When does Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide get good?

Give it 4 hours. In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (53%); after 15h it's 1 in 11 (9%). Fully opens up by hour 15.

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Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide

Oct 23, 2015 Steam: Mostly Positive

Give it 4 hours

Gets good by 4h then rated almost like by veterans

Fully opens up by 15h rated like by long-time players

Started playing 79% of owners

Steam reviews 80% positive of 21,455

What the data shows

In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (53%); after 15h it's 1 in 11 (9%).
Fully opens up by hour 15.
The opening is criticised more than in 82% of games we track.
The game has no story achievements, so drop-off points can't be measured.
79% 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 21,527 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 295 reviews: 9.4h for positive, 4.6h 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 (78.7% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.

This game has no story achievements, so we can't tell where players quit.

All achievements (108)

story milestone ending side

Rakogridrengi Be part of killing a Rat Ogre 100%
Pest Control Be part of killing a whole Stormvermin Patrol. 99%
Hammer And Anvil Unlock the Forge. 98%
Prologue Complete the Horn of Magnus. 95%
Reikland Accessories Equip a Trinket for the first time 89%
Five Rats, One Stone Kill 5 Skaven with one grenade. 84%
Scholar Collect one Tome 77%
Moulderbane Get the killing blow on a Rat Ogre. 73%
Flotsam And Jetsam Salvage an Item. 60%
Dwarfen Hands Upgrade an Item in the Forge. 56%
Entrenchment Complete Act 1 54%
Accursed Complete a Mission as The Waywatcher 52%
Silver Hammer Complete a Mission as The Witch Hunter 52%
'Til Death Do Us Part Fuse an Item in the Forge. 51%
Dissident Carry a Grimoire to the end of a level. 47%
State Trooper Complete a Mission as The Empire Soldier 46%
Firebrand Complete a Mission as The Bright Wizard 42%
Holdseeker Complete a Mission as The Dwarf Ranger 41%
Resistance Complete Act 2 38%
Gauntlet Complete one mission on Hard 37%
The Pious Collect all Tomes on The Horn of Magnus 29%
Retaliation Complete Act 3 25%
Freedom Hawk Complete a Mission with Kerillian's Everbeak trinket equipped and acquire an item for Kerillian 24%
Force Of Nature Acquire an item of Exotic quality. 24%
Defenders Of Ubersreik Complete all missions 24%
Von Liebenstein Complete a Mission with the Witch Hunter's Handbook trinket equipped and acquire an item for Victor Saltzpyre 24%
One Down Endless To Go Beat one wave of Last Stand 22%
Finders Keepers Acquire one Endurance Badge in Last Stand 22%
Clan Fester Collect both Grimoires on The Horn of Magnus 21%
Grungni Fuse 25 items in the forge 21%
Rank and File Complete a Mission with the Hammer of the Empire trinket equipped and acquire an item for Markus Kruber 21%
Winds of Ulgu Collect all Tomes on The Wizard's Tower 20%
None Forgotten Complete a Mission with Bardin's Personal Book of Grudges trinket equipped and acquire an item for Bardin Goreksson 19%
Trial By Fire Complete one mission on Nightmare 19%
Temper Flare Complete a Mission with Sienna's Hearthwind trinket equipped and acquire an item for Sienna Fuegonasus 18%
Shallya Use 10 Medical Supplies on your allies. 17%
Reikwald Collect all Tomes on Engines of War 16%
Furious Five Complete a Mission as Every Hero 15%
Grand Larceny Complete the Castle Drachenfels mission 14%
Black Guard Collect all Tomes on Garden of Morr 14%
Marktplatz Collect all Tomes on Supply and Demand 13%
Mandred Collect all Tomes on The Enemy Below 13%
Unholy Alliance Complete the Summoner's Peak mission 12%
Stab in The Dark Complete the Dungeons mission 11%
Trinkaholic Unlock the third Trinket Slot 11%
By Valaya! Complete the Khazid Kro mission 10%
Lore of Warp Collect both Grimoires on The Wizard's Tower 10%
Beacon Of Hope Complete the Chain of Fire mission 9.8%
The Gamester Roll seven successes 9.5%
Smash And Grab Complete the The Cursed Rune mission 9.4%
Domestic Disturbance Destroy 500 breakable objects 9.1%
Doomwheel Collect both Grimoires on Engines of War 8.8%
Black Hunger Collect both Grimoires on Supply and Demand 8.6%
Nurglitch Collect both Grimoires on Garden of Morr 8.3%
Untersreik Collect both Grimoires on The Enemy Below 7.6%
End Times Excursion Complete one mission on Cataclysm 7.4%
The Parley Complete The Courier mission 7.2%
Thunderwater Ale Complete Reaching Out mission 7.0%
Saviours of Reikland Complete all missions on Hard 6.5%
Reikwald Romp Complete Reikwald Forest 6.4%
Balthasar Gelt Collect all Tomes. 5.5%
Defiant Reach Bronze on Town Meeting 5.5%
Barge At Large Complete River Reik 4.8%
Imperial Salvager Salvage 100 Items 4.4%
Stalwart Reach Silver on Town Meeting 4.2%
Lock and Key Reach Bronze on The Fall 3.7%
Champions Of The Empire Complete all missions on Nightmare 3.6%
Breakwater Reach Silver on The Fall 3.2%
Connoisseur Equip an Exotic item in every slot on a single Hero. 2.9%
Not On Your Watch (Nightmare) Complete Well Watch without either of the wells being poisoned. 2.7%
Heads Will Roll! Equip an Executioner's Sword 2.3%
Karl Franz Reach Rank 100. 2.2%
Heading for Decapitation Perform one decapitation with an Executioner's Sword 2.0%
Heroes Of The End Times Complete all missions on Cataclysm 1.7%
Blades of Aqshy Acquire a Ceremonial Dagger 1.7%
Unbreakable Reach Gold on Town Meeting 1.7%
Floodgate Reach Gold on The Fall 1.5%
Tenacious Acquire 200 Endurance Badges in Last Stand 1.4%
High As A Kite (Nightmare) Complete Black Powder without killing the Rat Ogre. 1.3%
Reckless Complete Trials Of The Foolhardy On Hard. 1.3%
Low Supply, High Demand (Nightmare) Complete Supply and Demand without any member of the team using Medical Supplies or Healing Draughts. 1.3%
High As A Kite (Cataclysm) Complete Black Powder without killing the Rat Ogre. 1.1%
Cauterizer Burn 100 enemies using a Ceremonial Dagger 1.1%
Krench Dodge the overhead attack of the boss three times in a session 1.1%
The Bell Tolls (Nightmare) Kill 20 Gutter Runners on The Enemy Below and then complete the Mission. 1.1%
Controlled Demolition (Nightmare) Destroy all 3 Doomwheels within 5 seconds on Engines of War and then complete the Mission. 1.1%
A Worthy Sacrifice (Nightmare) Bury all tomes and grimoires found within the Garden of Morr in the final resting place of the Cauldron and then complete the mission. 1.1%
Thirst For Powder (Nightmare) Bring 4 explosive barrels to the wagon on Smuggler's Run and then complete the Mission. 1.1%
Low Supply, High Demand (Cataclysm) Complete Supply and Demand without any member of the team using Medical Supplies or Healing Draughts. 1.1%
Not On Your Watch (Cataclysm) Complete Well Watch without either of the wells being poisoned. 1.1%
Special Delivery (Nightmare) Deliver all sacks to the wagon without dropping them once on Wheat and Chaff and then complete the Mission 1.1%
Pierce The Veil (Nightmare) Find The Path To The Trials Of The Foolhardy. 1.1%
Unchained (Cataclysm) Destroy all 4 chains holding up the Screaming Bell within 5 seconds on Man the Ramparts and then complete the Mission. 1.0%
Unchained (Nightmare) Destroy all 4 chains holding up the Screaming Bell within 5 seconds on Man the Ramparts and then complete the Mission. 1.0%
Madcap Complete Trials Of The Foolhardy On Cataclysm. 1.0%
Heedless Complete Trials Of The Foolhardy On Nightmare. 1.0%
The Bell Tolls (Cataclysm) Kill 20 Gutter Runners on The Enemy Below and then complete the Mission. 1.0%
Controlled Demolition (Cataclysm) Destroy all 3 Doomwheels within 5 seconds on Engines of War and then complete the Mission. 1.0%
A Worthy Sacrifice (Cataclysm) Bury all tomes and grimoires found within the Garden of Morr in the final resting place of the Cauldron and then complete the mission. 1.0%
Hornblower (Cataclysm) Alert the city by blowing the Horn of Magnus within 3 minutes of the gate exploding and then complete the Mission. 1.0%
Hornblower (Nightmare) Alert the city by blowing the Horn of Magnus within 3 minutes of the gate exploding and then complete the Mission. 1.0%
Thirst For Powder (Cataclysm) Bring 4 explosive barrels to the wagon on Smuggler's Run and then complete the Mission. 1.0%
Coordinated Assault (Cataclysm) Escape the second warehouse within 45 seconds of escaping the first on Waterfront and then complete the mission. 1.0%
Coordinated Assault (Nightmare) Escape the second warehouse within 45 seconds of escaping the first on Waterfront and then complete the mission. 1.0%
Special Delivery (Cataclysm) Deliver all sacks to the wagon without dropping them once on Wheat and Chaff and then complete the Mission 1.0%
Collateral Benefit (Nightmare) Kill 13 Stormvermin with Skaven technology on White Rat and then complete the mission. 1.0%
Pierce The Veil (Cataclysm) Find The Path To The Trials Of The Foolhardy. 1.0%
Collateral Benefit (Cataclysm) Kill 13 Stormvermin with Skaven technology on White Rat and then complete the mission. 0.9%

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