When does Stella of The End get good?

Hooks you right away. 97% of first-hour reviews are positive — about the same as players with 7+ hours (97%). The opening is criticised less than in 97% of games we track.

How many players finish Stella of The End?

48% of players who start reach the ending.

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Stella of The End

Sep 25, 2023 Steam: Overwhelmingly Positive

Hooks you right away

Gets good instantly from the first hour

Reach the ending 48% of players who started

Started playing 96% of owners

Steam reviews 97% positive of 3,247

What the data shows

97% of first-hour reviews are positive — about the same as players with 7+ hours (97%).
The opening is criticised less than in 97% of games we track.
Few early reviews, so this is a rough estimate.
48% of players who start reach the ending.
Most players drop off before “Chapter 01” (Finished Reading The Prologue): only 84% of starters get there.
96% 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 3,271 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 296 reviews: 8.9h for positive, 7.4h 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 (96.4% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.

Started playing 100%
Chapter 01 Finished Reading The Prologue Most players quit here 84% −16
Chapter 02 Finished Reading Chapter 02 72% −11
Chapter 03 Finished Reading Chapter 03 62% −11
Chapter 04 Finished Reading Chapter 04 58% −3
Chapter 05 Finished Reading Chapter 05 58% −1
Chapter 06 Finished Reading Chapter 06 57% −1
Chapter 07 Finished Reading Chapter 07 56%
Chapter 08 Finished Reading Chapter 08 54% −2
Chapter 09 Finished Reading Chapter 09 53% −1
Chapter 10 Finished Reading Chapter 10 51% −2
Chapter 11 Finished Reading Chapter 11 51% −1
Chapter 12 Finished Reading Chapter 12 50%
Chapter 13 Finished Reading Chapter 13 50%
Chapter 14 Finished Reading Chapter 14 49%
Chapter 15 Finished Reading Chapter 15 49%
Chapter 16 Finished Reading Chapter 16 49%
Chapter 17 Finished Reading Chapter 17 49%
Chapter 18 Finished Reading Chapter 18 49%
Chapter 19 Finished Reading Chapter 19 48%

story milestone ending biggest drop-off

Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.

All achievements (22)

story milestone ending side

Launched Game For The First Time Launched Game For The First Time 100%
Chapter 01 Finished Reading The Prologue 84%
Chapter 02 Finished Reading Chapter 02 72%
Chapter 03 Finished Reading Chapter 03 62%
Chapter 04 Finished Reading Chapter 04 58%
Chapter 05 Finished Reading Chapter 05 58%
Chapter 06 Finished Reading Chapter 06 57%
Chapter 07 Finished Reading Chapter 07 56%
Chapter 08 Finished Reading Chapter 08 54%
Chapter 09 Finished Reading Chapter 09 53%
Chapter 10 Finished Reading Chapter 10 51%
Chapter 11 Finished Reading Chapter 11 51%
Chapter 12 Finished Reading Chapter 12 50%
Chapter 13 Finished Reading Chapter 13 50%
Chapter 14 Finished Reading Chapter 14 49%
Chapter 15 Finished Reading Chapter 15 49%
Chapter 16 Finished Reading Chapter 16 49%
Chapter 17 Finished Reading Chapter 17 49%
Chapter 18 Finished Reading Chapter 18 49%
Chapter 19 Finished Reading Chapter 19 48%
Extra Staff Roll Saw Extra Staff Roll 48%
Extra Epilogue Saw Extra Epilogue 48%

Steam page Updated: 2026-10-19.