Pyre
Give it 7 hours
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 3 reviews are negative (38%); after 10h it's 1 in 30 (3%).
- Fully opens up by hour 10.
- 24% of players who start reach the ending.
- Most players drop off before “True Freedom” (Complete your quest for freedom (Campaign)): only 24% of starters get there.
- 81% 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 9,422 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 299 reviews: 15h for positive, 3.3h 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 (81.1% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- True Freedom Complete your quest for freedom (Campaign) Most players quit here 25% −75
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (51)
story milestone ending side
- The Reader Begin your quest for freedom (Campaign) 100%
- Star Struck During a Rite, fling the Orb at an adversary, then banish them within two sec. (Campaign) 75%
- Untouched Flame Prevail in a Rite without your Pyre taking damage (Campaign) 74%
- The White Lute Use the White Lute to play a tune (Campaign) 58%
- The Fast Talker Using Rukey, deal 200 Pyre Damage (Campaign) 53%
- The Free Spirit Using Hedwyn, deal 200 Pyre Damage (Campaign) 50%
- Sandra's Disciple Complete two Scribe Trials in the Beyonder Crystal (Campaign) 44%
- Home Free Prevail in a Liberation Rite (Campaign) 41%
- The Fallen Soldier Using Jodariel, deal 200 Pyre Damage (Campaign) 40%
- The Faithful Drifter Using the Stowaway, deal 200 Pyre Damage (Campaign) 40%
- There For Them Initiate 20 different conversations in the blackwagon (Campaign) 38%
- Mystic Training Complete a Practice Rite in the Beyonder Crystal (Campaign) 33%
- Sandra's Favorite Complete five Scribe Trials in the Beyonder Crystal (Campaign) 32%
- The Guilty Sister Using Pamitha, deal 200 Pyre Damage (Campaign) 31%
- Banished One and All During a Rite, banish three adversaries with a single Aura Cast (Campaign) 31%
- Start Duster Upgrade a Talisman to Rank 20 (Campaign) 29%
- Found Your Calling Do Vocations 10 times (Campaign) 28%
- Downside Pilgrim Prevail in a Rite at each of the Celestial Landmarks (Campaign) 28%
- The Little Watcher Using Ti'zo, deal 200 Pyre Damage (Campaign) 28%
- The Honor Seeker Using Sir Gilman, deal 200 Pyre Damage (Campaign) 28%
- Sky Explorer While flying, interact with 10 different observation points (Campaign) 28%
- Gather the Band Find an exile for each of the different masks (Campaign) 27%
- Returned to Glory Liberate any three exiles from your party (Campaign) 27%
- Master of the Rites Achieve Rank 5 with any exile (Campaign) 27%
- Favored to Prevail Prevail in a Rite against each of the other triumvirates (Campaign) 26%
- The Serpent Queen Using Bertrude, deal 200 Pyre Damage (Campaign) 26%
- True Freedom Complete your quest for freedom (Campaign) 25%
- Crowd Pleaser Complete three Feats of Glory (Campaign) 25%
- New Alliance Prevail in a Rite using Jodariel and Pamitha (Campaign) 23%
- Book Worm Check 50 different pages in the Book of Rites (Campaign) 22%
- Cover to Cover Unlock every chapter in the Book of Rites (Campaign) 22%
- Flame Quencher Prevail in a Rite in no more than three dousings (Campaign) 20%
- Scourge of the Skies While flying, bump into five different adversaries' wagons (Campaign) 19%
- Big Spender Spend 1,000 Sol in the Slugmarket (Campaign) 16%
- Scribes' Chosen Prevail in a Rite with three or more Titan Stars active (Campaign, standard difficulty or greater) 16%
- Mercy Shown Suffer defeat in a Liberation Rite (Campaign) 16%
- The Will of the Scribes Complete a Rite against a CPU opponent (Versus Mode) 10%
- First Whiff Use Scribe Snuff to reset an exile's Masteries (Campaign) 10%
- Scribes' Guardian Prevail in a Rite with six or more Titan Stars active (Campaign, standard difficulty or greater) 7.5%
- The Plan Maker Using Volfred, deal 200 Pyre Damage (Campaign) 7.2%
- First Ceremony Complete a Rite against another mortal (Versus Mode) 4.8%
- Scribes' Champion Prevail in a Rite with 12 Titan Stars active (Campaign, standard difficulty or greater) 4.7%
- Fear Not the Flame During a Rite, douse the adversary's Pyre by 40 health or more (Campaign) 3.3%
- Enlightened Prevail in a Rite against a Master-level CPU opponent (Versus Mode, default Talismans and Masteries) 3.0%
- Sons of Jomuer Prevail using Rukey, Barker, and Dalbert (Versus Mode) 2.7%
- Classic Nightwings Prevail using Volfred, Ti'zo, and Oralech (Versus Mode) 2.6%
- Home-field Heroes Prevail at the Isle of Khaylmer using Ti'zo and Messenger Imp (Versus Mode) 2.5%
- Lick of Flame Prevail in a Rite against a CPU opponent while you have less than 10 Pyre Health (Versus Mode with default Masteries, Talismans, Pyre Health) 2.5%
- Dames of the Downside Prevail using Sandra, Tamitha, and Udmildhe (Versus Mode) 2.5%
- Master Conductor Prevail against a Master CPU opponent with six or more Titan Stars active (Versus Mode with default Masteries, Talismans, Pyre Health) 2.3%
- True Nightwing Complete your quest for freedom (Campaign, True Nightwing difficulty) 1.6%