Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew
Give it 2 hours
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 5 reviews are negative (20%); after 20h it's 1 in 14 (7%).
- Fully opens up by hour 20.
- 24% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “A New Journey” (Set sail with the Marley for the first time) and “The Adventure Begins” (Finish Act 1): from 100% to 67% of starters.
- 74% 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 6,678 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 299 reviews: 29.8h for positive, 14.9h 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 (74.2% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- A New Journey Set sail with the Marley for the first time. 100%
- The Adventure Begins Finish Act 1. Most players quit here 67% −33
- The Gambit Has Begun Finish Act 2. 40% −27
- All Good Things Finish Act 3. 24% −16
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (26)
story milestone ending side
- A New Journey Set sail with the Marley for the first time. 100%
- The Adventure Begins Finish Act 1. 67%
- With Great Power… Unlock your first skill upgrade. 49%
- Swabbie Get 10% overall completion. 47%
- This Belongs in a Museum Collect all of Mordechai's Relics. 44%
- The Gambit Has Begun Finish Act 2. 40%
- Somewhere Deep in the Lost Caribbean Discover all islands. 35%
- Mirror Mirror on the Wall Finish your first Captain's Test. 34%
- Powder Monkey Get 20% overall completion. 34%
- Pirates Assemble! Unlock all characters. 32%
- Fishy Fish Finish Toya's Crew Tale. 31%
- Buccaneer Get 30% overall completion. 28%
- Persistent Parasite Finish Suleidy's Crew Tale. 25%
- All Good Things Finish Act 3. 24%
- Jaded Judge Finish Teresa's Crew Tale. 19%
- Seadog Get 40% overall completion. 19%
- Rustic Recipe Finish John's Crew Tale. 18%
- Tobacco Travesty Finish Pinkus' Crew Tale. 17%
- Lyrical Longing Finish Gaëlle's Crew Tale. 16%
- Accursed Artifacts Finish Quentin's Crew Tale. 15%
- Fully Decked Unlock all skill upgrades. 14%
- Privateer Get 50% overall completion. 12%
- Corsair Get 60% overall completion. 7.3%
- Freebooter Get 70% overall completion. 5.1%
- Marauder Get 80% overall completion. 4.3%
- Welcome Back Jester Unlock Virgilio. 4.0%