Warhammer: Chaosbane
The first 3 hours are a test
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (66%); after 7h it's 1 in 3 (36%).
- The opening is criticised more than in 94% of games we track.
- At least 11% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “Get your feet wet” (Finish the Prologue) and “Drenched in vomit, but victorious” (Finish Act I): from 100% to 45% of starters.
- 86% 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 6,581 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 298 reviews: 11.6h for positive, 4.7h 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 (86.5% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Get your feet wet Finish the Prologue 100%
- Drenched in vomit, but victorious Finish Act I Most players quit here 45% −55
- A worthy adversary Finish Act II 35% −11
- Resist temptation Finish Act III 29% −5
- The forest can now breathe Finish the game as Elessa ≥11% −18
story milestone ending (most common ending) biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (43)
story milestone ending side
- Get your feet wet Finish the Prologue 100%
- Battle-ready Be fully equipped 81%
- All that glitters... Collect 100 Fragments 69%
- Blood on your hands Use bloodlust 62%
- Deamon slayer Kill 1,000 daemons 61%
- Kind soul Donate 100 items to the Collectors' Guild 54%
- The urge to purge Kill a Mutalith 50%
- For your work shall be rewarded... Unlock your first reward from the God Skill Tree 49%
- Death to all abominations Kill a Jabberslythe 48%
- In the lap of the wrong Gods Kill 1,000 cultists 48%
- Drenched in vomit, but victorious Finish Act I 45%
- Half way there Reach level 25 with any character 42%
- Hand of God Use a God Skill 41%
- Horror of horrors Kill 1,000 Ungors 39%
- A shining example Be fully equipped with rare or heroic items 38%
- Filthy rich Acquire 100,000 gold pieces 38%
- Scourge of Chaos Kill 100 champions 37%
- Curiouser and curiouser Open 50 chests 37%
- A worthy adversary Finish Act II 35%
- Treasure hunter Find 100 rare or heroic pieces of gear 31%
- Best of the best Reach level 50 with any character 29%
- Resist temptation Finish Act III 29%
- Eyes on the prize Find your first heroic item (not a quest reward) 28%
- Divine emissary Buy all rewards available on the God Skill Tree 27%
- Hallowed be the gear Bless your first item 27%
- Opportunist Complete a side activity 26%
- Coordinated Complete your first set of equipment 25%
- Good strategist Kill an elite with a build made from at least 90 Skill Points 25%
- No hard feelings Kill a boss on "Very hard" difficulty 23%
- Deep pockets Collect 1,000 pieces of gear 19%
- Relic hunter Complete your first Relic Hunt 19%
- Fair trade Trade 50 Fragments with the Collectors' Guild 12%
- Big game hunter Kill a boss in Boss Rush on at least "Chaos 2" difficulty 11%
- The forest can now breathe Finish the game as Elessa 11%
- Still no worthy adversary Finish the game as Bragi 8.9%
- The beginning of redemption Finish the game as Elontir 8.7%
- For the Empire! Finish the game as Konrad 6.9%
- Completionist Complete 50 side activities 6.5%
- Veni Vidi Vici Kill a boss on "Chaos 5" difficulty 5.5%
- Chaos hunting Kill all bosses in Boss Rush on at least "Chaos 2" difficulty 5.0%
- Possessed Bless a heroic item 50 times 4.2%
- Daily routine Complete 50 Relic Hunts 2.4%
- Happily ever after... Finish the game as all characters 1.8%