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When it gets good

Share of positive reviews by how many hours the reviewer had played when writing the review.

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Based on all 731 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 295 reviews: 20.1h for positive, 5.2h 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 (65.2% 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 (119)

• A Long Way Down Reach the second level of the Dungeon of Doom. 100%
• Dare Devil Quaff an unidentified potion. 75%
• Deep Delver Discover 5 levels in the Dungeon of Doom. 55%
• Feel the Force Read a Scroll of Detect Magic. 53%
• Your Very First Goblin! Defeat a goblin. 52%
• Blood, Sweat, and Magic Forge a runic item. 42%
• Knife Fighter Defeat 20 enemies with the same dagger. 42%
• Nimble Fingers Pick a lock on a door or chest. 42%
• Abstinence Discover 4 levels on Normal or Hard without using any Healing Potions. 32%
• Like a True Tombraider Disarm a trap. 30%
• Swordsman Defeat 30 enemies with a single (swingable) sword. 25%
• Fighting Fire with Steel Defeat a kobold mage. 24%
• Nine-Jah Repellent Defeat the Kobold Nine-Jah. 24%
• Better Than the Pied Piper Slay a giant poisonous rat. 24%
• You Lucky Bastard Use a scroll to identify a benevolent magic weapon or armor. 23%
• The Butchers Quest Kill the Goblin Butcher. 22%
• Wiry Discover 8 levels on Normal or Hard without using more than 1 Potion of Life. 20%
• Batteries Not Included Recharge a spent magic staff. 19%
• Solid as a Rock Defeat a Winged Gargoyle. 19%
• Better Safe than Sorry Use a Scroll of Identify to discover a curse on an unidentified item. 17%
• Finders Keepers Collect 48 arrows. 16%
• Rest The Bones Use a Scroll of Last Rites to prevent a skeleton from rising again. 13%
• Saint George Slay a real Dragon! 12%
• Simply Being British Brew some tea. 12%
• A Magical Secret... Copy a Scroll of Enchanting. 12%
• Escaped! Escape the Dungeon of Doom. 9.4%
• Avoid a Fiery Fate Trigger the Staff of Fiery Doom and live... 8.6%
• No More to Explore? Discover all levels in the Dungeon of Doom. 8.4%
• Fire Proofed Forge the Fire Ant Armor. 8.3%
• No Steroids Discover 12 levels on Normal or Hard without using more than 1 Potion of Strength. 8.1%
• You Should Move To Hamelen Kill 100 rats in a single dungeon run. 8.0%
• Knight Errant Put the Void Knight to rest. 8.0%
• Tourist Trap Buy a picture from the Elven Vendor. 7.8%
• Heel Boy! Defeat Big Dog. 7.5%
• Master of Arms As a Warrior kill 100 enemies with your starting sword on Hard. 6.6%
• King of The Ocean Defeat 20 enemies with the same trident. 6.3%
• Eehw! Identify the Minotaur's magic nose ring by wearing it. 6.3%
• The Root of Evil Destroy the Monstrous Vine. 5.8%
• Like a True Odysseus Slay the Cyclops. 5.7%
• Tribal Teeth Craft a necklace of orc teeth. 5.7%
• Duellist Best the Goblin Master Swordmaster. 5.7%
• Pumpkin Soup Defeat Big Jack. 5.5%
• Strict As a Cleric score 50 kills on Hard without using weapons that cause piercing or slashing damage. 5.4%
• Hawk Eye As an Archer hit 24 enemy creatures in a row without missing once on Hard. 5.1%
• The Fountain of Youth Craft a Potion of Life. 4.3%
• Dodge This! Kill a boss with a pistol or musket. 4.1%
• Knowledgeable Identify all types of scrolls in a single run. 4.0%
• Brave or Foolish? Discover 7 levels in a hard game as the Fool. 4.0%
• Stolen Lives Use a Staff of Steal Life to heal 20 times. 3.7%
• Goblinbane Defeat 24 Moryondor Goblins. 3.5%
• Bombardier Set off 12 bombs. 3.4%
• Investigator Explore the Mansion's Library in The Dark Ritual. 3.4%
• King Under The Mountain Defeat the Goblin King of Moryondor. 3.2%
• Well-Prepared As an Adventurer defeat 4 bosses on Hard. 3.1%
• Masterfull As a Barbarian kill 50 enemies on Hard without healing or eating once. 3.1%
• Archmage Create a fireball staff +5 as a Wizard on Hard. 2.8%
• Craftsman Craft a magic sword in Moryondor. 2.8%
• The Skull Key Find the Skull Key in The Dark Ritual. 2.8%
• Explorer Visit all 9 floors of Moryondor. 2.6%
• Frugal Don't fire your bow until you reach the Living Quarters in the Ripley Run. 2.6%
• The Ultimate Trophy Forge a Staff of White Fire. 2.5%
• Set For Life Collect 1000 gold and treasure in Moryondor. 2.5%
• A Light in Dark Places Bring light to a particular hall in The Underdark in Moryondor. 2.5%
• The Magic Circle Find the Ritual location in The Dark Ritual. 2.5%
• Who's The Boss? Kill the Conjurer. 2.3%
• Long Live the King Wear the Orc King's Crown. 2.3%
• Lore Master Explore the Hidden Library in the Great Hall of Moryondor. 2.3%
• The Magic Bow Find a magic bow in Moryondor. 2.3%
• It's a Tomb Open the tomb in the Great Hall of Moryondor. 2.3%
• The Obsidian Dagger Acquire the Obsidian Dagger in The Dark Ritual. 2.3%
• In a Hurry Teleport back to the Mansion in The Dark Ritual. 2.3%
• Quenched Identify all types of potions in a single run. 2.1%
• Smug Set off 24 sacks of gunpowder as the Musketeer on Hard. 2.1%
• Second Breakfast Collect 12 rations in Moryondor. 2.1%
• The Silver Sword Acquire the Silver Sword in The Dark Ritual. 2.1%
• Inquisitive Defeat the Inquisitor in the Ripley Run 2.1%
• Thorough Visit all 11 floors in the Mining Colony in the Ripley Run. 2.1%
• Crackling Find the Staff of Lightning in the Ripley Run. 2.1%
• Hell Yeah! Enchant the repeater crossbow, 'cause you can! 2.0%
• Getting Ahead of Yourself? Destroy a powerful magic ring in the depths of Moryondor. 2.0%
• Master Dungeoneer Unlock all owl doors in Moryondor. 2.0%
• Bug Hunter Kill 100 Crawlers in the Ripley Run. 2.0%
• Assassin As a Rogue score 30 stealth kills against Kobolds, Goblins, Ratlings, Harpies, or Orcs, on Hard 1.8%
• Impaler of Vlads Kill the Vampire Lord. 1.8%
• A Sword with a Sting Kill 20 enemies with the sword "Fang". 1.8%
• Geared Up Craft a magic shield as the Human Warrior in Moryondor. 1.8%
• Mithril Miner Collect 12 pieces of Mithril ore as the Dwarf Warrior in Moryondor. 1.8%
• The Lost Art Craft a Mithril Shirt in Moryondor. 1.8%
• Blessed Acquire Holy Water in The Dark Ritual. 1.8%
• An Audience Reach the court of the Crimson King in The Dark Ritual. 1.8%
• Artsy-Craftsy Craft a Potion of Explosion in the Ripley Run. 1.8%
• Disinfector Defeat the Infector in the Ripley Run. 1.8%
• Ripped Her Defeat the Visitor Queen in the Ripley Run. 1.8%
• For Breakfast Kill 100 Eggs in the Ripley Run. 1.8%
• Knee-Deep Score 250 Kills in the Ripley Run. 1.8%
• Sneaky Git Perform 20 stealth kills as the Halfling Rogue in Moryondor. 1.7%
• Collector Collect 12 Potions of Explosion in the Ripley Run. 1.7%
• Trophy Hunter Collect 7 Throphies in the Ripley Run. 1.7%
• Buff Get 60 Hit Points in the Ripley Run. 1.7%
• Exterminator Kill 100 Creeps in the Ripley Run. 1.7%
• Antidote Kill 20 Poisonous Creeps in the Ripley Run. 1.7%
• The Real Ninja Defeat 20 enemies with shuriken. 1.5%
• You Shall Not Pass Defeat the Balrog of Moryondor as the Wizard. 1.5%
• Into The Abyss Climb down a chasm in The Dark Ritual. 1.5%
• Reckless Defeat a Flesh Golem in The Dark Ritual. 1.5%
• No Stone Unturned Explore all 10 levels of The Dark Ritual. 1.5%
• Creep Farmer Kill a Creep to acquire its blood in The Dark Ritual. 1.5%
• Vandal Break 5 clay figurines in The Dark Ritual. 1.5%
• Well-Prepared Craft of Potion of Resist Fire in the Ripley Run. 1.5%
• A Taste For Blood Become a vampire. 1.4%
• Super Munchkin Discover 10 levels while wearing the Duck of Doom. 1.4%
• Stingy Collect 72 arrows as the Elf Archer in Moryondor. 1.4%
• Dual Wielding! Find another repeater crossbow in the Ripley Run. 1.4%
• Patched Up Repair your sword after it was corroded in the Ripley Run. 1.4%
• Cunning Craft a potion of Invisibility in The Dark Ritual. 1.2%
• Vengeful Defeat 12 Cultists in The Dark Ritual. 1.2%
• Fearless Defeat a Wraith in The Dark Ritual. 1.2%
• Insane Face The Great Old One in The Dark Ritual. 1.2%
• Spell Caster Cast a spell to reveal a treasure in The Dark Ritual. 1.2%