When does Blades of Jianghu: Ballad of Wind and Dust get good?

Give it 7 hours. In the first 2 hours 1 in 3 reviews are negative (36%); after 7h it's 1 in 10 (10%). Few early reviews, so this is a rough estimate.

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Blades of Jianghu: Ballad of Wind and Dust

Apr 28, 2023 Steam: Very Positive

Give it 7 hours

Gets good by 7h then rated almost like by veterans

Started playing 59% of owners

Steam reviews 84% positive of 495

What the data shows

In the first 2 hours 1 in 3 reviews are negative (36%); after 7h it's 1 in 10 (10%).
Few early reviews, so this is a rough estimate.
Only 59% 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 502 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 299 reviews: 7.4h for positive, 3.6h 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 (58.9% 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 (54)

【Hidden】Word of Mouth Player has played for 10 days 100%
【Explore】Elegant Lady's Sword Obtained Elegant Lady's Sword 89%
【Hidden】Slightly Famous Player has played for 20 days 87%
【Plot】The Death of Lan Watch the plot【The Death of Lan】 82%
【Explore】Wolf Pack's Paw Prints Obtained Wolf Pack's Paw Prints 78%
【Hidden】Word on the Street Player has played for 30 days 78%
【Explore】Unknown Painting Obtained Unknown Painting 78%
【Explore】Lost Jade Pendant Obtained Lost Jade Pendant 76%
【Hidden】Thank You for Your Patronage Player's silver reaches 10000 75%
【Plot】To Jiangzhou City Watch the plot【To Jiangzhou City】 70%
【Explore】Conquer Forest of Yuxi Town Cleared the exploration dungeon【Forest of Yuxi Town】 69%
【Explore】Tooth of Black Snake Obtained Tooth of Black Snake 69%
【Explore】Tooth of White Wolf King Obtained Tooth of White Wolf King 66%
【Explore】Brass Key Obtained Brass Key 65%
【Explore】Keys to Stronghold Gate Obtained Keys to Stronghold Gate 64%
【Plot】Dilemma Watch the plot【Dilemma】 63%
【Explore】Trace of Lone Bear Obtained Trace of Lone Bear 62%
【Explore】Secret Treasury Map Obtained Secret Treasury Map 61%
【Explore】Conquer Outskirts of Yuxi Town Cleared the exploration dungeon【Outskirts of Yuxi Town】 60%
【Hidden】Name on the List Player has played for 50 days 60%
【Plot】Martial Arts Tournament Watch the plot【Martial Arts Tournament】 59%
【Plot】Goodbye Watch the plot【Goodbye】 57%
【Plot】Fireworks Show Watch the plot【Fireworks Show】 57%
【Explore】Divine Land Secret Records Obtained Divine Land Secret Records 55%
【Explore】Proof of Leader of Stronghold Obtained Proof of Leader of Stronghold 55%
【Explore】Conquer Lone Peak of Yuxi Town Cleared the exploration dungeon【Lone Peak of Yuxi Town】 54%
【Plot】To Shidu Fort Watch the plot【To Shidu Fort】 54%
【Explore】Proof of Passing (1) Obtained Proof of Passing (1) 51%
【Explore】Conquer Black Dragon Stronghold Cleared the exploration dungeon【Black Dragon Stronghold】 51%
【Explore】Nine-knot Bracelet Obtained Nine-knot Bracelet 45%
【Explore】Conquer Training Hall Cleared the exploration dungeon【Training Hall】 43%
【Explore】Namelist of Beggars' Sect Obtained Namelist of Beggars' Sect 42%
【Explore】Proof of Passing (2) Obtained Proof of Passing (2) 41%
【Explore】Wisdom Jade and Agate Obtained Wisdom Jade and Agate 41%
【Plot】The Way of a Hero Watch the plot【The Way of a Hero】 39%
【Explore】Dog Beating Stick Obtained Dog Beating Stick 38%
【Plot】A New Life Watch the plot【A New Life】 38%
【Explore】Tai Bai Sword Obtained Tai Bai Sword 38%
【Explore】Gentleman's Sword Obtained Gentleman's Sword 38%
【Explore】Conquer Slums Cleared the exploration dungeon【Slums】 38%
【Explore】Ziwei Soft Sword Obtained Ziwei Soft Sword 36%
【Explore】Conquer Nameless Sword Tomb Cleared the exploration dungeon【Nameless Sword Tomb】 35%
【Explore】Painting of Mount Jiye Residences Obtained Painting of Mount Jiye Residences 26%
【Plot】Hidden Ending Watch the plot【Hidden Ending】 26%
【Explore】Night of Flowers and Moonlight on the Emerald River Obtained Night of Flowers and Moonlight on the Emerald River 26%
【Explore】Portrait of Liu Li Obtained Portrait of Liu Li 26%
【Explore】Conquer Bright Moon Manor Cleared the exploration dungeon【Bright Moon Manor】 24%
【Hidden】Money Can Do Anything Player's silver reaches 100000 17%
【Hidden】As Rich as a Country Player's silver reaches 999999 14%
【Hidden】Hero of a Generation Player has played for 100 days 13%
【Hidden】Wound of the Wind Shang Guan Lan learns the hidden skill【Wound of the Wind】 11%
【Hidden】Swift Block Wei Shuang Yun learns the hidden skill【Swift Block】 11%
【Hidden】Funeral Song Gong Zhen learns the hidden skill【Funeral Song】 9.3%
【Hidden】Dust Off Shu Mu Feng learns the hidden skill【Dust Off】 9.3%

Steam page Updated: 2026-10-21.