When does Flight of the Paladin get good?

Hooks you right away. 36% of first-hour reviews are positive — about the same as players with 3+ hours (36%). The opening is criticised more than in 86% of games we track.

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Flight of the Paladin

Oct 23, 2015 Steam: Mixed

Hooks you right away

Gets good instantly from the first hour

Started playing 8% of owners

Steam reviews 51% positive of 402

What the data shows

36% of first-hour reviews are positive — about the same as players with 3+ hours (36%).
The opening is criticised more than in 86% of games we track.
Only 8% 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 406 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 282 reviews: 2.6h for positive, 1.4h 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 (8.3% 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 (8)

Vampire Slayer Complete the Campaign Stage "The Woods" 100%
Vanquisher Defeat 100 Monsters in Campaign Mode. 92%
Fearless Hero Complete the Campaign Stage "The Hollow Road" 88%
Survivor Survive 60 seconds in Survival Mode 81%
Knight of Valor Obtain a score of 10,000 Points in Survival Mode 71%
True Paladin Complete the Campaign Stage "Ruins of the Count" 71%
Unstoppable Hear all music in Survival Mode 69%
Grizzly Warrior Defeat all three bosses in Survival Mode in one playthrough 68%

Steam page Updated: 2026-10-21.