When does Hammerting get good?

The first 2 hours are a test. In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (63%); after 10h it's almost 1 in 2 (40%). The opening is criticised more than in 91% of games we track.

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Hammerting

Nov 16, 2021 Steam: Mixed

The first 2 hours are a test

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

Started playing 15% of owners

Steam reviews 57% positive of 2,604

What the data shows

In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (63%); after 10h it's almost 1 in 2 (40%).
The opening is criticised more than in 91% of games we track.
The game has no story achievements, so drop-off points can't be measured.
Only 14% 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 2,625 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 298 reviews: 38h for positive, 17.5h 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 (14.5% 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 (16)

story milestone ending side

Snow White Have exactly 7 male dwarves, and 1 female dwarf, living in the Mountainhome. 100%
House in Session Hold a Hammerting 95%
Spelunker Extraordinaire Discover 1 'Jackpot Mine', 1 'Ancient Dwarven Mound', and 1 'Sacred Well'. 86%
Architect Build 1 'Foundry', 1 'Quarry', 1 'Smithy', and 1 'Great Hall'. 79%
Monster Mash Destroy one of each type of monster lair. 55%
Technological Ascendancy Acquire the Knowledge of 'Myth of the Hoard'. 50%
Liquid Metal Produce 5000 metal ingots of any kind. 45%
Railroad Magnate Construct at least 500 lengths of track for elevators or railroad. 41%
Underworld Sun Craft a 'Star of Mara' gemstone. 41%
Drill Thrill Construct 7 of each type of Drill. 30%
A Dole of Dwarves Have at least 40 dwarves living in the Mountainhome. 28%
Exorcist Slay 100 'Skeletons' and shut down 5 'Abandoned Graveyards'. 28%
Candy Man Produce 5 units of 'Dwarven Licorice'. 26%
Old McDonald Harvest one of each type of crop. 26%
World Conquest Win the game by completing the 'World Conquest' victory condition. 15%
Righteous Affluence Win the game by completing the 'Righteous Affluence' victory condition. 10%

Steam page Updated: 2026-10-19.