Ascension
Hooks you right away
What the data shows
- 59% of first-hour reviews are positive — about the same as players with 15+ hours (59%).
- Most players drop off before “Fall of Yu” (First time defeating the Yu Family): only 77% 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 2,723 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 299 reviews: 30h for positive, 28.2h 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 (77.3% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Fall of Yu First time defeating the Yu Family Most players quit here 77% −23
- Chu Vanishes First time defeating the Chu Family 58% −19
- Emberfall First time defeating the Flame Demon 57% −1
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (41)
story milestone ending side
- Immortal Trail First time discovering another sect 100%
- First Outpost First time establishing a city branch 93%
- Glimpse Paradise First time discovering a hidden realm 89%
- Worldforge First completed a refinement 86%
- Epiphany First completed a comprehension of a technique or scripture 78%
- Fall of Yu First time defeating the Yu Family 77%
- Dao Unveiled First comprehended a Heavenly-grade martial arts technique 73%
- Celestial Descent First time recruiting a Heavenly Spirit Root disciple through Immortal Seed recruitment 67%
- Jade Radiance First time recruiting an Earthly Spirit Root disciple through servant promotion 67%
- Golden Core First time possessing a Golden Core cultivator 66%
- Plunder Veins First time occupying a spirit stone mine 66%
- Defy Fate First time having a disciple with a specific trait 64%
- Chu Vanishes First time defeating the Chu Family 58%
- Emberfall First time defeating the Flame Demon 57%
- Spark Ignites First time establishing a branch 56%
- Warflare First war with other sects 44%
- Sect Crusher First time defeating another sect 37%
- Nascent Soul First time possessing a Nascent Soul cultivator 35%
- Soul Extinguished First time defeating a Nascent Soul opponent 34%
- Soulforge Completing artifact spirit repair 30%
- Blessed Land First time occupying a hidden realm 26%
- Blood Oath First time forming an alliance with another sect 20%
- Scroll of Destiny First comprehended a Heavenly-grade recipe 20%
- City Lord First time monopolizing a city 19%
- Divine Transformation First time possessing a Spirit Severing cultivator 15%
- Artifact Born First acquired a Cultivator's Divine Ability 14%
- Stairway Divine First built the Ascension Platform 12%
- God's Demise First time defeating a Spirit Severing opponent 9.1%
- Earthly Immortal First time possessing an Earth Immortal 7.8%
- Celestial Spire First constructed a 5th-level mountain sect base 7.2%
- Demon's End First time defeating the Heavenly Demon 7.0%
- Godlike Ascension Win First achieved victory using a Super Genius Chief 6.2%
- Dynasty Reforged First achieved victory using an Ancient Celestial Court 5.4%
- Cosmic Supremacy First time achieving Conquest Victory 4.9%
- Ascension Massacre First time achieving Demon Slaying Victory 4.5%
- Hermit's Path First achieved victory using a Reclusive Sect 1.6%
- Natural Talen Win First achieved victory using a Gifted Chief 1.4%
- Phoenix Reborn First achieved victory using a Fallen Sect 1.4%
- Underdog’s Win First achieved victory using a Ordinary Chief 1.0%
- Eternal Reign First achieved victory using a Millennium-old Prestigious Sect 0.6%
- Divine Spark Win First achieved victory using a Genius Chief 0.5%