ActionAdventureIndie
Wizard with a Gun
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
Reach the ending at least 8% of players who started
Started playing 78% of owners
Steam reviews 80% positive of 4,025
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours almost 1 in 2 reviews are negative (44%); after 20h it's 1 in 12 (9%).
- Fully opens up by hour 20.
- At least 8% of players who start reach the ending.
- Most players drop off before “Isa Gladwell” (Defeat the Mechantress): only 49% of starters get there.
- 78% 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 4,062 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 293 reviews: 17.5h 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 (77.6% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Isa Gladwell Defeat the Mechantress Most players quit here 49% −51
- The Stark Ravin' Magus Defeat Orion 29% −20
- The Abdicant Heir Defeat Kolanna 20% −9
- Talia Stareyes Defeat the Blind Huntress 14% −6
- The Harbinger of Chaos Defeat the Harbinger of Chaos 14%
- Chaos Reined Defeat Chaos, the Exiled God ≥8% −6
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 (46)
story milestone ending side
- Prime Time Restore the Chronomancer Wheel with 1 gear while hosting or in singleplayer 100%
- A Grand Old Time Restore the Chronomancer Wheel with 10 gears while hosting or in singleplayer 53%
- Deconstructed Kill or Charm a Construct Mechana 53%
- What in Tarnation Encounter a Surprise Event 51%
- Isa Gladwell Defeat the Mechantress 49%
- Galvanic Games Electrocute a creature through water 46%
- Wanted Dead or Alive Turn in a Bounty 35%
- Greek Fire Ignite a creature doused in oil with a fire bullet 34%
- Crushed Ice Shatter the ice on a frozen creature 32%
- This Is Anarchy! Kill or Charm a Fell Anarchist 31%
- Backpack, Backpack! Craft the second or greater inventory expansion enchantment on your backpack 31%
- The Stark Ravin' Magus Defeat Orion 29%
- Fastest Guns in the West Craft an enchantment to reduce gun cooldowns on your gloves 29%
- Big Time Operator Restore the Chronomancer Wheel with 20 gears while hosting or in singleplayer 29%
- A Job Well Done Earn a Boss Bounty 29%
- Sorcerer's Apprentice Craft Burning or Shocking Bullet Level 10 or higher 28%
- Zoltar Speaks Build a Bounty Mechana 25%
- You're the Omega Survive in the apocalypse for 5 minutes 23%
- Who's the King Now? Kill or Charm a Kingsguard 22%
- The Abdicant Heir Defeat Kolanna 20%
- Experiments in Transmutation Craft Cold or Force Bullet Level 10 or higher 20%
- There's a Magus Among Us Craft Charming, Healing, or Repair Bullet Level 10 or higher 20%
- A Time Honored Tradition Restore the Chronomancer Wheel with 35 gears while hosting or in singleplayer 17%
- The Hunter Is Now the Hunted Kill or Charm a Mage Hunter 16%
- Leap of Faith Craft an enchantment to dash further on your boots 16%
- Talia Stareyes Defeat the Blind Huntress 14%
- Dark Arts Dabbler Craft Poison or Fear Bullet Level 10 or higher 14%
- The Harbinger of Chaos Defeat the Harbinger of Chaos 14%
- Champion of the Sun Survive until Day 5 while averting the apocalypse 11%
- Sorcerer Supreme Craft Burning or Shocking Bullet Level 20 or higher 11%
- Magus Elite Craft Charming, Healing, or Repair Bullet Level 20 or higher 11%
- Intoxicating Use a poison finisher bullet on a poisoned creature 10%
- Mend a Friend Heal a charmed creature 9.5%
- Full Metal Alchemy Craft Cold or Force Bullet Level 20 or higher 9.3%
- All the Time in the World Restore the Chronomancer Wheel with 53 gears while hosting or in singleplayer 9.3%
- Healing Factor Craft the third or greater health regeneration enchantment on your amulet 8.9%
- Chaos Reined Defeat Chaos, the Exiled God 7.6%
- Put Them in the Cargo Hold Earn a Golden Bounty 5.3%
- Defend Against This Craft Poison or Fear Bullet Level 20 or higher 5.2%
- To Your Health! Craft the fifth or greater max health increase enchantment on your robes 4.3%
- Force of Nature Slam a creature with force accumulated in stasis 3.9%
- Better Together Defeat Chaos, the Exiled God with the assistance of the Riders 3.1%
- A Law Unto Yourself Defeat all bosses on Sheriff difficulty or greater 1.3%
- One for the Books Construct the Magus, Alchemist, Sorcerer, and Warlock bookshelves 1.0%
- Just A Humble Bounty Hunter Earn 100 Bounties 1.0%
- Above The Law Defeat all bosses on Outlaw difficulty or greater 0.9%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-19.