Dungeons 4
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What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 3 reviews are negative (39%); after 35h it's 1 in 12 (8%).
- Fully opens up by hour 35.
- Few early reviews, so this is a rough estimate.
- 30% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “The Last Stand” and “Hammer Time, Round Two”: from 100% to 89% of starters.
- 88% 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 3,366 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 300 reviews: 34.5h for positive, 14.6h 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 (88.1% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- The Last Stand Complete “The Last Stand” on any Difficulty level. 100%
- Hammer Time, Round Two Complete “Hammer Time, Round Two” on any Difficulty level. Most players quit here 89% −11
- The Hellwoods Complete “The Hellwoods” on any Difficulty level. 82% −7
- The Plains of Strothalm Complete “The Plains of Strothalm” on any Difficulty level. 77% −4
- Bad Elves Go Everywhere Complete “Bad Elves Go Everywhere” on any Difficulty level. 72% −5
- Heroes’ Gorge Complete “Heroes’ Gorge” on any Difficulty level. 67% −5
- The Ascent Complete “The Ascent” on any Difficulty level. 61% −6
- The Big Eaty Complete “The Big Eaty” on any Difficulty level. 58% −4
- “… like son” Complete “… like son” on any Difficulty level. 55% −3
- The Cathedral of Light Complete “The Cathedral of Light” on any Difficulty level. 52% −3
- Tanos' Crusade Against Thalya Complete “Tanos' Crusade Against Thalya” on any Difficulty level. 50% −2
- All’s Well That Ends Evil Complete “All’s Well That Ends Evil” on any Difficulty level. 46% −4
- The Duel Complete “The Duel” on any Difficulty level. 44% −2
- If Looks Could Kill Complete “If Looks Could Kill” on any Difficulty level. 41% −2
- The Finitude Drill Complete “The Finitude Drill” on any Difficulty level. 40% −2
- Doom Hill Complete “Doom Hill” on any Difficulty level. 37% −3
- Raiders of the Lost Stone Complete “Raiders of the Lost Stone” on any Difficulty level. 35% −2
- The Rune Sockets of Finitude (Part 1) Complete “The Rune Sockets of Finitude (Part 1)” on any Difficulty level. 34% −1
- The Rune Sockets of Finitude (Part 2) Complete “The Rune Sockets of Finitude (Part 2)” on any Difficulty level. 32% −2
- The Last Stand - This Time For Real! Complete “The Last Stand – This Time For Real!” on any Difficulty level. 31% −2
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (61)
story milestone ending side
- Thalya – Simply Immortal Complete “The Last Stand” without letting Thalya die. 100%
- The Last Stand Complete “The Last Stand” on any Difficulty level. 100%
- For the Horde! Have at least 10 Creatures in “Hammer Time, Round Two”. 91%
- Hammer Time, Round Two Complete “Hammer Time, Round Two” on any Difficulty level. 89%
- The Hellwoods Complete “The Hellwoods” on any Difficulty level. 82%
- Thalya's Concentrated Fury Kill 10 Heroes in “The Last Stand” while Thalya's Fury is active. 81%
- The Plains of Strothalm Complete “The Plains of Strothalm” on any Difficulty level. 77%
- Experienced Thalya Raise Thalya to 3 level or higher in “Bad Elves Go Everywhere”. 75%
- Bad Elves Go Everywhere Complete “Bad Elves Go Everywhere” on any Difficulty level. 72%
- Magic Accidents Kill 20 Heroes with Spells in “The Hellwoods”. 68%
- Unicorn steaks – fresh off the hoof! Defeat the Unicorn in “Bad Elves Go Everywhere” within 30 minutes. 68%
- Master of Magic Own an Arcanium with at least 100% Efficiency in “The Hellwoods”. 67%
- Heroes’ Gorge Complete “Heroes’ Gorge” on any Difficulty level. 67%
- Minions, Minions! Own 60 Minions at the same time in “The Plains of Strothalm”. 63%
- Trap Master Kill 10 Heroes with Traps in “Hammer Time, Round Two”. 62%
- The Ascent Complete “The Ascent” on any Difficulty level. 61%
- It's Warm and Cozy at Home Expose no Unit to the Storm in “The Ascent.” 61%
- The Big Eaty Complete “The Big Eaty” on any Difficulty level. 58%
- Hard Work Earn a reward in “The Ascent” through hard work. 57%
- “… like son” Complete “… like son” on any Difficulty level. 55%
- YOU SHALL NOT PASS! Intercept all Shipments in “Heroes’ Gorge”. 55%
- The Cathedral of Light Complete “The Cathedral of Light” on any Difficulty level. 52%
- Shame! Shame! Shame! Free the Naga in “The Cathedral of Light”. 51%
- Tanos' Crusade Against Thalya Complete “Tanos' Crusade Against Thalya” on any Difficulty level. 50%
- Dungeonlord Gorgu Have Gorgu destroy 50 Heroes in “… like son”. 49%
- Pure Dynamite! Use Dynamite to destroy 10 Heroes in “The Ascent”. 49%
- All’s Well That Ends Evil Complete “All’s Well That Ends Evil” on any Difficulty level. 46%
- The Duel Complete “The Duel” on any Difficulty level. 44%
- Mana Cannon Use the Magic Tower to kill 60 Heroes in “Heroes’ Gorge”. 44%
- If Looks Could Kill Complete “If Looks Could Kill” on any Difficulty level. 41%
- Master of the Undead Complete “Tanos' Crusade Against Thalya” using nothing but Undead Creatures. 41%
- Unstoppable Horde Destroy all of the Cages and all of the Hero buildings in “The Cathedral of Light”. 40%
- The Finitude Drill Complete “The Finitude Drill” on any Difficulty level. 40%
- Ghost Pirates? Ghost Heroes! Create 5 Ghost Heroes in “Tanos' Crusade Against Thalya.” 37%
- Doom Hill Complete “Doom Hill” on any Difficulty level. 37%
- Brimstone Shaken, Not Stirred Use Brimstone to trigger 10 explosions in “Raiders of the Lost Stone”. 35%
- Stop Tanos! Tanos cannot be allowed to collect more than 6000 Evilness in “All’s Well That Ends Evil”. 35%
- Raiders of the Lost Stone Complete “Raiders of the Lost Stone” on any Difficulty level. 35%
- Not Even a Tiny Thin Mint Wafer, Thanks! Feed Gorgu more Heroes than necessary in “The Big Eaty”. 34%
- Forbidden Knowledge Complete “… like son” without researching Potions or Spells. 34%
- The Rune Sockets of Finitude (Part 1) Complete “The Rune Sockets of Finitude (Part 1)” on any Difficulty level. 34%
- Bonus Evilness Defeat all of the Good Beings on the Overworld in “The Duel”. 34%
- Hungry, Hungry Gorgu! Keep Gorgu from getting hurt in “The Big Eaty”. 33%
- The Rune Sockets of Finitude (Part 2) Complete “The Rune Sockets of Finitude (Part 2)” on any Difficulty level. 32%
- Sabotage! Sabotage the Drill in “The Finitude Drill” by destroying the three cooling pumps. 32%
- The Last Stand - This Time For Real! Complete “The Last Stand – This Time For Real!” on any Difficulty level. 31%
- Lavalumps on Ice! Destroy 10 Lavalumps in “Doom Hill” using the Charmanor relic. 27%
- Rubble and Ashes All Hero buildings must be destroyed at the end of “Doom Hill”. 27%
- Sacrificial Pit = Garbage Disposal? Sacrifice 6 different things in “The Plains of Strothalm”. 25%
- To Infinity And Beyond! Train 5 Units to above Level 10 in “The Rune Sockets of Finitude (Part 1)” 25%
- To the Max! Advance all Faction Research to Level 10 in “The Rune Sockets of Finitude (Part 1)” 25%
- Evilification Destroy all Hero buildings in “The Last Stand – This Time For Real!”. 24%
- Heal Heal Blessing Use the Healing Stone to heal 10000 Damage in “The Rune Sockets of Finitude (Part 2)” 23%
- My Little Torture Chamber Torture at least 20 Heroes in “All’s Well That Ends Evil”. 23%
- Untouchable The Dungeonheart cannot be allowed to take any damage in “The Finitude Drill”. 22%
- Mirror, Mirror Use the Mirror a maximum of 3 times in “If Looks Could Kill”. 22%
- Gorgu is in the Best of Health Don't let Gorgu's Life Energy drop below 70% in “The Duel”. 19%
- Hands Off My Stones No Stones can be allowed to take any Damage in “The Rune Sockets of Finitude (Part 2)”. 19%
- Laser Eyes Are So Useless Not one Room Tile may be destroyed by the Laser Eyes in “If Looks Could Kill”. 18%
- I Don't Need Any Help Never call on Tristan for help in “The Last Stand – This Time For Real!”. 17%
- No Mana, No Cry Not a single Mana Shipment may reach its destination in “Raiders of the Lost Stone”. 16%