Simulation
BAD END THEATER
Hooks you almost right away
Gets good by 1h almost every game dips in hours 2–3
Fully opens up by 2h rated like by long-time players
Reach the ending 74% of players who started
Started playing 97% of owners
Steam reviews 98% positive of 10,118
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 25 reviews are negative (4%); after 3h it's 1 in 120 (1%).
- Fully opens up by hour 2.
- The opening is criticised less than in 98% of games we track.
- 74% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “WELCOME TO BAD END THEATER” (you completed the tutorial! enjoy the show~) and “OVERLORD'S TRUE END” (you'll all burn together): from 100% to 79% of starters.
- 97% 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 10,353 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 295 reviews: 2h for positive, 1.4h 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 (97.3% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- WELCOME TO BAD END THEATER you completed the tutorial! enjoy the show~ 100%
- OVERLORD'S TRUE END you'll all burn together. Most players quit here 79% −21
- MAIDEN'S TRUE END will you all burn together...? 75% −4
- UNDERLING'S TRUE END you'll all burn together. 70% −5
- HERO'S TRUE END you'll all burn together. 70%
- YOUR TRUE END you conquered tragedy, and freed the actors from their terrible fates! 74% +4
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (48)
story milestone ending side
- WELCOME TO BAD END THEATER you completed the tutorial! enjoy the show~ 100%
- CONSUMED MAIDEN the maiden is immediately eaten by the underling. she didn't stand a chance. 95%
- FAILED HERO the hero slays the overlord. he never knows what became of the maiden. 91%
- DESERTER UNDERLING the underling abandons their comrades. they live in solitude from then on. 88%
- FAITHFUL UNDERLING the underling stays loyal to the overlord and pays with their life. 87%
- PERFORMER UNDERLING the underling performs a brilliant massacre. they are slain by the hero. 87%
- USELESS HERO the hero's adventure was pointless. he returns home having accomplished nothing. 86%
- BURNED OVERLORD the overlord is locked in her room and set ablaze. 86%
- VICTORIOUS UNDERLING the underling exacts revenge against the hero. they die in the process. 85%
- CONQUERED OVERLORD the overlord loses to the hero. she dies lamenting her lack of strength. 84%
- BYSTANDER HERO the hero does nothing as the demon castle burns down. 84%
- SELFLESS MAIDEN the maiden tries to save the overlord from the burning castle. 82%
- TRIUMPHANT HERO the hero slays the overlord. he brings the maiden home. 82%
- EXECUTED MAIDEN the maiden is burned at the stake. she is an enemy of the village. 82%
- ESCAPED MAIDEN the maiden is saved from the overlord. 81%
- LORD UNDERLING the underling violently overthrows the overlord. they become the new demon ruler. 80%
- OVERLORD'S TRUE END you'll all burn together. 79%
- WRATHFUL OVERLORD the overlord destroys the hero after he destroyed her army. 79%
- SELFISH OVERLORD the overlord keeps the maiden all to herself. 79%
- TRAITOR UNDERLING the underling is killed by the overlord out of retribution. 78%
- TRAGIC HERO the hero is slain by the overlord. he accepts his punishment. 78%
- COWARDLY UNDERLING the underling fails to assassinate the overlord and burns with her. 77%
- DEVOUT MAIDEN the maiden prays as everyone is consumed by flames. 75%
- MAIDEN'S TRUE END will you all burn together...? 75%
- SACRIFICIAL MAIDEN the maiden dies to protect the overlord. she accepts this fate. 74%
- SPECTATOR HERO the hero watches the maiden burn. she must have somehow deserved it. 74%
- YOUR TRUE END you conquered tragedy, and freed the actors from their terrible fates! 74%
- ASSASSINATED OVERLORD the overlord wakes up to the underling tearing her throat out. 73%
- RESIGNED HERO the hero can do nothing as everyone is consumed by flames. 72%
- NAIVE HERO the hero is swiftly defeated by the overlord. she captures the maiden. 71%
- CAPTURED MAIDEN the maiden becomes property of the overlord. 71%
- BETRAYED OVERLORD the overlord, weakened from fighting the hero, is taken out by the underling. 71%
- COMPLACENT MAIDEN the maiden stands by as the hero slays the overlord. 70%
- UNDERLING'S TRUE END you'll all burn together. 70%
- SLAIN OVERLORD the overlord is stabbed in the back by the hero. 70%
- HERO'S TRUE END you'll all burn together. 70%
- HEROIC UNDERLING the underling ends up saving the maiden. they become the new overlord. 70%
- UNLUCKY HERO the hero is abruptly killed off by the underling after fighting the overlord. 69%
- SPITEFUL OVERLORD the overlord murders her underling in cold blood. 68%
- VENGEFUL OVERLORD the overlord sets her sights on world domination after the maiden is killed. 68%
- LOYAL HERO the hero slays the overlord. he could not save the maiden. 67%
- SLAUGHTERED MAIDEN the maiden is slain by the underling after overhearing their plot. 64%
- PUPPET MASTER unlocked all the actors' behaviors. 63%
- IMPRISONED MAIDEN the maiden is captured by the underling and sent to the dungeon. 62%
- LETTER COLLECTOR collected all of tragedy's letters. 59%
- TRAGEDY'S END i've missed you, my darling. 58%
- YOUR BAD END you were overcome by tragedy. 50%
- TOTAL RESET let's take it again from the top! 48%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-19.