Rotwood
Hooks you right away
What the data shows
- 71% of first-hour reviews are positive — about the same as players with 7+ hours (76%).
- The biggest drop-off is between “Damselfly, Avenged” (Defeat Mother Treek in Great Rotwood Forest) and “Nighty Night” (Defeat Owlitzer in Nocturne Grove): from 100% to 78% of starters.
- Only 7% 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.
before it gets good opening up fully opened up
Based on all 8,287 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 298 reviews: 18.3h for positive, 15.9h 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 (7.1% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Damselfly, Avenged Defeat Mother Treek in Great Rotwood Forest. 100%
- Nighty Night Defeat Owlitzer in Nocturne Grove. Most players quit here 78% −22
- Close-Up Magic is Overrated Defeat Enigmox in Blisterbane Bog. 69% −8
- All Bark, No Bite Defeat Grimhollow in Ruined Capital. 68% −1
- No Encore, Please Defeat Swarm in The Molded Grave. 66% −1
- Happy Worst Birthday Defeat Shell Drake in Splintershard Cavern. 63% −3
- Pawn Takes Rook Defeat Rook in Bonechill Quarry. 63%
- Legacy You Later! Defeat Primeval Teffra Mech 1000 in Mulligan's Cauldron. 47% −17
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (24)
story milestone ending side
- Damselfly, Avenged Defeat Mother Treek in Great Rotwood Forest. 100%
- Camp Curator Place a piece of decor in Camp. 87%
- High Standards Wear equipment of at least level 10 in all equipment slots. 86%
- Nighty Night Defeat Owlitzer in Nocturne Grove. 78%
- Close-Up Magic is Overrated Defeat Enigmox in Blisterbane Bog. 69%
- All Bark, No Bite Defeat Grimhollow in Ruined Capital. 68%
- No Encore, Please Defeat Swarm in The Molded Grave. 66%
- Heartbreaker Feed a total of at least 80 Heart Shards to the Wellspring. 66%
- Happy Worst Birthday Defeat Shell Drake in Splintershard Cavern. 63%
- Pawn Takes Rook Defeat Rook in Bonechill Quarry. 63%
- Short Order Cook Cook a Limited Special meal. 48%
- Legacy You Later! Defeat Primeval Teffra Mech 1000 in Mulligan's Cauldron. 47%
- Master Gemsmith Get a gem to max level. 47%
- Boss Up Craft any Boss Weapon. 34%
- Rock Farmer Harvest a Crystallized Crop. 31%
- Spear Master Complete every Spear mastery. 25%
- Hey Good Lookin' Apply a Teffra Mirage to any piece of equipment. 23%
- Collector's Item Place a Villager Plushie in Camp. 21%
- Hammer Master Complete every Hammer mastery. 14%
- Bow Master Complete every Bow mastery. 13%
- Blights Out Defeat The Rotless One in a Blight Incursion. 11%
- Cannon Master Complete every Cannon mastery. 11%
- Striker Master Complete every Striker mastery. 11%
- Greatsword Master Complete every Greatsword mastery. 1.4%