Shattered Pixel Dungeon

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 2,261 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 298 reviews: 12.8h for positive, 1.1h 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 (88.7% 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 (98)

• Novice Monster Hunter Defeat 10 enemies in one game 100%
• Novice Treasure Hunter Collect 250 gold in one game 93%
• Mage Unlocked! Unlock the Mage by using a scroll of upgrade 90%
• Rogue Unlocked! Unlock the Rogue by performing 10 surprise attacks in one game 78%
• Adept Monster Hunter Defeat 50 enemies in one game 73%
• Huntress Unlocked! Unlock the Huntress by hitting enemies with thrown weapons 10 times in one game 71%
• Adept Treasure Hunter Collect 1000 gold in one game 71%
• Novice Adventurer Reach level 6 71%
• Novice Bodybuilder Reach 12 base points of strength 69%
• Slime Janitor Defeat the boss at the end of the sewers 65%
• Novice Enchanter Acquire an item of level 3 or higher 65%
• Novice Researcher Fill in 40 catalog entries in your journal 63%
• Expert Monster Hunter Defeat 100 enemies in one game 59%
• Duelist Unlocked! Unlock the Duelist by equipping a tier 2 or higher weapon with no strength penalty 58%
• Novice Score Chaser End a run with a score of 5000 or higher 58%
• Novice Gourmet Eat food 10 times in one game 57%
• Adept Adventurer Reach level 12 54%
• Novice Dungeoneer Play 10 games or win 1 game 54%
• Novice Alchemist Craft 3 items via alchemy in one game 53%
• Expert Treasure Hunter Collect 2500 gold in one game 53%
• Adept Bodybuilder Reach 14 base points of strength 52%
• Burned Die from fire 52%
• Adept Researcher Fill in 80 catalog entries in your journal 51%
• Prison Warden Defeat the boss at the end of the prison 50%
• Zapped Die to an enemy's magical attack 45%
• Adept Gourmet Eat food 20 times in one game 42%
• Cleric Unlocked! Unlock the Cleric by fully cleansing the curse on any piece of cursed equipment 41%
• Expert Bodybuilder Reach 16 base points of strength 40%
• Expert Adventurer Reach level 18 40%
• Adept Score Chaser End a run with a score of 25,000 or higher 40%
• Master Treasure Hunter Collect 7500 gold in one game 39%
• Adept Enchanter Acquire an item of level 6 or higher 39%
• Master Monster Hunter Defeat 250 enemies in one game 39%
• Adept Alchemist Craft 8 items via alchemy in one game 38%
• Metal Scrapper Defeat the boss at the end of the caves 37%
• Expert Researcher Fill in 160 catalog entries in your journal 36%
• Suffocated Die from toxic gas 32%
• Pack Mule Fully expand your inventory 32%
• Master Bodybuilder Reach 18 base points of strength 31%
• Poisoned Die from poison 30%
• King Conqueror Defeat the boss at the end of the city 30%
• Well Equipped Fill in one catalog entry for every type of equipment item in your journal 30%
• Expert Gourmet Eat food 30 times in one game 30%
• Master Adventurer Reach level 24 29%
• Adept Dungeoneer Play 25 games or win 3 games 28%
• Unconventional Angler Kill 6 piranhas in one game 27%
• Pancaked Die from falling down 26%
• Expert Alchemist Craft 15 items via alchemy in one game 26%
• Grandmaster Treasure Hunter Collect 15,000 gold in one game 25%
• Friendly Fire Die to your own magical item 25%
• Expert Enchanter Acquire an item of level 9 or higher 24%
• Victory! Obtain the Amulet of Yendor 23%
• Pacifist Complete a Floor without defeating any enemies 23%
• Fully Stocked Identify every regular potion and scroll in one run 21%
• Gotcha! Defeat the prison boss without getting hit by any traps or hazards 20%
• Grandmaster Bodybuilder Reach 20 base points of strength 20%
• Expert Score Chaser End a run with a score of 100,000 or higher 20%
• Grandmaster Monster Hunter Defeat 500 enemies in one game 20%
• Gladiator's Fury Reach a 10-hit combo 19%
• Starved Die from hunger 19%
• Master Gourmet Eat food 40 times in one game 19%
• Master Alchemist Craft 24 items via alchemy in one game 18%
• Grim Reaper Defeat an enemy with a Grim weapon 16%
• Grandmaster Adventurer Reach level 30 16%
• Expert Dungeoneer Play 50 games or win 5 games 15%
• Master Researcher Fill in 320 catalog entries in your journal 15%
• Happy Ending Take the Amulet of Yendor to the surface 15%
• Spotless Victory Defeat the sewers boss without letting it use its charge attack or heal in water 15%
• Master Enchanter Acquire an item of level 12 or higher 13%
• Grandmaster Alchemist Craft 35 items via alchemy in one game 12%
• Grandmaster Gourmet Eat food 50 times in one game 12%
• Jack of Many Trades Defeat the first boss with every hero class 11%
• A Worthy Sacrifice Die while next to sacrificial fire 11%
• Big Game Hunter Fill in ten catalog entries for rare enemies in your journal 9.6%
• Taste Vengeance! Defeat a boss while holding the signature item of a hero who died to that boss 9.6%
• Safety Hazard Defeat 10 enemies in one game with the help of terrain hazards (traps, plants, or chasms) 9.5%
• Master Score Chaser End a run with a score of 250,000 or higher 8.9%
• Grandmaster Enchanter Acquire an item of level 15 or higher 8.1%
• Outmaneuvered Defeat the caves boss without getting attacked or damaged while it is supercharged 7.0%
• Deadly Misstep Die to a grim or disintegration trap 6.1%
• So Many Colors Have 10 or more buff/debuff icons active at once 5.0%
• You Made It Too Bring a fallen hero's signature item to the surface 4.7%
• Bronze Champion Beat the game with 1 or more challenges enabled 4.2%
• Master Dungeoneer Play 200 games or win 10 games 3.9%
• Master of Many Trades Obtain the Amulet of Yendor with every hero class 3.9%
• No Weapons in His Presence Defeat the city boss without ever directly attacking him with weapons, rings, wands, or damaging spells 3.0%
• Silver Champion Beat the game with 3 or more challenges enabled 3.0%
• Not So Intimidating Now Learn the true name of the King of Dwarves 3.0%
• Yet Another Sad Death Unlock all of the 'cause of death' badges 2.5%
• Doom Slayer Defeat the final boss with all demon spawners alive and the badder bosses challenge enabled 2.1%
• Jack of All Trades Defeat the third boss with every hero subclass 2.1%
• Golden Champion Beat the game with 6 or more challenges enabled 2.0%
• Grandmaster Score Chaser End a run with a score of 1,000,000 or higher 1.5%
• Grandmaster Dungeoneer Play 1000 games or win 25 games 1.0%
• Pacifist Ascent Take the Amulet of Yendor to the surface without ever reducing the severity of its curse 0.9%
• Taking the Mick Strike the killing blow on the final boss with a +20 or higher pickaxe 0.9%
• Randomized Victory! Obtain the Amulet of Yendor with a randomized hero, talent upgrades, subclass, and armor ability 0.8%
• Grandmaster Researcher Fill in every catalog entry in your journal 0.6%