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KNIGHTS
Give it 7 hours
Gets good by 7h then rated almost like by veterans
Started playing 20% of owners
Steam reviews 94% positive of 828
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 8 reviews are negative (12%); after 7h it's 1 in 20 (5%).
- The opening is criticised less than in 88% of games we track.
- Only 20% 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 836 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 294 reviews: 4.5h for positive, 1.7h 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 (19.6% 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 (20)
- Aloril Clear a 3x3 Level 100%
- Opening Move 40 Pieces 95%
- Pawn and Move Clear the PAWN Level Pack 91%
- Kryukov Clear a 4x3 Level 85%
- Middle Game Move 400 Pieces 62%
- Silverman Clear a 4x4 Level 56%
- Rook Odds Clear the ROOK Level Pack 52%
- Glimne Clear a 5x4 Level 41%
- Two Minor Pieces Clear the BISHOP Level Pack 39%
- Scholar's Mate Unlock Daily Levels 27%
- Gardner Clear a 5x5 Level 25%
- Queenside Odds Clear the QUEEN Level Pack 25%
- Shaak Would Be Proud Clear Level KING-B1 Without Touching Any Yellow Pieces (For Clarification, the KING Level Pack is the Last One) 23%
- 1. E2-E4, E7-E5 Clear A Daily Level 22%
- End Game Move 4000 Pieces 22%
- Strong King Clear the KING Level Pack 22%
- 2. D1-H5, B8-C6 Clear 5 Daily Levels (Total, Does Not Have to Be on the Same Day) 20%
- 3. F1-C4, G8-F6 Clear 10 Daily Levels (Total, Does Not Have to Be on the Same Day) 19%
- 4. H5-F7# Clear 25 Daily Levels (Total, Does Not Have to Be on the Same Day) 19%
- KNIGHTS of the Square Table Obtain All Achievements 19%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-20.