When does Castle Of Alchemists get good?

Hooks you right away. 70% of first-hour reviews are positive — about the same as players with 3+ hours (75%). Only 64% of owners have even the first achievement — the rest barely played.

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Castle Of Alchemists

Apr 10, 2025 Steam: Very Positive

Hooks you right away

Gets good instantly from the first hour

Started playing 64% of owners

Steam reviews 81% positive of 779

What the data shows

70% of first-hour reviews are positive — about the same as players with 3+ hours (75%).
Only 64% of owners have even the first achievement — the rest barely played.

When it gets good

Share of positive reviews by how many hours the reviewer had played when writing the review.

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Based on all 793 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 293 reviews: 5.3h for positive, 3.5h 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 (64% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.

Story milestones aren't labeled yet; all achievements are listed below.

All achievements (23)

A freezing wind... Finish the level "Frozen Corner" 100%
A scorching dust... Finish the level "Lava Passage". 80%
The Whole Arsenal Deal 150.000 damage with items 38%
Perfected by Alchemy Deal 800.000 damage with Bellator. 28%
Bigger they are.. Dispose 30 large sized enemies. 25%
... by the thousands they shall fall! I Dispose 10.000 enemies. 24%
Siege Commander Deal 250.000 damage with towers. 23%
Top-notch Artisan I Craft 20 experimental warfare. 17%
Kelvin Dispose 4.000 enemies with fire. 11%
... by the thousands they shall fall! II Dispose 25.000 enemies. 11%
Thy ice shattered. Dispose 15.000 Arctic enemies. 11%
Spikes, saws, fire, acid... everything. Deal 4.000.000 damage with traps. 8.1%
Dual Element Master Achieve 100 Dual Combo. 7.3%
Mow them down! Achieve 1.000.000 total combo points. 7.2%
Thy flame extinguished Dispose 15.000 Oriental enemies. 4.4%
Top-notch Artisan II Craft 50 experimental warfare. 4.2%
Master Nikola would be proud. Dispose 3.000 enemies with electric 4.1%
... by the thousands they shall fall! III Dispose 50.000 enemies. 3.4%
H2SO4 Dispose 5.000 enemies with acid. 2.5%
Triad Master Achieve 60 Triad Combo. 2.3%
Top-notch Artisan III Craft 100 experimental warfare. 1.4%
Iceberg Shatter 2.000 frozen enemies. 1.2%
Master Alchemist Achieve 40 Flux Combo. 0.9%

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