Dark Envoy

When it gets good

Share of positive reviews by how many hours the reviewer had played when writing the review.

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Based on all 949 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 297 reviews: 14.7h for positive, 8.1h 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 (41.1% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.

Story milestones aren't labeled yet; all achievements are listed below.

All achievements (52)

• Master of Puppets Have 5 units simultaneously summoned 100%
• Medic! Heal 5000 hp points in total 95%
• Just a flesh wound! Finish a level without using any healing fountains 87%
• Good to see you, old friend Recruit Benedict 78%
• Slayer Kill 500 enemies 75%
• Knowledge is the key to victory Research 10 upgrades 74%
• Tactician Spend a total of 30 minutes in tactical mode in one playthrough 72%
• Investigator Interact with 20 points of interest in one playthrough 65%
• Innocence Lost Finish act 1 62%
• Multikill! Kill 5 enemies with one skill cast 61%
• Gonna need more bunk beds Recruit Leon, Vasso and Sestia 60%
• Scrooge Collect 10000 gold 53%
• Vanquisher Kill 1000 enemies 53%
• Dungeon Crawler Explore 6 random dungeons in one playthrough 52%
• Got the basics covered Unlock the 3rd level of your base class's ultimate skill 47%
• Dedication Max out an attribute 46%
• Boom Destroy each type of explosive environment in one playthrough at least once 44%
• Halfway there Reach lvl 10 42%
• Treasure Hunter Collect 15 unique items 41%
• War Dog Kill 15 enemies using weapon skills 41%
• Beam me up! Use waypoints 20 times in total 40%
• Oops, sorry! Kill an ally by triggering an explosive barrel (or similar element of environment) 35%
• First Blade's tale Complete Vasso’s Companion Quest 34%
• Old Soldier's tale Complete Benedict’s Companion Quest 34%
• Narrator Make 10 story choices in one playthrough 33%
• Artificer Research all upgrades in one research branch 31%
• Big Spender Spend 20000 gold in total 30%
• It's a trap! Have all 4 characters simultaneously afflicted by a disabling effect (stun or similar) 30%
• Loremaster Read 30 notes or journals in one playthrough 30%
• Battle monk Kill an enemy with unarmed attacks 29%
• Worth it! Interact with the point of interest at the end of the dock in Free Phoenicia 29%
• Unlimited power! Unlock the 3rd level of your specialization's ultimate skill 28%
• Journeyman Enchanter Enchant 20 items 27%
• Crafter Craft 20 items 27%
• True Colors Finish act 2 26%
• Friends in... weird places Recruit Kim or Tet 26%
• Taskmaster Pass all of the Ancients' puzzles 24%
• Better safe than sorry Lead your faction to victory in the Research Facility 24%
• Master Craftsman Craft a Tier III item 23%
• Inventor's tale Complete Leon’s Companion Quest 21%
• Mercenary's tale Complete Sestia’s Companion Quest 18%
• Lesser Evil Finish act 3 17%
• The Envoy Finish the game 15%
• True Leader Finish all companion quests available in one playthrough 14%
• Unexpected Ally Complete Tet/Kim’s Companion Quest 14%
• Adventurer Defeat the final boss on Easy difficulty or higher 13%
• Finders keepers Open the secret vault in the Forbidden Fortress 12%
• Vagabond Defeat the final boss on Normal difficulty or higher 12%
• Floor is lava! Have 3 unique draw skills active at once 11%
• Eradicator Kill 5000 enemies 9.5%
• Veteran Defeat the final boss on Hard difficulty or higher 5.4%
• Conqueror Defeat the final boss on Insane difficulty 3.9%