SULFUR
Give it 3 hours
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 3 reviews are negative (35%); after 20h it's 1 in 11 (9%).
- Fully opens up by hour 20.
- 11% of players who start reach the ending.
- Most players drop off before “Beat the Goblin Cousin” (Eat shit and die): only 74% of starters get there.
- 77% 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 10,947 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 294 reviews: 8.6h for positive, 5.1h 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 (77% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Beat the Goblin Cousin Eat shit and die. Most players quit here 74% −26
- Escape the Town Down, down, down. 54% −19
- Complete the Sewers Wade through the entirety of the sewer area. 46% −9
- Complete The Hedge Maze What the hell was that even? 44% −2
- Complete The Dungeon Get yourself out of that damn dungeon. 35% −8
- Defeat Lucia May she finally rest. 30% −5
- Defeat Terrorbaum Keep the change you filthy animal. 25% −6
- Dethrone His Most Holy Emperor Viva la resistance. 17% −8
- It's over... or is it? You completed the game. 11% −6
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (131)
story milestone ending side
- All by yourself! Cook successfully. 100%
- Collector Carry more than 20 unique items in your inventory. 98%
- Centimate Kill 100 enemies. 86%
- Meet Fex Shuen Saga'naté, believer. 85%
- Sustainability Repair your weapon to (almost) full durability. 84%
- Heavy Lifter Carry more than 6 weapons in your inventory. 78%
- Beat the Goblin Cousin Eat shit and die. 74%
- The Swimmer’s Badge Swim 200 meters. 73%
- Modder Attach 2 mods to a weapon. 71%
- Master Chef Cook 20 recipes successfully. 70%
- Nice Guy Complete a quest. 64%
- Have some pity 1,000 SULF reimbursed from the Church Collection. 62%
- Meet Grossberg Between you and me... 60%
- Quingentimate Kill 500 enemies. 59%
- Escape the Town Down, down, down. 54%
- Culinary Explorer Discover and cook Escargot. 52%
- Complete the Sewers Wade through the entirety of the sewer area. 46%
- Milimate Kill 1000 enemies. 44%
- Complete The Hedge Maze What the hell was that even? 44%
- Finnish Pride Set 6 enemies on fire with one Molotov. 43%
- Monster Add human meat organ to the cauldron. 43%
- Our hero! Complete 5 quests. 39%
- Meet the Rat Queen Don't make promises you can't keep. 39%
- Impeccable Taste Cook food from human flesh. 38%
- Amulet-Free Beat an area without a charged amulet. 36%
- Combine two Enchantment Scrolls What could go wrong? 36%
- Responsible Adult Father would be proud. 36%
- Complete The Dungeon Get yourself out of that damn dungeon. 35%
- Encounter Blond Magus Starboy. 34%
- Explosive Personality Kill 5 enemies with a single grenade. 33%
- Tinkerer Attach 4 mods to a weapon. 33%
- Smart man Charge the amulet by paying the Gravedigger. 32%
- Well Oiled Apply 5 oils to a single weapon. 32%
- Actually not that bad Finish an area with the Dirk and Wakizashi as your only weapons. 30%
- Defeat Lucia May she finally rest. 30%
- Stamp Addict Complete 10 quests. 28%
- Eagle Eye Locate Jaques De Fector. 27%
- Defeat Terrorbaum Keep the change you filthy animal. 25%
- Hoarder Fill up your inventory completely. 24%
- Gourmet Chef Cook escargot and Cuisses de grandeur. 21%
- Meet Qiosk Connect with the younger generation. 20%
- MMM... Kill 3000 enemies. 19%
- Have a lot of pity 5,000 SULF reimbursed from the Church Collection. 18%
- Room Decorator Unlock 5 upgrades for the church. 17%
- Dethrone His Most Holy Emperor Viva la resistance. 17%
- Defeat Desert Claus Merry Christmas you filthy animal. 13%
- It's over... or is it? You completed the game. 11%
- Mind Archaeologist Clear a crypt. 11%
- Not Good Enough to Throw Grenades Kill yourself with a grenade. 9.6%
- House Decorator Unlock 10 upgrades for the church. 9.6%
- Sweet Tooth Bake a mudcake. 8.8%
- Therapy Clear Stage 1 in Endless. 7.1%
- AAAAHH! Die from falling. 7.0%
- Cakewalk Beat the game on Very Easy difficulty. 6.9%
- Easy Peasy Beat the game on Easy difficulty. 6.8%
- MMMMMMDCLXVI Kill 6666 enemies. 6.8%
- Achievement Beat the Game on Medium difficulty. 6.6%
- Legit Beat the Game on Hard difficulty. 6.2%
- Have a real bunch of pity 10,000 SULF reimbursed from the Church Collection. 5.3%
- Millionaire Save up 1,000,000 total sulf. 4.9%
- Goblin Whisperer Charm a goblin. 4.5%
- Pity for the 1889 Mario Sacrifice the 1889 Mario to Telia. 3.9%
- Pity for the Mossman Sacrifice the Mossman to Telia. 3.9%
- Pity for the M11A2 Fisk Sacrifice the M11A2 Fisk to Telia. 3.6%
- Pity for the M182 Pierre-Fusil Sacrifice the M182 Pierre-Fusil to Telia. 3.5%
- Pity for the Corpsemaker Sacrifice the Corpsemaker to Telia. 3.4%
- Pity for the Socom ACR Sacrifice the Socom ACR to Telia. 3.4%
- Pity for the Augusta Sacrifice the Augusta to Telia. 3.2%
- Pity for the P38 Dirk Sacrifice the P38 Dirk to Telia. 3.1%
- Pity for the Hell 'N' Back Sacrifice the Hell 'N' Back to Telia. 3.0%
- Pity for the Vrede Sacrifice the Vrede to Telia. 3.0%
- Pity for the Chimera Rapid Sacrifice the Chimera Rapid to Telia. 2.9%
- Pity for the Knop .22 Sacrifice the Knop .22 to Telia. 2.9%
- Pity for the Majordome Sacrifice the Majordome to Telia. 2.9%
- Pity for the Star & Witness Sacrifice the Star & Witness to Telia. 2.9%
- Pity for the Type 80 Typhoon Sacrifice the Type 80 Typhoon to Telia. 2.9%
- Medication Clear Stage 3 in Endless. 2.7%
- Pity for the Flock Sacrifice the Flock to Telia. 2.7%
- Have a massive amount of pity 30,000 SULF reimbursed from the Church Collection. 2.6%
- Pity for the Blackwater Sacrifice the Blackwater to Telia. 2.6%
- Pity for the M3 Termite Sacrifice the M3 Termite to Telia. 2.6%
- Pity for the Warpig Sacrifice the Warpig to Telia. 2.6%
- Pity for the Longboy Sacrifice the Longboy to Telia. 2.5%
- Pity for the Rektor 100rd Sacrifice the Rektor 100rd to Telia. 2.5%
- Pity for the Rokua .308 Sacrifice the Rokua .308 to Telia. 2.5%
- Have an infinite amout of pity 66,666 SULF reimbursed from the Church Collection. 2.3%
- Pity for the Beck 8 Sacrifice the Beck 8 to Telia. 2.3%
- Pity for the Catacoil Rapid X Sacrifice the Catacoil Rapid X to Telia. 2.3%
- Pity for the Ploika Compact Sacrifice the Ploika Compact to Telia. 2.3%
- Pity for the .357 Balthazar Sacrifice the .357 Balthazar to Telia. 2.2%
- Pity for the D4RT Sacrifice the D4RT to Telia. 2.2%
- Pity for the Farsight Sacrifice the Farsight to Telia. 2.2%
- Pity for the Salamander Sacrifice the Salamander to Telia. 2.2%
- Pity for the Songbird Sacrifice the Songbird to Telia. 2.2%
- Tomb Sulfer Clear 5 crypts. 2.1%
- Pity for the Arbiter 2 Sacrifice the Arbiter 2 to Telia. 2.1%
- Pity for the Cavalier Sacrifice the Cavalier to Telia. 2.1%
- Pity for the Deathstar PG Sacrifice the Deathstar PG to Telia. 2.1%
- Pity for the Dolphin 99 Sacrifice the Dolphin 99 to Telia. 2.1%
- Pity for the Gravekeeper Sacrifice the Gravekeeper to Telia. 2.1%
- Pity for the Impala Gravita Sacrifice the Impala Gravita to Telia. 2.1%
- Pity for the Snut .38 Sacrifice the Snut .38 to Telia. 2.1%
- Pity for the Socom 9 Sacrifice the Socom 9 to Telia. 2.1%
- Pity for the Terrier URB Sacrifice the Terrier URB to Telia. 2.1%
- Pity for the Valet Sacrifice the Valet to Telia. 2.1%
- Pity for the Wingman Sacrifice the Wingman to Telia. 2.1%
- Law Abiding Citizen Keep a Drivers License in your inventory while driving. 1.9%
- Not breathtaking Hold your breath for 3 minutes. 1.9%
- Pity for the Chat-Pardeur 98 Sacrifice the Chat-Pardeur 98 to Telia. 1.9%
- Pity for the Drifter 9 Sacrifice the Drifter 9 to Telia. 1.9%
- Pity for the Duhar Sacrifice the Duhar to Telia. 1.9%
- Pity for the Ferryman Sacrifice the Ferryman to Telia. 1.9%
- Pity for the Tailor Marksman Sacrifice the Tailor Marksman to Telia. 1.9%
- Pity for the Bronco 89 Sacrifice the Bronco 89 to Telia. 1.7%
- Pity for the Wyatt PULSAR Sacrifice the Wyatt PULSAR to Telia. 1.7%
- Pity for the Breacher 8 Sacrifice the Breacher 8 to Telia. 1.6%
- Pity for the CYB47 Sacrifice the CYB47 to Telia. 1.6%
- Pity for the Flicker Sacrifice the Flicker to Telia. 1.6%
- Pity for the Palehorse Topclipper Sacrifice the Palehorse Topclipper to Telia. 1.6%
- Pity for the Unknown Sacrifice the Unknown to Telia. 1.6%
- Meditation Clear Stage 5 in Endless. 1.4%
- Pity for the Klein Bauer Sacrifice the Klein Bauer to Telia. 1.4%
- Pity for the Neuraxis F22 Sacrifice the Neuraxis F22 to Telia. 1.4%
- Pity for the Death's Toll Sacrifice the Death's Toll to Telia. 1.2%
- Indiana Sulf Clear 10 crypts. 1.0%
- Exorcist Banish 50 options in Endless. 1.0%
- Pity for the Ripox Mowlock Sacrifice the Ripox Mowlock to Telia. 1.0%
- Pity for the Nightlily 318 Sacrifice the Nightlily 318 to Telia. 1.0%
- Death Defying Beat the game on Hardcore difficulty. 0.8%
- Enlightenment Clear Stage 10 in Endless. 0.6%
- Cult Leader Clear Stage 20 in Endless. 0.4%