Curse of the Dead Gods
Give it 3 hours
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 3 reviews are negative (36%); after 10h it's 1 in 8 (12%).
- Fully opens up by hour 10.
- 9% of players who start reach the ending.
- Most players drop off before “Cruelty” (Defeat the Dark Avatar of the Jaguar): only 20% of starters get there.
- 85% 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 9,330 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 299 reviews: 15.9h for positive, 8.3h 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 (85% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Cruelty Defeat the Dark Avatar of the Jaguar Most players quit here 20% −80
- Vanity Defeat the Dark Avatar of the Eagle 16% −4
- Avidity Defeat the Dark Avatar of the Serpent 14% −2
- Deception Defeat Clovis Pardieux, Champion of Death 9% −6
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (30)
story milestone ending side
- Initiation Complete the room of Trials 100%
- Belief Unlock a Blessing of the Dead Gods 82%
- Strength Defeat Xak'olchir, the Blood Hunter 69%
- Nobility Defeat K'ax taca, High Lord of the Storm 56%
- Awareness Defeat Xucat', the Witch 53%
- Curiosity Start a "Special Event" 52%
- Greed Achieve a x10 "Greed Kill" series 51%
- Exhumation Unlock 5 Forsaken Weapons 42%
- Toughness Defeat Litz & Nepac, the Cursed Twins 41%
- Essay Write 5 Bestiary entries 40%
- Invention Defeat Malok paal, the Flesh Monstrosity 34%
- Depravity Defeat Ratyapu, the Abomination 30%
- Cruelty Defeat the Dark Avatar of the Jaguar 20%
- Relief Lift the Final Curse 20%
- Mastery Get 3 successful Parries in less than 2 seconds 19%
- Power Equip a hidden Champion weapon 18%
- Collection Unlock 20 Forsaken Weapons 17%
- Vanity Defeat the Dark Avatar of the Eagle 16%
- Avidity Defeat the Dark Avatar of the Serpent 14%
- Deception Defeat Clovis Pardieux, Champion of Death 8.6%
- Devotion Unlock 20 Blessings of the Dead Gods 6.7%
- Restoration Unlock all Weapon Altars upgrades 6.7%
- Omnipotence Complete any exploration with 50 or more Dexterity 6.1%
- Clairvoyance Complete any exploration with 50 or more Perception 5.1%
- Invulnerability Complete any exploration with 50 or more Constitution 4.8%
- Insanity Make 10 Blood Offerings during a single exploration 3.5%
- Temptation Equip the three weapons slots with Cursed weapons 3.3%
- Deliverance Become the new Champion of Death 2.1%
- Diligence Complete 10 different "Special Events" 1.1%
- Memoirs Write all Bestiary entries with their complete sketches 0.6%