LIZARDS MUST DIE
Hooks you right away
What the data shows
- 95% of first-hour reviews are positive — about the same as players with 3+ hours (96%).
- The opening is criticised less than in 98% of games we track.
- 26% of players who start reach the ending.
- Most players drop off before “Free Baikalsk from Lizards”: only 69% of starters get there.
- 92% 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 26,846 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 294 reviews: 2.2h for positive, 0.8h 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 (91.9% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Free Baikalsk from Lizards Complete Attack on Baikalsk level with any character Most players quit here 69% −31
- Free Hyperboreia Free Hyperboreia from Lizards with any character 48% −21
- Hail to the Ancestors Complete all the main Levels in Campaign 26% −21
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (28)
story milestone ending side
- Humble beginning Kill first Lizard 100%
- Waters of Baikal Heal using Baikal Water 99%
- Power of Perun Use any Perun special skill 88%
- Is that all you got? Kill 50 Lizards 84%
- Free Baikalsk from Lizards Complete Attack on Baikalsk level with any character 69%
- Goida! Use Battlecry Goida special skill 64%
- Massacre Enter the Massacre mode 61%
- Drocheslav son of Sergey Complete any level with Drocheslav son of Sergey character 58%
- Vseslav the Sorcerer Complete any level with Vseslav the Sorcerer charachter 49%
- Free Hyperboreia Free Hyperboreia from Lizards with any character 48%
- Go back to the Moon! Kill 1 Alien 47%
- Free Baikalsk from Aliens Complete Alien Invasion level with any character 47%
- This lizards are just babies Kill 200 Lizards 46%
- 50 Shades of Blue Kill 50 Aliens 44%
- Radislav Bagirov Complete any level with Radislav Bagirov charachter 39%
- Rob Caravans Capture Lizardmen Caravan and defend it 37%
- Siege of Tyva Defend Tyva against hordes of Lizards 31%
- First Steps Complete 1st Wave at the Battlegrounds Level 31%
- Hail to the Ancestors Complete all the main Levels in Campaign 26%
- ZOG Slayer Kill 200 Aliens 26%
- Mstislav the OakLuver Complete any level with Mstislav Character 24%
- Slavs Moon Program Complete Moon Level 24%
- That deserves some respect Kill 500 Lizards 23%
- Proud of Slavs Complete 5th Wave at the Battlegrounds Level 21%
- Telega T34 Find Secret Telega T-34 Vechicle 16%
- Musicians on Tour Complete RUS in Africa level with any Character 16%
- God of Thunder Compete 10th Wave at the Battlegrounds Level 14%
- Impossible Complete 15th Wave at Battlegrounds Level 9.7%