Deck of Ashes

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 1,081 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 293 reviews: 11.3h for positive, 4h 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 (52.8% 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 (110)

• First Blood Die for the first time. 100%
• Dethronement Defeat King Octavius, the False God. 76%
• Let’s take a look inside Complete the Dungeon for the first time 72%
• Genome Reset Defeat the Mutated Ancestor. 68%
• Nimble Killer Draw cards 50 times in 1 battle. 59%
• Reborn in Flames Resurrect after being defeated. 56%
• A Deal of Century Defeat the Crossroads Keeper. 47%
• Disinfection Defeat the Primordial Miasma. 44%
• A Modest Bonfire Have 5 upgraded Pyromancer cards in your Battle Deck. 42%
• Succumb to the Curse Kill yourself with an Ash Pact. 41%
• Cursebreaker I Kill 250 enemies. 38%
• Treasure Hunter I Complete 5 dungeons 36%
• Hooked Kill Leviathan. 33%
• Manslayer I Kill 50 Humans. 33%
• Ghostbuster Defeat the Soul Guide. 33%
• Undertaker I Kill 50 Undead. 33%
• Last Chance Win the battle with 5 or less HP remaining. 32%
• A Tower of Bones Defeat the Bone Giant. 32%
• Poacher I Kill 50 sea monsters 32%
• Exorcist I Kill 50 Demons. 30%
• Sergeant Have 3 upgraded Warrior cards in your Battle Deck. 28%
• Bite Them All to Death Kill 3 opponents with Strike Ash cards in 1 battle. 27%
• Highway Bandit Have 5 upgraded Rogue cards in your Battle Deck. 26%
• Beastmaster I Kill 50 Beasts. 25%
• No one can beat me! Complete the Dungeon on Heroic difficulty 24%
• Soul Calmer I Kill 50 Ghosts. 23%
• Living Anger Keep the Phantom alive for 6 rounds. 22%
• Ashbringer Have 10 Ash cards in your Deck of Ashes. 22%
• Treasure Hunter II Complete 10 dungeons 22%
• Decontamination I Kill 50 Infestors. 21%
• Cursebreaker II Kill 500 enemies. 19%
• Strength of the Beast Increase your Strength to 10 points in 1 battle. 19%
• A Ravenous Flame Complete a Pyromancer run on Adventurer difficulty. 19%
• Ultra-Execution Kill 3 opponents with 1 Strike attack in 1 battle. 18%
• Toxic Madness Kill 3 opponents with Poison for 1 combat. 18%
• Egoist Restore 50 Health points in one round. 18%
• Deadly Volcano Perform 3 Eruptions in one battle. 17%
• Poacher II Kill 100 sea monsters 16%
• Inventor of Pain Have 5 upgraded Shapeshifter cards in your Battle Deck. 16%
• A Favorite of the Shadows Reflect back 40 or more damage with the Shadow Assistant card for 1 strike. 16%
• Undertaker II Kill 100 Undead. 16%
• Master of Low Sweeps Reduce the Speed of 3 opponents to 5 in one battle. 15%
• Treasure Hunter III Complete 15 dungeons 15%
• Manslayer II Kill 100 Humans. 15%
• Exorcist II Kill 100 Demons. 13%
• Mass Curse Play 3 different Curse cards in one battle. 13%
• Mind Master Apply 3 Obediences in one round. 13%
• Preparation Master Play 5 Ash cards for 1 battle. 12%
• A Little Spark Complete a Pyromancer run on Wanderer difficulty. 12%
• Faster than Shadow Increase your Speed to 15 when Stealth is applied on you. 12%
• Maniac with Experience Complete a Rogue run on Challenger difficulty. 12%
• Dog of War Complete a Warrior run on Adventurer difficulty. 10%
• Soul Calmer II Kill 100 Ghosts. 10%
• Face the Devil Craft Inferno. 9.7%
• Beastmaster II Kill 100 Beasts. 9.5%
• A Weary Traveler I Complete 5 runs on any difficulty. 8.9%
• Decontamination II Kill 100 Infestors. 7.6%
• Giant Slayer Defeat 4 Badland's Bosses in a single playthrough. 7.4%
• Beginner Thief Complete a Rogue run on Wanderer difficulty. 7.0%
• Harlequin Complete a Shapeshifter run on Adventurer difficulty. 6.6%
• Rookie Complete a Warrior run on Wanderer difficulty. 6.4%
• The End of Prophecy Complete the Epilogue. 6.4%
• Bloody Madness Kill 3 opponents with Bleed for 1 combat. 6.1%
• Mass Inflammation Kill 3 opponents with Inflammation in 1 battle. 5.7%
• Unleash Discard 5 Ash cards in 1 turn. 5.3%
• Jester Complete a Shapeshifter run on Wanderer difficulty. 4.4%
• Burned Badlands Complete the Badlands as a Pyromancer 4.4%
• Purist Complete the game never owning more than 15 cards (except Fragile and Ailment cards) 3.8%
• Poacher III Kill 250 sea monsters 3.6%
• The New Sun Complete a Pyromancer run on Martyr difficulty. 3.6%
• Bestial Badlands Complete the Badlands as a Warrior 3.6%
• Undertaker III Kill 250 Undead. 3.2%
• Serpent's Badlands Complete the Badlands as a Rogue 3.2%
• Cursebreaker III Kill 1500 enemies. 3.0%
• Manslayer III Kill 250 Humans. 2.8%
• Copy Machine Play 10 Echo cards for 1 battle. 2.7%
• Exorcist III Kill 250 Demons. 2.7%
• Hunt Master Play 4 different Mark cards in 1 battle. 2.3%
• Incarnation of Vengeance Complete a Rogue run on Martyr difficulty. 2.3%
• A Weary Traveler II Complete 10 runs on any difficulty. 2.1%
• NEW_ACHIEVEMENT_NAME_15_11 NEW_ACHIEVEMENT_DESC_15_11 2.1%
• Enslaved Badlands Complete the Badlands as a Shapeshifter 2.1%
• Halloween Carnival Kill 6 Human opponents in the Town. 2.1%
• Ultimate Infestation Have 20 or more Ailments in your Battle Deck. 2.1%
• Beast Commander Complete a Warrior run on Martyr difficulty. 1.9%
• Bad Santa Kill Crampus 1.9%
• Soul Calmer III Kill 250 Ghosts. 1.9%
• Unarmed Slayer Kill 3 opponents in one battle by dispelling their Curses. 1.9%
• NEW_ACHIEVEMENT_NAME_15_8 NEW_ACHIEVEMENT_DESC_15_8 1.7%
• Beastmaster III Kill 250 Beasts. 1.7%
• Lightbringer Fight Ice Giant and bring the light ray to the cursed world 1.7%
• Decontamination III Kill 250 Infestors. 1.5%
• Power Overwhelming Deal 100 damage or more with Critical Mass. 1.5%
• Rage of the Three Feel the Rage of the Three. 1.5%
• The Black Serpent Expand the ability of Sly, turning to the Shadows. 1.5%
• Absolute Erasure Kill 3 opponents with Feral Ravage in a single attack. 1.3%
• NEW_ACHIEVEMENT_NAME_15_7 NEW_ACHIEVEMENT_DESC_15_7 1.3%
• NEW_ACHIEVEMENT_NAME_15_13 NEW_ACHIEVEMENT_DESC_15_13 1.1%
• Mr. J Complete a Shapeshifter run on Martyr difficulty. 1.1%
• Pyrobite Steal 60 Health from opponents in one battle. 1.1%
• A Weary Traveler III Complete 20 runs on any difficulty. 0.9%
• Advanced Alchemy Use any items from the Alchemy Mastery event 6 times in a single playthrough. 0.9%
• Elusive Predator Track down your prey! 0.9%
• NEW_ACHIEVEMENT_NAME_15_15 NEW_ACHIEVEMENT_DESC_15_15 0.9%
• NEW_ACHIEVEMENT_NAME_15_9 NEW_ACHIEVEMENT_DESC_15_9 0.8%
• NEW_ACHIEVEMENT_NAME_15_14 NEW_ACHIEVEMENT_DESC_15_14 0.8%
• Purple Evolution Get 3 Purple Plagues 0.8%
• Loquacious Flame Play 5 or more copies of Incineration in a single turn. 0.8%
• NEW_ACHIEVEMENT_NAME_15_10 NEW_ACHIEVEMENT_DESC_15_10 0.6%
• NEW_ACHIEVEMENT_NAME_15_12 NEW_ACHIEVEMENT_DESC_15_12 0.6%