When does Nocturnal get good?

Give it 2 hours. In the first 2 hours 1 in 5 reviews are negative (19%); after 3h it's 1 in 40 (3%). 22% of players who start reach the ending.

How many players finish Nocturnal?

22% of players who start reach the ending.

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Nocturnal

Jun 7, 2023 Steam: Very Positive

Give it 2 hours

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

Reach the ending 22% of players who started

Started playing 87% of owners

Steam reviews 94% positive of 5,394

What the data shows

In the first 2 hours 1 in 5 reviews are negative (19%); after 3h it's 1 in 40 (3%).
22% of players who start reach the ending.
The biggest drop-off is between “Form Blazing Sword” (Find the first flame) and “Unfortunate Enemies” (Defeat Azita): from 100% to 23% of starters.
87% 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 5,501 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 22 reviews: 3.5h for positive, 2.2h 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 (87.2% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.

Started playing 100%
Form Blazing Sword Find the first flame 100%
Unfortunate Enemies Defeat Azita Most players quit here 23% −77
Avatar Ascendant Become the Fire Avatar 23%
Stand Your Ground Defeat the berserker 23%
Baleful Shadow Defeat Mist Arsia 22% −1
A Grim Farewell Burn the corpse (complete the game) 22%

story milestone ending biggest drop-off

Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.

All achievements (11)

story milestone ending side

Form Blazing Sword Find the first flame 100%
A Light in Dark Places Find a fire shrine 72%
The Torchbearer Lit 100 torches 64%
Mr. Brightside Burn 100 elements 50%
Words Unspoken Find the lost letter 28%
Unfortunate Enemies Defeat Azita 23%
Avatar Ascendant Become the Fire Avatar 23%
Stand Your Ground Defeat the berserker 23%
Baleful Shadow Defeat Mist Arsia 22%
A Grim Farewell Burn the corpse (complete the game) 22%
No Stone Unturned Find all fire shrines 11%

Steam page Updated: 2026-10-21.