Space Hulk: Deathwing
Give it 5 hours
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours most reviews are negative (78%); after 5h it's 1 in 4 (27%).
- The opening is criticised more than in 99% of games we track.
- The game has no story achievements, so drop-off points can't be measured.
- 70% 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 5,744 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 290 reviews: 5.7h for positive, 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 (70.5% 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 (23)
story milestone ending side
- Sanctuary Use the Psygate 100%
- Strong Way Destroy a door aboard the Olethros 87%
- Master of Systems Lock a door aboard the Olethros 70%
- Killer of stalker-strain Genestealers Kill a stalker-strain Genestealer 62%
- Slayer of warrior-strain Genestealers Kill a warrior-strain Genestealer 61%
- Mutant sorcerer hunter Kill an hybrid psyker 60%
- Crusher of scythe-strain Genestealers Kill a scythe-strain Genestealer 49%
- For the Chapter! Kill 666 enemies 46%
- Broodlord killer Kill a Broodlord 42%
- Flame Psyker Learn Inferno 40%
- Bravery! Finish a chapter in the main campaign without using a Psygate 32%
- Destruction Psyker Learn Vortex of Doom 7.9%
- Great psyker Complete the Psy branch 5.5%
- Commandant Complete the Command branch 4.7%
- Time lord Find all the major relics in the main campaign 3.8%
- Brother In Arms Perform 1,111 assists in multiplayer mode or the special missions 3.7%
- Devotee Complete the Devotion branch 2.4%
- For Honour! Kill 10,000 enemies 2.0%
- Phoenix light Unlock all of the Apothecary's abilities in multiplayer 1.8%
- Killing machine Unlock all of the Heavy Weapon Support's abilities in multiplayer 1.7%
- Champion of the Lions Unlock all Assault Terminator's abilitiess in multiplayer 1.6%
- Epistolary Unlock all of the Librarian's capacities in multiplayer 1.4%
- Chapter pillar Unlock all Tactical Terminator abilities in multiplayer 1.4%