When does Elegy for a Dead World get good?

Hooks you right away. 51% of first-hour reviews are positive — about the same as players with 3+ hours (51%). Only 1% of owners have even the first achievement — the rest barely played.

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Elegy for a Dead World

Dec 10, 2014 Steam: Mixed

Hooks you right away

Gets good instantly from the first hour

Started playing 1% of owners

Steam reviews 64% positive of 309

What the data shows

51% of first-hour reviews are positive — about the same as players with 3+ hours (51%).
Only 1% 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.

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Based on all 309 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 287 reviews: 1h for positive, 0.4h 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 (1.4% 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 (3)

Lord Byron Receive 1000 commendations on your top 10 works written in Byron's world 100%
John Keats Receive 1000 commendations on your top 10 works written in Keats' world 100%
Percy Bysshe Shelley Receive 1000 commendations on your top 10 works written in Shelley's world 100%

Steam page Updated: 2026-10-21.