When does Crypt of the NecroDancer get good?

Hooks you almost right away. In the first 2 hours 1 in 6 reviews are negative (17%); after 7h it's 1 in 50 (2%). Fully opens up by hour 7.

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Crypt of the NecroDancer

Apr 23, 2015 Steam: Overwhelmingly Positive

Hooks you almost right away

Gets good by 2h almost every game dips in hours 2–3

Fully opens up by 7h rated like by long-time players

Started playing 41% of owners

Steam reviews 95% positive of 26,551

What the data shows

In the first 2 hours 1 in 6 reviews are negative (17%); after 7h it's 1 in 50 (2%).
Fully opens up by hour 7.
The opening is criticised less than in 79% of games we track.
The game has no story achievements, so drop-off points can't be measured.
Only 41% of owners have even the first achievement — the rest barely played.

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 26,683 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 295 reviews: 9.6h for positive, 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 (41.1% 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 (61)

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In The Zone Complete zone 1 with solo Cadence! 100%
In The Zone (2) Complete zone 2 with solo Cadence! 56%
In The Zone (3) Complete zone 3 with solo Cadence! 36%
Merchanticide Kill the shopkeeper 35%
Heartthrob Have 10 heart containers at the same time 25%
In The Zone (4) Complete zone 4 with solo Cadence! 19%
Friendly Fire Use a red dragon's fireball to kill another miniboss 17%
ElecTrick Kill 8 enemies at once with electricity (AMPLIFIED DLC required) 11%
In The Zone (5) Complete zone 5! (AMPLIFIED DLC required) 11%
So Hardcore! Complete "All Zones Mode" with solo Cadence 8.5%
A Beatless Beatdown Complete "All Zones Mode" with solo Bard 7.8%
Lute that Loot Complete "All Zones Mode" with solo Melody 5.8%
I love gooooooold! Have 6000 coins in a single run 4.4%
Carpe Diem Complete a Daily Challenge 4.4%
Bat to the Bone Complete "All Zones Mode" with solo Nocturna (AMPLIFIED DLC required) 3.4%
8Ball Kill 8 enemies with a single bomb 3.2%
Two Can Tango! Complete "All Zones Mode" while playing Co-op 2.9%
Bombs Away! Complete "All Zones Mode" with solo Eli 2.9%
Peace Out Complete "All Zones Mode" with solo Dove 2.7%
Mostly Harmless Get killed by a green slime 2.4%
A Cut Above Complete "All Zones Mode" with solo Diamond (AMPLIFIED DLC required) 2.2%
Bat Trick Kill three green bats 2.2%
Leaps and Bounds Complete "All Zones Mode" with solo Dorian 1.9%
Speed Demon Complete "All Zones Mode" with solo Cadence in under 15 minutes 1.9%
Fully Loaded Equip an item in every possible slot (SYNCHRONY DLC required) 1.7%
Virtuosoul Complete "All Zones Mode" with solo Reaper (SYNCHRONY DLC required) 1.7%
Vow down! Complete "All Zones Mode" with solo Monk 1.7%
A Haunting Performance Complete "Phasing Mode" with any character (AMPLIFIED DLC required) 1.7%
Golden Loot Have 8000 coins in a single run with solo Nocturna (AMPLIFIED DLC required) 1.5%
You Don't Miss a Beat, Do You? Complete "All Zones Mode" with solo Aria 1.5%
Tachycardia Complete "All Zones Mode" with solo Bolt 1.5%
Hard Act to Follow Complete "Hard Mode" with solo Nocturna (AMPLIFIED DLC required) 1.5%
Mix Master Complete "Randomizer Mode" with any character (AMPLIFIED DLC required) 1.5%
Keeps on Ticking Complete "All Zones Mode" with solo Tempo (AMPLIFIED DLC required) 1.2%
What Just Happened? Complete "Mystery Mode" with any character (AMPLIFIED DLC required) 1.2%
Undeadly Get 10 wins in a row in Cadence "Deathless Mode" 1.0%
Polyamorous Complete an "All Chars" run 1.0%
Flawless Victory! Aria Low%. Complete "All Zones Mode" with solo Aria without picking up any items or using any shrines. (Picking up gold is permitted.) 1.0%
Klari Clear Complete "All Zones Mode" with solo Klarinetta (SYNCHRONY DLC required) 1.0%
I Love Ewe Complete "All Zones Mode" with solo Mary (AMPLIFIED DLC required) 1.0%
Like a Bat Out of Hell Complete "All Zones Mode" with solo Nocturna in under 15 minutes (AMPLIFIED DLC required) 1.0%
No I Won't Back Down Complete "No Return Mode" with solo Cadence (AMPLIFIED DLC required) 1.0%
Smitemaster Kill 4 enemies in one swing as Klarinetta (SYNCHRONY DLC required) 0.7%
Very Polyamorous Complete an "All chars (including DLC)" run (AMPLIFIED DLC required) 0.7%
Lowest of the Low "All Chars" low%. Complete an "All Chars" run without picking up any items or using any shrines. (Picking up gold is permitted.) 0.7%
Mode Master Complete "Story Mode", "Hard Mode", "Phasing Mode", "No Return Mode", "Randomizer Mode", and "Mystery Mode" with any character (AMPLIFIED DLC required) 0.7%
Impossible, Right? Complete "All Zones Mode" with solo Coda 0.7%
Suzuper Complete "All Zones Mode" with solo Suzu (SYNCHRONY DLC required) 0.7%
Storybook Ending Complete "Story Mode" (AMPLIFIED DLC required) 0.7%
Destructive Interference Kill Dead Ringer with his own attack (SYNCHRONY DLC required) 0.5%
Fool's Mate Checkmate Deep Blues without harming another piece (SYNCHRONY DLC required) 0.5%
Tachyarrhythmia Complete Zone 1 in "Double Tempo Mode" with solo Bolt (SYNCHRONY DLC required) 0.5%
Polyphonic Complete an "Ensemble Mode" run (solo or co-op) (SYNCHRONY DLC required) 0.5%
En Passant Get captured by a Pawn while trying to leap past its attack (SYNCHRONY DLC required) 0.5%
Enchantée, Chaunter Complete "All Zones Mode" with solo Chaunter (SYNCHRONY DLC required) 0.5%
Doppelgänger Kill a miniboss while possessing one of the same kind as Chaunter (SYNCHRONY DLC required) 0.5%
Étude Complete "No-Beat Mode" as Aria (SYNCHRONY DLC required) 0.5%
Sunk Cost Sell your belongings to the Pawnbroker (SYNCHRONY DLC required) 0.5%
Pandaemonium Complete "All Zones Mode" in under 10 minutes with solo Suzu (12 minutes when playing with AMPLIFIED content) (SYNCHRONY DLC required) 0.5%
Family Trip Complete "All Zones Mode" as Cadence, Melody, Aria and Dorian in co-op mode (SYNCHRONY DLC required) 0.2%
Ghost in the Pot Take control of Teh Urn (SYNCHRONY DLC required) 0.2%

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