Dark and Light
Give it 10 hours
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours most reviews are negative (81%); after 20h it's 1 in 3 (36%).
- Fully opens up by hour 15.
- The opening is criticised more than in 99% of games we track.
- The game has no story achievements, so drop-off points can't be measured.
- Only 33% 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 11,870 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 296 reviews: 46.8h for positive, 13.9h 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 (32.9% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
This game has no story achievements, so we can't tell where players quit.
All achievements (29)
story milestone ending side
- Survival of the Fittest Slay your first creature. 100%
- City Dweller Complete the "City Dweller" quest chain. 66%
- A New World Complete the "New World" quest chain. 64%
- The Call of Adventure Complete the "Call of Adventure" quest chain. 53%
- Explorer Reach Player Level 20. 47%
- Survivor Reach Player Level 40. 47%
- Adventurer Reach Player Level 60. 47%
- Tinkerer Craft 1,000 items with a single character. 34%
- Animal Handler Tame your first creature. 33%
- Take Shelter Place 10 straw dwelling structures with a single character. 27%
- Warrior Slay 100 creatures with a single character. 26%
- Master Hunter Complete all Hunting Mastery quests. 20%
- Fleece Craft fur from a tamed sheep. 16%
- Master Mage Complete all Magic Mastery quests. 11%
- Master Fighter Complete all Combat Mastery quests. 11%
- Legendary Mount Tame a Griffin, Unicorn or Nidhog. 4.0%
- Master Homesteader Complete all Homestead Mastery quests. 3.6%
- This Means War Craft a House War Flag 3.0%
- Shapeshifter Transform yourself into a beast. 3.0%
- Dragonslayer Slay an Infernus Dragon or Frost Dragon. 2.7%
- Master Builder Complete all Building Mastery quests. 1.8%
- Golden Fleece Craft fur from a golden sheep. 1.5%
- From Rags... Donate gold coins to vendors to reach Vagabond I status. 1.5%
- ...To Riches Donate gold coins to vendors to reach Aristocrat V status. 1.5%
- Master Blacksmith Complete all Smithing Mastery quests. 1.5%
- Cold Blood Kill another player. 1.5%
- Conqueror Slay 50 players with a single character. 1.5%
- You're a Wizard! Craft your first magic staff and spell. 1.5%
- A Great House Create or Join a House. 1.5%