When does Banners of Ruin get good?

Give it 10 hours. In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (56%); after 20h it's 1 in 10 (10%). Fully opens up by hour 20.

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Banners of Ruin

Jul 29, 2021 Steam: Mostly Positive

Give it 10 hours

Gets good by 10h then rated almost like by veterans

Fully opens up by 20h rated like by long-time players

Started playing 72% of owners

Steam reviews 79% positive of 3,246

What the data shows

In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (56%); after 20h it's 1 in 10 (10%).
Fully opens up by hour 20.
The opening is criticised more than in 85% of games we track.
Most players drop off before “The Warden”: only 44% of starters get there.
72% 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 3,266 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 296 reviews: 24.8h for positive, 6h 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 (72.4% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.

Started playing 100%
The Warden Defeat The Warden Most players quit here 44% −56

story milestone ending biggest drop-off

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

All achievements (16)

story milestone ending side

Cleaning Up Defeat 3 enemies in a single turn 100%
First Steps Complete the Tutorial 83%
Bruisers Defeat the Elite Bruisers 80%
Recruiter Hire a character at the tavern 78%
Brutes Defeat the Elite Brutes 68%
Outcast Banish 10 cards in a single combat 67%
Collector Reach 40 or more cards in your deck 62%
Renowned Win 50 combats 56%
Miasma Apply 30 Poison in a single combat 51%
The Warden Defeat The Warden 44%
Adrenaline Reach 10 Stamina during combat 40%
Band of Brothers Reach a party of 6 characters 32%
Charged Up Have 30 or more Charge during combat 31%
Picky Forfeit a character card choice 29%
Quick Hands Play 20 cards in a single turn 23%
Survivor Win a combat with a combined Party Vitality of 3 or less 23%

Steam page Updated: 2026-10-19.