Vampyr
Give it 15 hours
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (56%); after 20h it's 1 in 7 (14%).
- Fully opens up by hour 20.
- The opening is criticised more than in 84% of games we track.
- 21% of players who start reach the ending.
- Most players drop off before “Defeat the beast” (Defeat Fergal): only 37% of starters get there.
- 90% 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 25,630 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 299 reviews: 23.7h for positive, 11.2h 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 (90.5% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Defeat the beast Defeat Fergal Most players quit here 37% −63
- Hail Mary Defeat Mary 34% −3
- Death on stage Defeat Doris 27% −7
- Bury the hatchet Defeat McCullum 24% −2
- Unnatural Disaster Defeat The Disaster 21% −3
- A taste for blood Complete the game 21%
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (28)
story milestone ending side
- From here to eternity Go to the Shelter and rest … 100%
- At dawn we row Take a ride with Doctor Swansea 84%
- Work in progress Upgrade a weapon 70%
- That's better Upgrade a weapon with a module 58%
- Merciful release Let Clay live during your first meeting with him 55%
- Interview with the vampire Take care of Dorothy's fate 49%
- Pest control Eat 10 rats 48%
- Hippocratic oath Heal 10 citizens 39%
- Defeat the beast Defeat Fergal 37%
- Just take a bite Embrace Clay during your first meeting with him 37%
- Sacrificial lamb Take care of Sean's fate 37%
- Hail Mary Defeat Mary 34%
- Solid metal gear Upgrade a weapon to level 5 28%
- Death on stage Defeat Doris 27%
- Prepare to die Take care of Aloysius's fate 25%
- Bury the hatchet Defeat McCullum 24%
- The Dying Swansea Take care of Swansea's fate 24%
- Unnatural Disaster Defeat The Disaster 21%
- A taste for blood Complete the game 21%
- Anarchy in the UK Turn a district to hostile status 13%
- Not even once Finish the game without killing any citizens (not unlockable in Story Mode) 7.5%
- Unlife is strange Save this poor plant with water 6.2%
- Bloody roots Find the recollection of Paulus Aurelianus 6.1%
- London's burning Turn all districts to hostile status 4.0%
- Lore keeper Gather all collectibles 3.2%
- Weapons of choice Find all off-hand weapons 2.7%
- Keep your distance Find all ranged weapons 2.3%
- The tools of the profession Find all melee weapons 2.2%