When does Heroes of Hammerwatch get good?

The first 3 hours are a test. In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (58%); after 20h it's 1 in 14 (7%). Fully opens up by hour 15.

How many players finish Heroes of Hammerwatch?

40% of players who start reach the ending.

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Heroes of Hammerwatch

Mar 1, 2018 Steam: Very Positive

The first 3 hours are a test

Gets good by 3h almost every game dips in hours 2–3

Fully opens up by 15h rated like by long-time players

Reach the ending 40% of players who started

Started playing 77% of owners

Steam reviews 87% positive of 9,546

What the data shows

In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (58%); after 20h it's 1 in 14 (7%).
Fully opens up by hour 15.
The opening is criticised more than in 87% of games we track.
40% of players who start reach the ending.
Most players drop off before “Forsaken Tower”: only 40% of starters get there.
77% 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 9,594 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 297 reviews: 23.8h for positive, 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 (76.9% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.

Started playing 100%
Forsaken Tower Beat the Forsaken Tower. Most players quit here 40% −60

story milestone ending biggest drop-off

Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.

All achievements (114)

story milestone ending side

Mysterious Monolith Use a monolith. 100%
Stone Guardian Defeat the Stone Guardian. 96%
Jailbreak Unlock the prison cells. 92%
Combo Sphere Unlock Combo. 84%
Warden Defeat the Warden. 78%
Unexpected Gifts Receive a reward from the Imp. 77%
Chapter of Light Unlock the Priest. 67%
The Old Drunkard Unlock the Thief. 62%
Item Gambling Try your luck at item gambling. 59%
The Three Councilors Defeat the Three Councilors. 56%
Blood Altar Use a Blood Altar. 46%
Magic Anvil Find the Magic Anvil. 46%
The Pointy Hat Unlock the Wizard. 45%
Watcher Defeat the Watcher. 45%
Hidden Treasures Find 50 secrets. 43%
Thundersnow Defeat Thundersnow. 40%
Forsaken Tower Beat the Forsaken Tower. 40%
Vampire Lord Defeat the Vampire Lord. 39%
Friends For Life Acquire a companion. 37%
Miner Find 1,000 ore. 33%
A Drinking Game Consume 10 drinks at the Tavern. 30%
Gladiator Unlock the Gladiator. 29%
Magic Furnace Craft an item using the Magic Furnace. 28%
Gold Digger Find 1,000,000 gold. 26%
Cursed Relics Loot a sarcophagus. 22%
Book of Monsters Find Baltzar's Book of Monsters. 22%
Good Fortune Spend 5000 gold on positive favor. 22%
Giant Crustworm Defeat the Giant Crustworm. 21%
Combo Killer Chain a combo of 500 kills. 21%
Forsaken Tower NG+ Beat the Forsaken Tower in NG+. 19%
Expert Ranger Reach level 20 with a Ranger. 17%
Queen Iris Defeat Queen Iris. 16%
Desert Navigation Reach the Pyramid without encountering a great threat. 16%
Expert Paladin Reach level 20 with a Paladin. 16%
Expert Sorcerer Reach level 20 with a Sorcerer. 16%
The Outlook Restored Fully upgrade the Town. 15%
Expert Warlock Reach level 20 with a Warlock. 15%
Craftsmanship Craft 10 items at the Magic Anvil. 13%
Expert Thief Reach level 20 with a Thief. 12%
Forsaken Tower NG++ Beat the Forsaken Tower in NG++. 12%
Expert Priest Reach level 20 with a Priest. 12%
Beast Slayer Kill 50,000 Beasts. 11%
Nerys Defeat Nerys. 11%
Pyramid of Prophecy Beat the Pyramid of Prophecy. 11%
Expert Wizard Reach level 20 with a Wizard. 11%
Sanctifier Kill 100,000 Undead. 11%
Elder Wisp Defeat the Elder Wisp. 10%
Valuable Companion Have your companion collect 1,000,000 gold. 8.8%
Krilith's Wolf Defeat Krilith's Wolf 8.7%
Forsaken Tower NG+++ Beat the Forsaken Tower in NG+++. 8.3%
Ancient Legends Construct 3 statues. 7.8%
Attunement Attune 10 items at the Magic Anvil. 7.8%
Celestial Signs Solve the constellation puzzle. 7.7%
Kyra Construct the statue of Kyra. 7.3%
Expert Witch Hunter Reach level 20 with a Witch Hunter. 6.9%
Private Recruit a mercenary private. 6.9%
Agents Defeat the Agents. 6.8%
Forsaken Tower NG++++ Beat the Forsaken Tower in NG++++. 6.8%
Moon Temple Beat the Moon Temple. 6.8%
Calis Construct the statue of Calis. 6.5%
Expert Gladiator Reach level 20 with a Gladiator. 6.2%
Bolgarth Construct the statue of Bolgarth. 6.1%
Wylmir Construct the statue of Wylmir. 6.0%
Lunar Shield Block ten damage instances with your Lunar Shield. 5.9%
Forsaken Tower NG+++++ Beat the Forsaken Tower in NG+++++. 5.7%
Demolisher Kill 10,000 Constructs. 5.1%
Ozreth Construct the statue of Ozreth. 5.1%
Cedric Construct the statue of Cedric. 5.1%
Ewran Construct the statue of Ewran. 4.9%
Pyramid of Prophecy NG+ Beat the Pyramid of Prophecy in NG+. 4.7%
Phalarath Construct the statue of Phalarath. 4.0%
Arena Champion Reach rank 10 in the Arena. 3.8%
Daran Construct the statue of Daran. 3.6%
Corporal Reach Corporal rank with a mercenary. 3.4%
Pyramid of Prophecy NG++ Beat the Pyramid of Prophecy in NG++. 3.3%
Master Paladin Reach level 40 with a Paladin. 3.0%
Master Ranger Reach level 40 with a Ranger. 3.0%
Moon Temple NG+ Beat the Moon Temple in NG+. 2.9%
Pyramid of Prophecy NG+++ Beat the Pyramid of Prophecy in NG+++. 2.7%
Legendary Winnings Win a legendary item by gambling. 2.7%
Pyramid of Prophecy NG++++ Beat the Pyramid of Prophecy in NG++++. 2.3%
Master Sorcerer Reach level 40 with a Sorcerer. 2.3%
Forsaken Tower Mercenary Beat the Forsaken Tower with a mercenary. 2.3%
Master Thief Reach level 40 with a Thief. 2.2%
Moon Temple NG++ Beat the Moon Temple in NG++. 2.1%
Pyramid of Prophecy NG+++++ Beat the Pyramid of Prophecy in NG+++++. 2.0%
Legacy Shop Purchase something at the Legacy Shop. 2.0%
Master Warlock Reach level 40 with a Warlock. 2.0%
Moon Temple NG+++ Beat the Moon Temple in NG+++. 1.8%
Exorcist Kill 75,000 Aberrations. 1.8%
Master Priest Reach level 40 with a Priest. 1.8%
Master Wizard Reach level 40 with a Wizard. 1.8%
Sergeant Reach Sergeant rank with a mercenary. 1.8%
Moon Temple NG++++ Beat the Moon Temple in NG++++. 1.6%
Grandmaster Ranger Reach level 60 with a Ranger. 1.6%
Moon Temple NG+++++ Beat the Moon Temple in NG+++++. 1.4%
Grandmaster Paladin Reach level 60 with a Paladin. 1.4%
Grandmaster Sorcerer Reach level 60 with a Sorcerer. 1.3%
Lieutenant Reach Lieutenant rank with a mercenary. 1.3%
Master Gladiator Reach level 40 with a Gladiator. 1.2%
Master Witch Hunter Reach level 40 with a Witch Hunter. 1.2%
Grandmaster Thief Reach level 60 with a Thief. 1.2%
Exsanguination Obtain 10 Blood Rites at the same time. 1.0%
Grandmaster Priest Reach level 60 with a Priest. 1.0%
Grandmaster Warlock Reach level 60 with a Warlock. 1.0%
Grandmaster Wizard Reach level 60 with a Wizard. 1.0%
Captain Reach Captain rank with a mercenary. 1.0%
Colonel Reach Colonel rank with a mercenary. 0.9%
General Reach General rank with a mercenary. 0.9%
Major Reach Major rank with a mercenary. 0.9%
Grandmaster Gladiator Reach level 60 with a Gladiator. 0.8%
Grandmaster Witch Hunter Reach level 60 with a Witch Hunter. 0.8%
Moon Temple Mercenary Beat the Moon Temple with a mercenary. 0.7%
Pyramid of Prophecy Mercenary Beat the Pyramid of Prophecy with a mercenary. 0.7%

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