When does Crimsonland get good?

Give it 2 hours. In the first 2 hours 1 in 4 reviews are negative (24%); after 7h it's 1 in 20 (5%). Fully opens up by hour 7.

How many players finish Crimsonland?

43% of players who start reach the ending.

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Crimsonland

Jun 11, 2014 Steam: Very Positive

Give it 2 hours

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

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

Reach the ending 43% of players who started

Started playing 69% of owners

Steam reviews 92% positive of 3,132

What the data shows

In the first 2 hours 1 in 4 reviews are negative (24%); after 7h it's 1 in 20 (5%).
Fully opens up by hour 7.
43% of players who start reach the ending.
The biggest drop-off is between “Chapter 6 Complete” (Complete all Quests in Chapter 6) and “Chapter 7 Complete” (Complete all Quests in Chapter 7): from 64% to 43% of starters.
Only 69% 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 3,153 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 295 reviews: 11.8h for positive, 5.3h 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 (69.1% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.

Started playing 100%
Chapter 1 Complete Complete all Quests in Chapter 1. 100%
Chapter 2 Complete Complete all Quests in Chapter 2. 85% −15
Chapter 3 Complete Complete all Quests in Chapter 3. 78% −7
Chapter 4 Complete Complete all Quests in Chapter 4. 72% −6
Chapter 5 Complete Complete all Quests in Chapter 5. 67% −4
Chapter 6 Complete Complete all Quests in Chapter 6. 64% −3
Chapter 7 Complete Complete all Quests in Chapter 7. Most players quit here 43% −21

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

Chapter 1 Complete Complete all Quests in Chapter 1. 100%
Bloody Good Time Explode 50 creatures to gibs within the first 30 seconds of a level. 99%
Chapter 2 Complete Complete all Quests in Chapter 2. 85%
Master of Chains Bounce Shock Chain powerup over 30 times. 81%
Chapter 3 Complete Complete all Quests in Chapter 3. 78%
Chapter 4 Complete Complete all Quests in Chapter 4. 72%
Home Wrecker Destroy over 500 nests. 71%
Impaler Get 100 hit accuracy in Chapter 2 Quest 5. 71%
Chapter 5 Complete Complete all Quests in Chapter 5. 67%
Chapter 6 Complete Complete all Quests in Chapter 6. 64%
Little Survivor Get over 250k points in Survival game mode. 48%
Chapter 7 Complete Complete all Quests in Chapter 7. 43%
You're Hardcore Complete the game in Hardcore difficulty. 29%
Mr. Survivor Get over 500k points in Survival game mode. 27%
Grim Reaper Complete the game in Grim difficulty. 22%
Quickly! Get over 250k points in Blitz game mode. 22%
Perky Unlock all Perks. 20%
Not a Scratch Complete all Normal Quest levels with full health remaining. 16%
Arms Race Get over 100k points in Weapon Picker game mode. 14%
Feel the Rush Get over 50k points in Rush game mode. 12%
Smart Pack Rat Collect 50 Blowtorches. 8.8%
Booom Get over 75k points in Nukefism game mode. 8.4%

Steam page Updated: 2026-10-19.