The Lord of the Rings: Adventure Card Game - Definitive Edition

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 1,669 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 298 reviews: 12.8h for positive, 3.9h 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 (77% 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 (73)

• The Journey Begins Complete 1 Quest 100%
• Defender Deal 100 damage to Enemies 77%
• Inquisitive Took Draw 50 cards during gameplay (after initial setup) 60%
• Lavish Spend 100 Resources 52%
• Traveler Resolve 25 Objectives 43%
• Seeker of Wisdom Draw 100 cards during gameplay (after initial setup) 43%
• Rune-lore Use a Power 25 times 28%
• Leaving the Shire Complete 10 Quests 26%
• Slayer Deal 1,000 damage to Enemies 25%
• Marked by Fate Complete "The Shadow's Reach" Campaign 21%
• A Walk in the Shire Complete 10 Quests with no Heroes defeated 20%
• Ranger Resolve 100 Objectives 18%
• Wanderer Travel 50 times 17%
• Collector End 100 rounds with at least 1 Resource 17%
• I'm Going on an Adventure Complete "The Shadow's Reach" with 6 different Heroes 13%
• Waters of the Bruinen Use a Power 100 times 13%
• Rise from the Shadows Complete The Shadows Fall Campaign 11%
• Extravagant Spend 1,000 Resources 9.9%
• Pacifist Complete a Quest without attacking an Enemy 8.1%
• Nomad Travel 100 times 7.5%
• Walk into Mordor Complete 25 Quests with no Heroes defeated 7.1%
• Conqueror of Fate Complete The King of Carrion Encounter 6.9%
• Tolo, Govan Ven Make 9 custom decks 6.1%
• Scribe of Gondor Draw 1,000 cards during gameplay (after initial setup) 6.0%
• Well-traveled Complete "The Shadow's Reach" and "The Shadows Fall" with 6 different Heroes 5.2%
• You Shall Pass Defeat all Enemies 100 times before traveling 3.5%
• Ride of the Rohirrim Complete 50 Quests with no Heroes defeated 3.1%
• Miser End 500 rounds with at least 1 Resource 2.7%
• Fly, You Fools Leave at least 1 Enemy 100 times when traveling 2.7%
• Destroyer Deal 10,000 damage to Enemies 2.2%
• Unexpected Difficulties Complete 10 Quests with 1 Hero defeated 1.8%
• Phial of Galadriel Use a Power 1,000 times 1.7%
• The Fellowship Forms Complete 100 Quests 1.6%
• Goblin Cleaver Defeat 1,000 Orcs 1.4%
• Strider Resolve 1,000 Objectives 1.4%
• Fellowship of the Ring Complete 100 Quests with no Heroes defeated 1.4%
• Unrestrained Spend 5,000 Resources 1.4%
• Loner Complete 10 Quests without playing an Ally 1.3%
• Hoarder End 1,000 rounds with at least 1 Resource 1.2%
• The Three Hunters Complete 10 Quests with Aragorn, Gimli, and Legolas 1.0%
• Sage of the West Draw 5,000 cards during gameplay (after initial setup) 0.9%
• Hunter Defeat 1,000 Creatures 0.9%
• Enemy of Shelob Defeat 1,000 Spiders 0.8%
• Profligate Spend 10,000 Resources 0.6%
• Close Call Complete 10 Quests with 2 Heroes defeated 0.5%
• Daring Complete 25 Quests with 1 Hero defeated 0.5%
• Istari Complete 100 Quests in which you play the Gandalf Ally card 0.5%
• Solitary Complete 50 Quests without playing an Ally 0.5%
• Explorer Travel 1,000 times 0.5%
• The Greatest Adventure Complete 1,000 Quests 0.4%
• Foe-hammer Defeat 5,000 Orcs 0.4%
• Ungoliant Foe Defeat 5,000 Spiders 0.4%
• Executioner Deal 100,000 damage to Enemies 0.4%
• Randír Resolve 5,000 Objectives 0.4%
• A Risky Plan Complete 25 Quests with 2 Heroes defeated 0.4%
• Reckless Complete 50 Quests with 2 Heroes defeated 0.4%
• We Must Go On Complete 50 Quests with 1 Hero defeated 0.4%
• Suicidal Complete 100 Quests with 2 Heroes defeated 0.4%
• Lost in Moria Complete 100 Quests with 1 Hero defeated 0.4%
• You Cannot Pass Use Gandalf 100 times to defeat a Boss 0.4%
• The One Ring Use a Power 5,000 times 0.4%
• Smaug End 5,000 rounds with at least 1 Resource 0.4%
• Recluse Complete 100 Quests without playing an Ally 0.4%
• Misanthrope Complete 500 Quests without playing an Ally 0.4%
• Pioneer Travel 5,000 times 0.4%
• Stalker Defeat 5,000 Creatures 0.4%
• King Under the Mountain Complete 100 Quests using only Dwarf Characters 0.4%
• Lady of Lórien Complete 100 Quests using only Noldor Characters 0.4%
• Elvenking Complete 100 Quests using only Silvan Characters 0.4%
• For the Shire Complete 100 Quests using only Hobbit Characters 0.4%
• Into the West Complete 5,000 Quests 0.3%
• Lord of the Riddermark Complete 100 Quests using only Rohan Characters 0.3%
• Steward of Gondor Complete 100 Quests using only Gondor Characters 0.3%