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Warstone TD
Give it 5 hours
Gets good by 5h then rated almost like by veterans
Fully opens up by 10h rated like by long-time players
Reach the ending 14% of players who started
Started playing 87% of owners
Steam reviews 82% positive of 3,897
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (66%); after 10h it's 1 in 10 (10%).
- Fully opens up by hour 10.
- The opening is criticised more than in 93% of games we track.
- 14% of players who start reach the ending.
- Most players drop off before “SHAMANSLAYER” (Kill the Shaman King): only 71% of starters get there.
- 87% 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 3,909 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 296 reviews: 17.4h for positive, 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 (87.1% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- SHAMANSLAYER Kill the Shaman King Most players quit here 71% −29
- DENDROLOGIST Grow the tree of life 71% −1
- SNOW WHITE Help the Dwarfs defend their mine 58% −13
- HIGHLANDER Make sure you have the support of the mountain people 56% −2
- BIBLIOPHILE Return the stolen book of magic 48% −8
- JEWELLER Find out how to restore the crystal of life 43% −4
- CHIROPTEROLOGIST Meet the Deathwing 39% −4
- BELIEVER Meet the creator 28% −11
- WINNER Complete the campaign 14% −14
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (123)
story milestone ending side
- ADVENTURER Dive into the Warstone universe 100%
- CLAIRVOYANT Look into the future! 97%
- FEUDAL LORD Distribute land to some peasants 96%
- HELPER Do the architect a favor 92%
- COACH Show off your shooting skills in front of some beautiful Archers 89%
- TAX OFFICIAL Find the missing mithril 85%
- HANDYMAN Restore the damaged workshop 83%
- BLACKSMITH Sharpen your pitchforks 83%
- WIZARD Get the first runestone 83%
- INVESTIGATOR Locate the missing Blacksmith 77%
- MERCENARY Strike a deal with some Mercenaries 76%
- SHAMANSLAYER Kill the Shaman King 71%
- DENDROLOGIST Grow the tree of life 71%
- SOCIABLE Set up a postbox in the town 70%
- PARK RANGER Reduce the population of crazed beasts 64%
- CAESAR Construct an arena 63%
- PRUDENT Be prepared to face the trolls 63%
- SNOW WHITE Help the Dwarfs defend their mine 58%
- HIGHLANDER Make sure you have the support of the mountain people 56%
- STALKER Start chasing Boomba 53%
- TRAFFICKER Set up a market in the town 52%
- BIBLIOPHILE Return the stolen book of magic 48%
- MATCHMAKER Help the lovebirds find each other 47%
- SPEARMAN Discover the joys of spear throwing 47%
- CUSTOMER Buy a couple scrolls in the market 46%
- JEWELLER Find out how to restore the crystal of life 43%
- BRICKLAYER Set up a stone portal in town 43%
- CHIROPTEROLOGIST Meet the Deathwing 39%
- PIMP Make a more diverse army by adding some Amazons 39%
- HERO Set off to far far away lands 39%
- PILGRIM Get to the temple 37%
- ABBOT Start your own monastery with novice nuns 37%
- ALCHEMIST Collect the ingredients to create the mana crystal 37%
- GOLDMINER Start mining gold 36%
- MENTOR Help Nechai overcome the horrors of astral 34%
- PEASANT Get a pitchfork 34%
- DRUGMAKER Make a bravery potion 34%
- VEGETARIAN Don't let trolls make scrammled eggs 34%
- MEDIUM Get in touch with ancestors' sprits 34%
- AVICULTURIST Start breeding pet eagles 34%
- FASHION DESIGNER Dress eagles in armor 34%
- BOMBER Test the new explosives 33%
- MANUFACTURER Build a factory 32%
- ARMOURER Hand out double-barreled shotguns to the dwarfs 32%
- COMMANDO Clear out a staging area 31%
- TSAR Expand your possessions and your castle 31%
- STARGAZER Get your first five stars 30%
- MADLY IN LOVE Start the search for your beloved 28%
- BELIEVER Meet the creator 28%
- TYCOON Build a trade empire 28%
- PARTNER Complete a co-op mission 28%
- COOK Feed your soldiers lunch 27%
- SHAMAN Get in touch with the spirits of the forest 27%
- BUDDY Find a friend 27%
- HISTORIAN Find out how warstones came to be 27%
- KNIGHT Set up the golden cup in town 26%
- STORMTROOPER Fight your way through the trolls' outpost 25%
- LIONHEART Step on the Road of the Death 25%
- ACADEMICIAN Get the court magician 25%
- GRYFFINDOR Open the school of witchcraft and wizardry 25%
- TESTER Complete the first three missions in Challenge mode 24%
- VETERAN Find support among your old allies 24%
- DIPLOMAT Find an ally among the clans at war 24%
- MANAFINDER Find mana pools in the city 24%
- JACK-OF-ALL-TRADES Become the master 24%
- LEADER Organize a council with other clan leaders 24%
- INFANTRYMAN Test the new infantry on the battefield 23%
- EXORCIST Get rid of troll ghosts 22%
- RESCUER Get priestresses out of captivity 22%
- DESPERATE Find out whether the hero located his love 22%
- CHILD Launch a balloon into the sky 21%
- DOG LOVER Buy clothes for your pet 21%
- SABOTEUR Don't let the trolls get their reinforcements 21%
- TOWN PLANNER Master the art of architecture 20%
- FORESTER Heal the Dark Forest's corruption 20%
- OCCULTIST Perform the ritual, restoring the crystal of life 19%
- ELEMENTALIST Summon elementals 19%
- CHAMPION Get the strongest close combat warriors in your army 19%
- PATRIOT Finish off the rest of the trolls' invasion army 18%
- MANAPOURER Increase the production of magic waters 18%
- MERCHANT Get your own caravan to start looting 18%
- STAR HUNTER Collect 25 stars 18%
- STRATEGIST Make a tactical retreat 18%
- GUARD Call on warrior elementals to protect the kingdom 18%
- GLADIATOR Participate in a duel 18%
- ASTRONOMER Start exploring the stars 17%
- SURVIVOR Complete the first three missions in Survival mode 16%
- BORDER GUARD Don't let the trolls pass through the mountains 16%
- ACE Have the honor of being in charge of the most skilled long-range combat warriors 16%
- WINNER Complete the campaign 14%
- FAN Get acquainted with the creators of the game 14%
- EMPEROR Conquer the trolls' lands 13%
- FEARLESS Cope with the horrors of the dark forest 11%
- CARPENTER Construct a successful wood manufacturing enterprise 11%
- OPPORTUNITIST Obtain the magical emerald 10%
- MINER Dig the deepest tunnel possible 9.8%
- PIONEER Open the passage to a strange world 7.7%
- INVINCIBLE Complete all the missions in Challenge mode for the Prophecy campaign 7.5%
- VOYAGER Take a trip across the boundless expanse of Astral 6.9%
- GENIUS Get mithril delivery from a very distant universe 6.8%
- BUG FINDER Find bugs in the game 6.8%
- WELCOMER Invite strangers to the city 6.5%
- ALLY Help in difficult times 6.0%
- REVELLER Enjoy a drink with your comrades after an exhausting battle 5.9%
- FRIEND Help during difficult times 5.7%
- INVENTOR Make the wolves fly 5.4%
- SAINT Form an alliance with the adherents of the good 5.4%
- UNBROKEN Find out what happened to the hero 5.3%
- TRUE SURVIVOR Complete all the missions in Survival mode for the Prophecy campaign 5.3%
- DREAMER Ride on magic eagles in a magical land 5.2%
- BUDDHIST Find your Zen 5.1%
- METALLURGIST Build the greatest and most powerful cannon 5.1%
- MASON Build the tallest tower in the kingdom 4.9%
- SAGE Gain great knowledge with the spirit of wisdom 4.9%
- HUNTER Find and defeat Deathwing 4.8%
- DOMINATOR Subjugate the militant inhabitants of Astral 4.5%
- SUMMONER Take control of the strongest creatures 4.1%
- TRUE LOVER Follow your heart! 3.9%
- STAR EMPEROR Collect 75 stars 3.4%
- VACATIONIST Relax with all-inclusive 3.0%
- FORMIDABLE Overcome the challenges of the Astral world 2.8%
- DEMIGOD Complete the most difficult missions of the game. 2.2%
- SEEKER Find a way to the secret level in the artbook and beat the boss 1.4%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-19.