When does The Enchanted Cave 2 get good?

Give it 1 hour. In the first 2 hours 1 in 3 reviews are negative (30%); after 10h it's 1 in 12 (8%). Few early reviews, so this is a rough estimate.

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The Enchanted Cave 2

Jun 3, 2015 Steam: Very Positive

Give it 1 hour

Gets good by 1h almost every game dips in hours 2–3

Started playing 89% of owners

Steam reviews 90% positive of 850

What the data shows

In the first 2 hours 1 in 3 reviews are negative (30%); after 10h it's 1 in 12 (8%).
Few early reviews, so this is a rough estimate.
89% 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.

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Based on all 853 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 298 reviews: 12.1h for positive, 8.1h 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 (88.8% 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 (25)

Newbie Treasure Hunter Successfully escape the cave with an artifact 100%
Floor Sweeper Completely clear one floor of all enemies and loot 97%
More Than Meets The Eye Discover 10 secret areas 82%
A Helping Hand Save one person 70%
Miniboss Slayer Defeat the Yeti 69%
Oooh Shiny! Equip an artifact in every equipment slot 62%
Novice Alchemist Craft 15 total potions 59%
Selfless Save two people 58%
Seasoned Warrior Reach character level 25 54%
Master Warrior Complete the combat section of the skill tree 53%
Savior Save three people 47%
This one's a keeper Transmute an item 44%
1000 Souls Defeat the sorcerer 42%
Adept Alchemist Craft 75 total potions 31%
Champion Defeat the final boss 29%
Master Enchanter Complete the crafting section of the skill tree 17%
Master Wizard Complete the magic section of the skill tree 16%
Amateur Collector Completely fill one equipment section of the museum 11%
Ultimate Generosity Give away your Ultimate HP Potion 8.1%
Once was not enough! Complete a New Game + 6.8%
Hardcore Caver Complete the main game in a single run 6.1%
Completionist Completely fill all sections of the museum 5.1%
Monster Slayer Complete the Monster's Lair Challenge 5.0%
An Unexpected Hero Complete Green Goo's Quest 3.5%
Labyrinth Expert Complete the Labyrinth Challenge 3.4%

Steam page Updated: 2026-10-20.