Rivals of Aether
Give it 3 hours
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 4 reviews are negative (24%); after 10h it's 1 in 35 (3%).
- 35% of players who start reach the ending.
- Most players drop off before “Open the Gates” (Complete the Story Mode Epilogue): only 35% of starters get there.
- Only 49% 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 38,593 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 297 reviews: 16.5h for positive, 2.9h 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 (48.7% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Open the Gates Complete the Story Mode Epilogue Most players quit here 35% −65
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (36)
story milestone ending side
- Endless Creativity Download and play as a Workshop Character in any mode. 100%
- The Apprentice Rival Complete the Beginner Tutorial Lessons 69%
- A Rocky Start Complete Kragg's Story Mode 52%
- A Fiery Tale Complete Zetterburn's Story Mode 49%
- The Skeptical Rival Turn on Hitboxes in Practice Mode 47%
- The Watery Trap Get a KO with Orcane's Up Special 45%
- A Slippery Saga Complete Orcane's Story Mode 45%
- A Maypul Story Complete Maypul's Story Mode 44%
- An Adverse Adventure Complete Wrastor's Story Mode 43%
- A Smoldering Plot Complete Forsburn's Story Mode 42%
- Open the Gates Complete the Story Mode Epilogue 35%
- The Seasoned Rival Complete 300 Matches Locally or Online 34%
- The Unlimited Reach Get a KO with Clairen's Up Special 23%
- Into the Depths Complete Wave 15 of Abyss Mode 22%
- The Light of Nibel Get a KO using Ori's Down Special 18%
- The Steampunk Sniper Get a KO with Elliana's Forward Special 18%
- The Boulder Barrage Get a KO with Kragg's rock shards. 17%
- The Reckless Flame Get a KO with Zetterburn's Aerial Down Special 16%
- The Poisonous Storm Get a KO with Ranno's Up Special 15%
- The Icy Plummet Get a KO with Etalus' Up Special. 15%
- The Rebel's Strike Get a KO with the tip of Mollo's Down Special 14%
- The Terrible Tempest Get a KO with Wrastor's Neutral Special off the top. 13%
- The Deadly Catch Get a KO with Shovel Knight's Down Special 13%
- The Vicious Vine Get a KO by using Maypul's tether into an aerial. 12%
- The Flawless Fist Get a KO with Olympia's Down Air. 12%
- The Deadly Deception Get a KO with Forsburn's Clone. 12%
- The Relentless Seed Get a KO with Sylvanos' Neutral Special 10%
- The Master Rival Complete all Tutorial Lessons 9.7%
- The Glamorous Showstopper Get a KO with Pomme's Up Special. 8.2%
- The Lone Rival Defeat the Story Mode Epilogue without losing a stock 5.5%
- The Endless Abyss Complete Wave 45 of Abyss Mode 5.1%
- The Calculated Strike Get a KO using Absa's cloud exploded Down Air. 5.1%
- The Sweaty Smackdown Get a KO with Hodan's Parried Down Strong. 4.9%
- The Swift Rival Earn a Gold Medal on the 7 Story Modes 3.9%
- The Opulent Rival Earn 100,000 Aether Coins 3.3%
- The Ardent Rival Reach Level 10 with all 14 Abyss Characters 2.5%