When does Beyond Citadel get good?

Give it 2 hours. In the first 2 hours almost 1 in 4 reviews are negative (23%); after 10h it's 1 in 75 (1%). Fully opens up by hour 3.

How many players finish Beyond Citadel?

45% of players who start reach the ending.

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Beyond Citadel

Jan 2, 2025 Steam: Overwhelmingly Positive

Give it 2 hours

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

Fully opens up by 3h rated like by long-time players

Reach the ending 45% of players who started

Started playing 73% of owners

Steam reviews 96% positive of 4,787

What the data shows

In the first 2 hours almost 1 in 4 reviews are negative (23%); after 10h it's 1 in 75 (1%).
Fully opens up by hour 3.
45% of players who start reach the ending.
The biggest drop-off is between “1st step” (Beat ACT I) and “2nd hand” (Beat ACT II): from 100% to 81% of starters.
73% 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 4,819 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 299 reviews: 14.1h for positive, 1.5h 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 (73% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.

Started playing 100%
1st step Beat ACT I 100%
2nd hand Beat ACT II Most players quit here 81% −19
3rd impact Beat ACT III 71% −10
4th unleashed Beat ACT IV 62% −9
5th victory Beat ACT V 55% −7
Number of the Beast Beat ACT VI 51% −4
7th virtue Beat ACT VII 48% −3
The last dance Reunite with Elulu 45% −2

story milestone ending biggest drop-off

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

All achievements (15)

story milestone ending side

1st step Beat ACT I 100%
2nd hand Beat ACT II 81%
3rd impact Beat ACT III 71%
4th unleashed Beat ACT IV 62%
Meet Wen Encount with a novice gunsmith from the Limbo 55%
5th victory Beat ACT V 55%
Number of the Beast Beat ACT VI 51%
7th virtue Beat ACT VII 48%
Lost property of Imperial Armada Communicate with a bionic arm inside a crate 47%
The last dance Reunite with Elulu 45%
Say hello to my little friend! Make a visit to Coni's live stream 42%
Super Agent Mirai chan Know the elasticity of the super agent 42%
Fallen Angel Meet with a stray angel (a good one) 40%
Broken spirit Being refused to have a conversation with an electric spirit 39%
Decendant of MSX Find a wanderer from Planet Nepenthes 28%

Steam page Updated: 2026-10-19.