations. 53%
- Shared Triumph Defeated a boss alongside a co-op partner. 51%
- Essence of Death Defeated an enemy with an Umbral finisher. 43%
- Unwanted Defeated the Spurned Progeny. 41%
- Rune Novice Placed a rune in a socket for the first time. 39%
- Comrades Beckoned a co-op partner. 39%
- Wings of Grief Defeated the Hollow Crow. 33%
- Honed to Perfection Fully upgraded a weapon. 32%
- Twin Faces of Sin Defeated Reinhold the Immured. 30%
- Unbroken to the End Defeated the Unbroken Promise. 29%
- Hunt's End Defeated the Lightreaper. 28%
- Seasoned Reached Level 100. 28%
- Judgement Defeated Judge Cleric, the Radiant Sentinel. 28%
- Without Purpose Thehk-Ihir left Mournstead. 25%
- Altered Prospects Started a new game with a modifier enabled. 25%
- The King is Dead Defeated the Sundered Monarch. 25%
- Rune Master Fully socketed a 3-rune weapon or shield. 25%
- Fallen Defeated Adyr, the Bereft Exile. 22%
- In Light we Walk Reached the Radiant ending. 22%
- Carving Out Victory Fully upgraded the Umbral lamp. 21%
- No Mercy Defeated another player in PVP. 21%
- Utmost Insight Fully socketed the Umbral lamp with Umbral Eyes. 20%
- Travels Resumed Sparky was liberated. 15%
- Antanas' Legacy The value of Andreas of Ebb's friendship was made clear. 15%
- Wayfarer Visited all of the areas in the game. 13%
- Moving On Byron found a new purpose. 13%
- Umbral Offerings Donated a total of 10 Plucked Eyeballs. 12%
- A Shadow Dispelled Defeated the Scarlet Shadow. 12%
- Hero Worship Drustan's faith in his brother remained steadfast. 11%
- Salvation in Blood Fully upgraded the Sanguinarix. 10%
- The Price of Knowledge Exacter Dunmire gained the knowledge he sought. 9.3%
- Faithful Stomund, Captain of the Fidelis was greeted at the Empyrean. 8.0%
- A Queen's Rest Sophesia bestowed a final favour. 7.4%
- Radiant Offerings Donated a total of 10 Pilfered Coins. 6.4%
- Vengeful Reflection An Umbral imprint of Isaac faced the Lightreaper. 6.1%
- Lord of the Risen Reached the Adyr ending. 6.1%
- A Hunger Sated Defeated Elianne the Starved. 5.9%
- Back to the Void Reached the Umbral ending. 5.7%
- Radiant Adept Collected all Radiance spells. 5.2%
- Infernal Offerings Donated a total of 10 Severed Hands. 4.9%
- Umbral Adept Collected all Umbral spells. 4.7%
- Part of the Divine Damarose the Marked received her divine reward. 4.1%
- Brought Low Defeat the Bringer Trio (Bringer of Stillness, Bringer of Silence and Bringer of Nullity) in the Cistern on Veteran Mode. 3.9%
- The Last Step The Iron Wayfarer's journey finally ended. 3.7%
- Promise Kept Defeat the Unbroken Promise on Veteran Mode. 3.7%
- What Sights Contained Within Collected all Umbral Eyes. 3.6%
- Ammunition Collector Collected all ammo types. 3.3%
- Gesture Collector Collected all gestures. 3.3%
- Conqueror of Hardships Reach an ending on Veteran Mode. 3.3%
- A Trace of Venom Kukajin concluded her business in Mournstead. 3.1%
- Inferno Adept Collected all Inferno spells. 2.8%
- Throwable Collector Collected all throwables. 2.7%
- Fickle Fortune Reached an ending with the Pre-upgraded Weapons and Random Loot modifiers enabled. 2.5%
- Trinket Collector Collected all rings and pendants. 2.3%
- Come What May Reached an ending with the Random Loot and Random Enemies modifiers enabled. 2.1%
- Lingering Moments Viewed all Umbral stigmas. 2.0%
- Weapon Collector Collected all weapons. 1.9%
- None Shall be Spared Defeated all bosses. 1.9%
- Ironclad Collected all armour pieces. 1.7%
- Trail of the Dead Reached an ending with the Random Enemies and Withered Health modifiers enabled. 1.7%
- Making Do Reached an ending with the Withered Health and the Random Loot modifiers enabled. 1.6%
- Inefficient Medicine Reached an ending with the Ironman and Withered Health modifiers enabled. 1.5%
- A Gruelling Journey Reached an ending with the Tremendous Vestige Decay and Ironman modifiers enabled 1.5%
- Lord of Slaughter Reached an ending with the Ironman and Enemy Density modifiers enabled. 1.5%
- Indomitable Reached an ending with Random Enemies and Loot, Enemy Density, Tremendous Vestige Decay modifiers on. 1.5%
- The Worm Stirs Defeat Elianne the Starved on Veteran Mode. 1.3%
- Lord of The Fallen Earned all achievements. 1.2%
- Adyr's Chosen Defeat General Engstrom on Veteran Mode. 1.1%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-18.