Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
Give it 5 hours
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours almost 1 in 2 reviews are negative (42%); after 7h it's 1 in 25 (4%).
- Fully opens up by hour 7.
- 34% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “The Fight Begins” (Reaching the Gate for the first time) and “Master of Illusion” (Defeat Valravn): from 100% to 53% of starters.
- 83% 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 77,380 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 299 reviews: 9.4h for positive, 4.2h 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 (82.8% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- The Fight Begins Reaching the Gate for the first time 100%
- Master of Illusion Defeat Valravn Most players quit here 53% −47
- Extinguished Defeat Surtr 53%
- Source of the Darkness Meet Hela for the first time on the Bridge 43% −10
- Gram Released Pull Gramr out of the Tree 38% −6
- Warrior Escape the Sea of Corpses 37%
- Into the Mountain Enter Helheim 37%
- Tamed the Beast Defeat Fenrir 35% −2
- The Final Battle Confront Hela 35% −1
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (14)
story milestone ending side
- The Fight Begins Reaching the Gate for the first time 100%
- Master of Illusion Defeat Valravn 53%
- Extinguished Defeat Surtr 53%
- Source of the Darkness Meet Hela for the first time on the Bridge 43%
- Escaped Complete the Labyrinth Shard Challenge 41%
- Different Perspectives Complete the Tower Shard Challenge 39%
- Cure For The Plague Complete the Swamp Shard Challenge 39%
- Trust Your Senses Complete the Blindness Shard Challenge 38%
- Gram Released Pull Gramr out of the Tree 38%
- Warrior Escape the Sea of Corpses 37%
- Into the Mountain Enter Helheim 37%
- Tamed the Beast Defeat Fenrir 35%
- The Final Battle Confront Hela 35%
- Stories From the North Collect all of the Lorestones 6.5%