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Tales of Kenzera™: ZAU
Give it 7 hours
Gets good by 7h then rated almost like by veterans
Fully opens up by 10h rated like by long-time players
Started playing 80% of owners
Steam reviews 83% positive of 996
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 3 reviews are negative (33%); after 10h it's 1 in 7 (14%).
- Fully opens up by hour 10.
- Few early reviews, so this is a rough estimate.
- 80% 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 1,008 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 296 reviews: 10.6h for positive, 6.6h 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 (80.1% 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 (19)
- Hear my Plea Begin Zau's journey with Kalunga 100%
- Evening the Odds Equip a Trinket 91%
- A Once Black Sky Complete Act 1 54%
- Quick Draw Perfect Recharge 10 times 49%
- Run, Shaman, Run… Survive the Kikiyaon chase 41%
- A Fear Within Complete Act 2 41%
- Honour the Ancestors Unlock all Abilities 36%
- I am the Moon Kill 4 enemies with a single Lunar Blast 36%
- I am the Sun Kill 4 enemies with a single Supernova 34%
- A Father and a Son Complete Act 3 34%
- The End of Another Complete Act 4 32%
- Know Thyself Complete all Reflections 24%
- Perk Up Unlock all Trinket Slots 23%
- Shaman of All Trades Upgrade all Skills 23%
- Soulful Unlock all Spirit Segments 22%
- The Art of Trinketry Collect all Trinkets 21%
- Listen and Learn Collect all Echoes 18%
- A Warrior's Way Complete all Spirit Rituals 18%
- Lore of the Land Unlock all Codex entries 18%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-20.