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War for the Overworld
Give it 15 hours
Gets good by 15h then rated almost like by veterans
Fully opens up by 20h rated like by long-time players
Reach the ending 21% of players who started
Started playing 82% of owners
Steam reviews 86% positive of 8,141
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 3 reviews are negative (33%); after 20h it's 1 in 14 (7%).
- Fully opens up by hour 20.
- 21% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “Welcome to Kairos” (Complete level 2) and “The Breach” (Complete level 3): from 89% to 72% of starters.
- 82% 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 8,177 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 297 reviews: 19.6h for positive, 6.7h 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 (82.3% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Awakening Complete level 1 100%
- Welcome to Kairos Complete level 2 89% −11
- The Breach Complete level 3 Most players quit here 72% −17
- Shades of Grey Complete level 4 61% −11
- The Rear Guard Complete level 5 51% −10
- Behind Enemy Lines Complete level 6 46% −5
- Heart Attack Complete level 7 40% −6
- Desecration Complete level 8 37% −3
- Belmorne's Pass Complete level 9 32% −5
- The Kenos Complete level 10 30% −2
- Desperate Power Complete level 11 26% −4
- Subjugation Complete level 12 23% −3
- Equilibrium Complete level 13 21% −2
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (142)
story milestone ending side
- Awakening Complete level 1 100%
- Welcome to Kairos Complete level 2 89%
- The Breach Complete level 3 72%
- Shades of Grey Complete level 4 61%
- Completionist Claim all 3 Siege Shrines on level 4 54%
- The Rear Guard Complete level 5 51%
- Behind Enemy Lines Complete level 6 46%
- Heart Attack Complete level 7 40%
- Indy Locate the hidden Artefact on level 2 39%
- Desecration Complete level 8 37%
- Belmorne's Pass Complete level 9 32%
- They Shall Not Pass Let no Empire units leave the second outpost on level 9 32%
- The Kenos Complete level 10 30%
- New Year Goodness Play the game during its Chinese release in 2017, or during Chinese New Year celebrations each year 28%
- Scott Richmond Free all prisoners on level 6 27%
- Desperate Power Complete level 11 26%
- Go. Hunt. Kill Skuls. Defile all 7 boss Crypts on level 8 24%
- Subjugation Complete level 12 23%
- Equilibrium Complete level 13 21%
- A Real Keeper Build a 5x5 Barracks, Lair and Slaughterpen on level 1 21%
- Cherry-Picked Play the game in May 2019 to celebrate its Japanese release and the Hanami festival, or during April each year 20%
- Dipping Your Toe In Complete Deepwater (My Pet Dungeon level) 18%
- Impatience Is A Virtue Complete level 3 before the final wave spawns 16%
- Time for Tea Destroy all Empire Gateways on level 5 15%
- Mandalf the Gold Complete level 1 of Heart of Gold 14%
- Valedictorian Complete level 1 in 5 minutes 13%
- Fair Play Complete level 12 without using the Unleash Kenos Ritual 12%
- I Choose You Complete level 2 of Heart of Gold 11%
- Half-Full or Half-Empty? Complete the Deepwater bonus objectives (My Pet Dungeon) 11%
- Forging Ahead Complete level 3 of Heart of Gold 10%
- Working-Class Hero Complete Goldrust (My Pet Dungeon level) 10%
- Short Joke Complete level 5 in 18 minutes 9.5%
- Art is Long, Life is Short Defeat Lord Saffire in Heart of Gold 9.0%
- Monopoly Stop the Empire from mining more than 100,000 gold before you complete the Colossus in level 3 of Heart of Gold 8.5%
- Heart of Gold Complete level 4 of Heart of Gold 8.4%
- Tower Defence Complete level 9 in 38 minutes 8.4%
- Mother of Minions Find and rescue all Neutral units in level 1 of Heart of Gold 8.3%
- Mira Mi Poder Lose less than 10 units on level 11 8.1%
- Liberty Complete Justice (My Pet Dungeon level) 7.7%
- When I Was a Young WartHoG Find the Artefact of Pigs in level 2 of Heart of Gold 7.4%
- The Cynical Imp Max out the FoV slider 7.0%
- Nature’s Call Defeat Lord Coleem in Heart of Gold 6.9%
- Jailbreak Complete Lockshackle (My Pet Dungeon level) 6.9%
- Just Deserts Complete the Justice bonus objectives (My Pet Dungeon) 6.7%
- The Big Thaw Complete Frostfossil (My Pet Dungeon level) 6.4%
- Dark Horse Complete Ponygrasp (My Pet Dungeon level) 5.8%
- Precious Complete level 1 of Heart of Gold without losing any Sentinels 5.7%
- Law and Order Complete Snowhope (My Pet Dungeon level) 5.6%
- Robbing Hood Complete the Goldrust bonus objectives (My Pet Dungeon) 5.3%
- Fossil Hunter Complete the Frostfossil bonus objectives (My Pet Dungeon) 5.3%
- What Does it Mean? Find the Golden Democorn in level 4 of Heart of Gold 5.2%
- Dungetopia Complete Hell's Deep (My Pet Dungeon level) 5.1%
- Dambuster Score 100,000 points on Deepwater (My Pet Dungeon level) 4.9%
- Lock Horns Complete the Lockshackle bonus objectives (My Pet Dungeon) 4.7%
- Defibrillator Convert 50 Empire units to your cause on level 7 4.6%
- Under Lock and Key Score 150,000 points on Lockshackle (My Pet Dungeon level) 4.3%
- Burnt Face Man Complete level 2 in 10 minutes 4.3%
- Together Forever Defeat every member of House Magnanimous in level 4 of Heart of Gold 4.1%
- Saving Private Rhaskos Complete level 7 in 35 minutes 3.9%
- Creature Comforts Complete the Hell's Deep bonus objectives (My Pet Dungeon) 3.8%
- Mondrian Complete level 11 in 10 minutes 3.6%
- Over 9000 Complete level 12 in 50 minutes 3.6%
- Home Sweet Home Score 150,000 points on Hell's Deep (My Pet Dungeon level) 3.5%
- Your Underlord Needs You! Complete the Snowhope bonus objectives (My Pet Dungeon) 3.5%
- Portal Gems Complete level 3 in 16 minutes 3.5%
- Volcansnow (Shale) Win the first arena of The Under Games as Shale 3.4%
- High Hopes Score 150,000 points on Snowhope (My Pet Dungeon level) 3.4%
- Leeeeeroooy Complete level 13 without completing any optional objectives 3.3%
- Horses for Courses Complete the Ponygrasp bonus objectives (My Pet Dungeon) 3.3%
- Grave Robber Complete level 8 in 10 minutes 3.0%
- Blood Stream (Shale) Win the second arena of The Under Games as Shale 2.9%
- Hotspur Score 150,000 points on Ponygrasp (My Pet Dungeon level) 2.9%
- Rockhard (Shale) Win the third arena of The Under Games as Shale 2.7%
- One Million Years B.C. Score 150,000 points on Frostfossil (My Pet Dungeon level) 2.7%
- Prison Architect Complete level 6 in 30 minutes 2.7%
- Volcansnow (Lamash) Win the first arena of The Under Games as Lamash 2.6%
- Cornucopia (Shale) Win the fourth arena of The Under Games as Shale 2.6%
- Brain Freeze Score 150,000 points on Justice (My Pet Dungeon level) 2.6%
- Moonblush (Shale) Win the quarter-final of The Under Games as Shale 2.4%
- Golden Touch Score 150,000 points on Goldrust (My Pet Dungeon level) 2.4%
- Juggleflank (Shale) Win the semi-final of The Under Games as Shale 2.3%
- Gold Rush Gather 500,000 gold in 20 minutes in level 3 of Heart of Gold 2.2%
- Blood Stream (Lamash) Win the second arena of The Under Games as Lamash 2.2%
- Champion of The Under Games (Shale) Win The Under Games as Shale 2.2%
- Volcansnow (Volta) Win the first arena of The Under Games as Volta 2.2%
- 50 Shades Complete level 4 in 18 minutes 2.2%
- Mandalf the Marooned Allow Mandalf to respawn 8 times in level 1 of Heart of Gold 2.1%
- Volcansnow (Kasita) Win the first arena of The Under Games as Kasita 1.9%
- Rockhard (Lamash) Win the third arena of The Under Games as Lamash 1.9%
- Miracle Destroy all Inhibitors on your own on level 10 1.8%
- Sacré Bleu! Deposit all of Lord Saffire’s gold statues into the forge in level 3 of Heart of Gold 1.8%
- Cornucopia (Lamash) Win the fourth arena of The Under Games as Lamash 1.8%
- Moonblush (Lamash) Win the quarter-final of The Under Games as Lamash 1.8%
- Blood Stream (Volta) Win the second arena of The Under Games as Volta 1.8%
- Champion Survivor Reach wave 25 in Crucible mode on any map and challenge 1.8%
- Blood Stream (Kasita) Win the second arena of The Under Games as Kasita 1.7%
- Juggleflank (Lamash) Win the semi-final of The Under Games as Lamash 1.7%
- Champion of The Under Games (Lamash) Win The Under Games as Lamash 1.7%
- Rockhard (Volta) Win the third arena of The Under Games as Volta 1.7%
- Bejeweled Complete level 10 in 30 minutes 1.7%
- Stairway to Heaven Destroy all 4 Gateways within 30 minutes in level 1 of Heart of Gold 1.6%
- Rockhard (Kasita) Win the third arena of The Under Games as Kasita 1.6%
- Cornucopia (Volta) Win the fourth arena of The Under Games as Volta 1.6%
- Moonblush (Volta) Win the quarter-final of The Under Games as Volta 1.6%
- Juggleflank (Volta) Win the semi-final of The Under Games as Volta 1.6%
- A Quick Death Complete level 13 in 35 minutes 1.6%
- Metal Gear Complete level 2 of Heart of Gold without the Empire patrols discovering you 1.5%
- Cornucopia (Kasita) Win the fourth arena of The Under Games as Kasita 1.5%
- Champion of The Under Games (Volta) Win The Under Games as Volta 1.5%
- Moonblush (Kasita) Win the quarter-final of The Under Games as Kasita 1.3%
- Juggleflank (Kasita) Win the semi-final of The Under Games as Kasita 1.3%
- Champion of The Under Games (Kasita) Win The Under Games as Kasita 1.3%
- Stand Aside Beat Draven on Hard difficulty on any official 1v1 Skirmish map 1.3%
- Yanis Varoufakis Beat Kasita on Hard difficulty on any official 1v1 Skirmish map 1.3%
- Potter Beat Korvek on Hard difficulty on any official 1v1 Skirmish map 1.2%
- Tell My Wife Hello Beat Marcus on Hard difficulty on any official 1v1 Skirmish map 1.2%
- Mirage Beat Mira on Hard difficulty on any official 1v1 Skirmish map 1.2%
- The Mountain Beat Oberon on Hard difficulty on any official 1v1 Skirmish map 1.2%
- Broken Heart Beat Rhaskos on Hard difficulty on any official 1v1 Skirmish map 1.2%
- The Chosen One Beat any AI on Master difficulty on any official 1v1 Skirmish map 1.2%
- Cash For Gold Use the Blood Money spell 100 times in level 3 of Heart of Gold 1.1%
- More Money Than God Mine 100,000,000 gold 1.1%
- Heroic Survivor Reach wave 50 in Crucible mode on any map and challenge 1.1%
- Shaboozey Lose the tutorial 1.0%
- Rhoadblock Complete level 2 of Heart of Gold without allowing any Empire patrols to reach the end of the road 0.9%
- Master of Volcansnow Win the first arena of The Under Games on Master difficulty 0.9%
- My Pet Dungeon Spend a total of 5 hours in your Home Realm 0.9%
- Legendary Survivor Reach wave 75 in Crucible mode on any map and challenge 0.9%
- Gotta Find ‘Em All Unlock all 12 artefacts in 40 minutes in level 2 of Heart of Gold 0.7%
- Gauntlet Defeat every member of House Magnanimous and complete level 4 of Heart of Gold without destroying any of the Gateways 0.7%
- Disinhibition Destroy all 5 Inhibitors in 25 minutes in level 4 of Heart of Gold 0.7%
- Master of Blood Stream Win the second arena of The Under Games on Master difficulty 0.7%
- Master of Rockhard Win the third arena of The Under Games on Master difficulty 0.7%
- Master of Cornucopia Win the fourth arena of The Under Games on Master difficulty 0.7%
- Master of Moonblush Win the quarter-final of The Under Games on Master difficulty 0.7%
- Master of Juggleflank Win the semi-final of The Under Games on Master difficulty 0.7%
- Stay a While and Listen Visit the Home Realm for at least 10 minutes after every single level (to hear all of Mendechaus' wisdom) 0.7%
- The Power of Christ Compels You! Beat Lamash on Hard difficulty on any official 1v1 Skirmish map 0.7%
- I'm Melting! Melting! Beat Shale on Hard difficulty on any official 1v1 Skirmish map 0.7%
- I Won't Be Back Beat Volta on Hard difficulty on any official 1v1 Skirmish map 0.7%
- Black Widow Beat Zeam on Hard difficulty on any official 1v1 Skirmish map 0.7%
- Master of The Under Games Win the The Under Games on Master difficulty 0.6%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-19.