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Age of Wonders 4
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Age of Wonders 4

May 2, 2023 Steam: Very Positive

Give it 2 hours

Gets good by 2h almost every game dips in hours 2–3
Fully opens up by 3h rated like by long-time players
Reach the ending 12% of players who started
Started playing 72% of owners
Steam reviews 81% positive of 23,287

What the data shows

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 23,414 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 300 reviews: 87.6h for positive, 62.4h 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 (71.7% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.

  1. Started playing 100%
  2. Valley of Wonders Complete "Rise of the Godir: Valley of Wonders." Most players quit here 51% −49
  3. Enchanted Archipelago Complete "Rise of the Godir: The Enchanted Archipelago." 38% −14
  4. Crimson Caldera Complete "Rise of the Godir: Crimson Caldera." 26% −11
  5. The Eternal Court Complete "Rise of the Godir: The Eternal Court." 19% −7
  6. Grexolis Complete "Rise of the Godir: Grexolis." 12% −7

story milestone ending biggest drop-off

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

All achievements (114)

story milestone ending side

  • Secret Technique Choose a Signature Skill for a hero. 100%
  • A Wonderful Discovery Clear an Ancient Wonder. 95%
  • Realm Estate Found your first city. 94%
  • Walls Cannot Stop Us Breach a city's walls. 88%
  • From Friends to Family Integrate a Free City into your empire. 78%
  • Exorcist Complete a Lost Soul Quest 73%
  • Magical Synergy Complete a collection of Magic Materials. 73%
  • Bone Peddler Sell the remains of a hero in the crypt. 72%
  • Claiming History Gain the additional benefits from a Landmark 71%
  • Stronger Together Create an alliance with another Ruler. 66%
  • Full Ascension Win a game as a Champion. 64%
  • Seat of Power Complete all levels of the Wizard's Tower in a Tier 4 Throne City. 64%
  • There Can Only Be One! Reach a Military Victory. 60%
  • Eternal Dragon Summon a Prosperity or Calamity Dragon 56%
  • Intimidation Tactics Cause at least 3 enemy units to rout during a single battle. 56%
  • In a Liege of Your Own Have 20+ Recruitment Points available in the Rally of the Lieges. 55%
  • My Final Form Have your race undergo 3 race transformations. 52%
  • Valley of Wonders Complete "Rise of the Godir: Valley of Wonders." 51%
  • Against the Odds Win a high risk battle using manual combat. 50%
  • Oathbound Reach Paragon level Devotion 50%
  • Reverberating Relations Complete a quest for a Crystal Dwelling 46%
  • Digging for Treasure Excavate a province in the Underground. 46%
  • Symphony of Blood Win a game as an Elder Vampire 46%
  • Tipping the Scales Acquire the Tome of Evolution and the Tome of Dragons 44%
  • Blood of the Dragon Have a Dragon Lord with a Major Transformation 43%
  • Destined Hero Fulfill a Hero's Major and Minor Ambitions 42%
  • It Belongs in a Museum Obtain an Artifact 42%
  • Mighty Hoard Have 50 Gold Income from the Dragon Hoard 42%
  • Return of the Wizard King Win the game as a Wizard King. 39%
  • Here be Dragons Win a game as a Dragon Lord 39%
  • Fiery Friend Own a dragon. 38%
  • Enchanted Archipelago Complete "Rise of the Godir: The Enchanted Archipelago." 38%
  • Castle Mania Build all Vampire Castle upgrades in a single playthrough 36%
  • Crystal Crown Win a game as a Giant King 35%
  • Crimson Eclipse Perform a Blood Moon Ritual 33%
  • As Foretold Fulfill a vision from a Prophecy Trait 33%
  • Mystery Unfolded Complete an Intrigue Happening 32%
  • Preparation Is Everything Fill all the equipment slots of a single hero. 32%
  • Impenetrable Fortress Have a city with at least 60 Fortification Health. 31%
  • Magnum Opus Construct a Monument Apex of any affinity 30%
  • Silent Empire Cover one of your city's entire domain in mist 30%
  • Eternal Library Reach an Eternal Pact with a Crystal Dwelling 30%
  • Favored by the Spirits Complete a Primal Spirit Quest and become a Primal Avatar 29%
  • Cleansed Build a Sanctuary Outpost in the Umbral Abyss 29%
  • Failed Successfully Have a backfiring spell grant a positive effect 28%
  • Heart of Darkness Have a Thorn Heart Landmark terraform its surroundings 26%
  • Crimson Caldera Complete "Rise of the Godir: Crimson Caldera." 26%
  • Gigantic Consequences Complete an Artifact collection and trigger a Collection Happening 26%
  • Arch Mage Unlock a Tier V Astral Affinity tome. 25%
  • God Emperor Unlock a Tier V Order Affinity tome. 24%
  • Freed Lands of Manuhari Complete "Empires and Ashes: Freed Lands of Manuhari" 24%
  • With Hands Tied Defeat a Fractured Infestation without casting any combat spells 24%
  • Duality Get a Gold Dragon or an Obsidian Dragon 24%
  • Eternal Lord Unlock a Tier V Shadow Affinity tome. 23%
  • The Creator Unlock a Tier V Materium Affinity tome. 22%
  • Tentacle Throne Win a game as an Eldritch Sovereign 22%
  • Lord of Chaos Unlock a Tier V Chaos Affinity tome. 22%
  • Blood and Courtship Complete "Thrones of Blood: Blood and Courtship" 22%
  • All Aboard! Pack up a Tier 4 Nomad city 21%
  • The Magic That Empowers Me! Reach a Magic Victory. 21%
  • The Goddess of Nature Unlock a Tier V Nature Affinity tome. 21%
  • Forbidden Sorcery Unlock a Secret Spell 20%
  • The Eternal Court Complete "Rise of the Godir: The Eternal Court." 19%
  • Starstruck Unlock the Tome of the Cosmos 18%
  • Chaos Surge In "Sehiran Oasis", encounter the Chaos Endailon 17%
  • Rings of Emnora Complete "Archon Prophecy: Rings of Emnora" 17%
  • Sehiran Oasis Complete "Empires and Ashes: Sehiran Oasis" 17%
  • Stop, Thief! Defeat a shop owner in battle 17%
  • Pruning for Progress Unlock all Empire Skills of an Affinity of your choice. 17%
  • I've Got Everything I Need Right Here Reach an Expansion Victory. 16%
  • Defogged Bring an end to the mists in the Toll of Seasons 16%
  • Spoils of War Recruit a unit of tier 3 or higher by subduing them 15%
  • But this one is mine Forge an item with a custom name 15%
  • Tharru'Cath Complete "Eldritch Realms: Tharru'Cath" 15%
  • Seal the Deal Reach a Seals Victory 14%
  • Dawn of the Dread Have an Ironclad use all types of Ammunition in a single battle 14%
  • Pure Shadow In "Tharru'Cath", meet the Shadow Endailon 14%
  • Cliffs of Sordünn Complete "Archon Prophecy: Cliffs of Sordünn" 12%
  • Grexolis Complete "Rise of the Godir: Grexolis." 12%
  • A Conqueror's Cohort Use Intimidate 3 times on the same Free City 12%
  • Burrow Downs Complete "Secrets of the Archmages: Burrow Downs" 12%
  • Archon Redemption Lead a faction of Elysian Architects to Victory while Pure Good Alignment 11%
  • Prometheus Avenged In "Freed Lands of Manuhari", slay the Warden of Manuhari at least 5 times 11%
  • One for All, All for One Complete "Rise of the Godir: Grexolis" without any of your allies getting defeated. 11%
  • Affinities Unbound In "Cliffs of Sordünn," encounter all of the Endailon 10%
  • Jack of All Tomes Win the game having unlocked at least 1 tome of each of the 6 Affinities. 9.6%
  • Arcalot Complete "Eldritch Realms: Arcalot" 9.5%
  • Wield the Winds Achieve a Cataclysm Victory 9.3%
  • Manufactured War Start a moderately justified war using fabricated Grievances. 9.3%
  • The Azh'Ruun Pit Complete "Secrets of the Archmages: The Azh'Ruun Pit" 9.2%
  • Infinite Potential Have a unit reach Exalted Rank 8.6%
  • Just Crusader Things Call a crusade on an enemy 8.1%
  • Betrayal Most Foul In "Rise of the Godir: Valley of Wonders," wage war against Sundren. 7.7%
  • Overgrowth Own a city of a Harefolk faction with maximum population 6.7%
  • Evermore Complete "Secrets of the Archmages: Evermore" 6.7%
  • Umbral Tourist Visit all types of Visit Site in the Umbral Abyss in a single playthrough 6.3%
  • Snap Out of It! In "Rise of the Godir: The Eternal Court," defeat Meandor through regular conquest. 6.0%
  • Serpentine Storm Lead a Naga transformed faction to victory as an Arch Mage 5.9%
  • Rock and Throne! Lead a faction of Crystallized Dwarves to victory as a Giant King 5.6%
  • Vampire Hunter Defeat an Elder Vampire empire as a Champion with the Ranger class 5.3%
  • All-Devourer Lead an Umbral transformed Insectoid faction to Victory 5.3%
  • Renegade Ringleader Complete "Rings of Emnora" while at Pure Evil Alignment 5.2%
  • Fan Favorite Lead a faction of Righteous Orcs to victory 5.0%
  • Draconic Connoisseur Have a Dragon of Fire, Frost, Gold and Obsidian origin 4.9%
  • A Very Special Ring Forge a ring with 3 or more infusions, including Universal Camouflage 4.5%
  • Unyielding Virtue In "The Azh'Ruun Pit", restore order without signing an Unbreakable Pact 4.2%
  • Shrouded Owls As an Owlkin faction, unlock one of the final Shadow Empire Development Skills 3.9%
  • I'll Fight You All In "Rise of the Godir: Crimson Caldera," defeat all the contesting Godir through regular conquest. 3.2%
  • No Stone Left Unturned In "Evermore", complete the "Secrets of the Archmages" quest 2.4%
  • I Want to Break Free Renegotiate your freedom after becoming a vassal. 2.2%
  • Graze Tactics Consume 6 Flora Obstacles in a single battle 2.2%
  • The Grey Wizard Lead a faction of Halflings to victory as a human Wizard King. 1.8%
  • Returning Circle Recruit all Wizards of Evermore to your Pantheon (Yaka, Nimue, Arachna, Fangir, Artica, and Karissa). 1.8%
  • Master of Evilness Lead a faction of Dark Goblins to victory as a Lord of Chaos. 1.5%
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