AdventureIndieRPG
Cryptmaster
Hooks you almost right away
Gets good by 3h almost every game dips in hours 2–3
Fully opens up by 10h rated like by long-time players
Started playing 79% of owners
Steam reviews 93% positive of 2,311
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 6 reviews are negative (18%); after 10h it's 1 in 25 (4%).
- Fully opens up by hour 10.
- The opening is criticised less than in 77% of games we track.
- 79% 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 2,334 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 295 reviews: 12.2h for positive, 3.9h 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 (79.1% 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 (28)
- Blasphemer Desecrate an altar. 100%
- Upstepper Leave the Crypt. 92%
- Royal Flush Pass the rat sentry by wearing crowns. 39%
- Here Come the Brides Marry Goggo. 29%
- Even Steven Win a game of Whatever against Steven. 28%
- Beginner's Luck Win a game of Whatever against the Cryptmaster. 28%
- Stinkbomb Dig up Ratty's treasure. 24%
- Bragging Rights Catch a rare fish. 23%
- Brew Master Collect the portable cauldron. 22%
- Special Delivery Deliver the Piper's diss track to Countess Ulara. 20%
- Iconoclast Help Ulara to defeat all four lost gods. 15%
- Out for the Countess Win a game of Whatever against Countess Ulara. 13%
- It Burns! Stand in the sunlight. 12%
- Goodnight, Sweet Prince Put Goggo to sleep. 10%
- Card Magic Win a game of Whatever against Orthos. 9.4%
- Grateful Undead Create an undead uprising. 8.5%
- Paragon Prevent the dead from rising. 7.1%
- Repeat Offender Get sent to the cage for a second time. 6.8%
- Clickety Click Appease the Crab King. 6.2%
- Pottymouth Unlock the swear jar. 6.2%
- JSN Find the hidden ending. 5.4%
- Snooper Find Countess Ulara's secret room. 5.1%
- Man of War Restore all of Joro's memories. 3.5%
- Legendary Angler Find the Master Rod. 3.5%
- Melody Maker Restore all of Maz's memories. 3.4%
- Sorceress Supreme Restore all of Nix's memories. 3.4%
- Lady Killer Restore all of Syn's memories. 3.4%
- Refuser Have the Cryptmaster walk you through how to get a refund. 3.2%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-19.