Skulls of the Shogun

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 876 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 298 reviews: 11.4h for positive, 2.5h 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 (42% 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 (27)

• Devil Inside Power up your General to a Demon. 100%
• Out of Line Complete the Shores of the Dead on Normal difficulty. 62%
• Were you using that? Defeat an enemy Monk by haunting its Shrine. 41%
• Victor of Victorious...Victory Complete the Land of Eternal Blossoms on Normal difficulty. 31%
• Gum-Splattered Lock-Plucker Complete the Land of Monsoon Meadows on Normal difficulty. 24%
• Outfoxing Death Bring back a fallen unit with a Demon Fox Monk's Revive spell. 22%
• Sound of One Hand Applauding Complete the Land of Golden Harvest on Normal difficulty. 19%
• The Bone Collector Earn 15 gold skulls. 19%
• 4 str 4 stam leather belt!? Acquire your first "Very Rare" emblem. 17%
• A Shogun Is You! Complete the Land of Frozen Fortunes on Normal difficulty. 16%
• Web Master Win an online multiplayer match. 10%
• Make Lava, Not War Complete the Forbidden Islands on Normal difficulty. 8.1%
• Team Player Win a team deathmatch game with your teammate still alive. 7.9%
• Kingdom of the Golden Skull Earn 30 gold skulls. 6.7%
• Lightning Storm Defeat 5 foes at once with a Salamander Monk's Lightning Storm spell. 6.2%
• Undead Brodeo Complete the Forbidden Islands with 10 units or more. 6.0%
• Online Multi-Slayer Win a 4-player online multiplayer match. 5.5%
• Gone with the Wind Knock 3 foes off a ledge at once with a Demon Crow Monk's Typhoon spell. 5.2%
• Out of Your Skull Earn 60 gold skulls. 3.6%
• Skullpocalypsegeddon Earn all 72 of the Bone-A-Fide Edition Gold Skulls. 3.1%
• Kurokawa Would Be Proud Break a Deadly Alliance in online multiplayer. 2.9%
• Speed Kills Win a multiplayer match with a 20-second-per-turn time limit. 2.9%
• Speed of the Shogun Complete every level such that your best times for all of them add up to less than 4 hours on Normal difficulty. 2.9%
• Executive Order 6102 Acquire 100 emblems. 2.9%
• Dead Ringer Defeat a General with a Tanuki taunt. 2.9%
• Epic Win Win an online match that lasts at least 30 rounds, defeating at least 30 enemies. 2.4%
• A Sparkly of my Very Own Have an emblem upgraded to Gold status. 2.4%