When does Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem get good?

The first 2 hours are a test. In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (62%); after 15h it's 1 in 2 (47%). The opening is criticised more than in 91% of games we track.

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Wolcen: Lords of Mayhem

Feb 13, 2020 Steam: Mixed

The first 2 hours are a test

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

Started playing 82% of owners

Steam reviews 56% positive of 68,045

What the data shows

In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (62%); after 15h it's 1 in 2 (47%).
The opening is criticised more than in 91% of games we track.
The game has no story achievements, so drop-off points can't be measured.
82% 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 68,398 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 298 reviews: 16.6h for positive, 24.4h 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 (81.7% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.

This game has no story achievements, so we can't tell where players quit.

All achievements (64)

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Warming Up Defeat 500 Underling-tier enemies. 100%
Punishment Itself Defeat 100 Specialist-tier enemies. 82%
Children’s Trial Complete Chapter I. 73%
Neophyte Collector Collect your first unique item. 72%
Bloodslick Defeat 5,000 Underling-tier enemies. 71%
So Said The Prince Defeat 20 Champion-tier enemies. 70%
Proven Initiate Reach level 30. 67%
Closer to Genesis Collect your first legendary item. 65%
Pomp and Circumstance Defeat the Justicar in battle. 65%
Aberration Purified Complete Chapter II. 60%
Vaultmarcher Regicide Defeat Queen Amadalah in battle. 54%
Into the Fury Complete Chapter III. 53%
Low Level Management Complete your first Operation in Champion of Stormfall Mode. 53%
Sins of the Flesh Defeat Lambach in battle. 52%
Stable Funds Pick up 50,000 Gold with one character. 49%
Primordial Excavations Beat an Operation in Champion of Stormfall Mode with at least one map modifier. 48%
Renovations Construct your first building in Champion of Stormfall Mode. 45%
Throatslitter Defeat 1,000 Specialist-tier enemies. 43%
Maritime Commerce Complete 10 Operations in Champion of Stormfall Mode. 42%
Senseless Relapse Defeat Heimlock in battle. 42%
Statecraft Finish your first Expedition in Champion of Stormfall Mode. 38%
Upscale Darling Apply a skin to every equipped item. 38%
Wanton Slaughter Defeat 20,000 Underling-tier enemies. 37%
Dawn’s Healing Revive a KO’d companion. 37%
Our Makers and Killers Unlock 40 skills. 35%
Seasoned Fighter Reach level 60. 31%
Princely Patronage Build a Wonder in Endgame Mode. 30%
As Plague Walks Defeat 200 Champion-tier enemies. 29%
Excursioneer Beat a level 70 Operation in Champion of Stormfall Mode. 28%
City Planner Construct 5 buildings in Champion of Stormfall Mode. 28%
Sink or Swim Complete Chapter I without dying. 27%
Shoot the Caster First Defeat Mistshaper Malikia in battle. 25%
Counterpurge Reach the maximum rank in Wrath of Sarisel. 23%
Pathfinder Beat a level 90 Operation in Champion of Stormfall Mode. 22%
Portuary Command Complete 50 Operations in Champion of Stormfall Mode. 21%
Whispers in the Concordat Reach level 30 without dying. 20%
Golden Regency Construct 10 buildings in Champion of Stormfall Mode. 20%
Republican Conquest Beat a level 100 Operation in Champion of Stormfall Mode. 19%
Living Ram Defeat Big Bertha in battle. 16%
Back to Basics Duplicate your first skill. 14%
Hard Earned Allies Complete Chapter I and II without dying. 14%
Artificer of Raw Magic Consume 3 gems on an item while crafting. 13%
Wolswag: Lords of Fashion Use a dye in every available tint slot of every equipped item. 13%
Total Ascension Unlock all Aspects of Apocalypse. 12%
Trial By Fire Complete Chapter I, II and III without dying. 10%
Our Favourite Butcher Defeat 5,000 Specialist-tier enemies. 9.1%
Well Supplied Unlock all tabs in your personal chest. 8.9%
New Mythologies Fully level a single skill. 8.7%
Second Mansion Pick up a million Gold with one character. 6.7%
Gilded Extravagance Fully equip with only legendary items. 5.4%
Acts of Misery Defeat 100,000 Underling-tier enemies. 5.0%
Voidcrafting Arcanist Consume 3 top quality gems on an item while crafting. 4.7%
Walk Through Fire Defeat Ahriman in battle. 3.5%
Nightmares in the Republic Reach level 60 without dying. 3.4%
Imperial Pretence Complete 200 Operations in Champion of Stormfall Mode. 3.3%
Shatter the Evil Complete Chapter IV. 3.2%
There Follows Death Defeat 1,000 Champion-tier enemies. 3.2%
Death Marching Reach level 90. 2.6%
Monolithic Myth Reach level 90 without dying. 1.8%
Flawless Victory Complete Chapters I, II, III and IV without dying. 0.9%
Executioner Among Executioners Defeat 20,000 Specialist-tier enemies. 0.6%
Every Jewel in the Concordat Pick up 50 million Gold with one character. 0.6%
Who Salts The Earth Defeat 4,000 Champion-tier enemies. 0.5%
My Guillotine’s Itchy Pick up 400 million Gold with one character. 0.5%

Steam page Updated: 2026-10-18.