Urtuk: The Desolation
Give it 7 hours
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 3 reviews are negative (37%); after 35h it's 1 in 20 (5%).
- Fully opens up by hour 35.
- 9% of players who start reach the ending.
- Most players drop off before “Swamps and Marshes” (Reach the Swamps): only 31% of starters get there.
- 82% 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 2,574 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 299 reviews: 35.6h for positive, 4.2h 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 (82.5% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Swamps and Marshes Reach the Swamps Most players quit here 31% −69
- The Lands of The Forsaken Reach the Underground 18% −13
- The Fallen Empire Reach the Ruins 13% −5
- Winner Win the game 9% −4
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (20)
story milestone ending side
- Starter Start Urtuk at least once! 100%
- First Blood Win your first battle 88%
- Swamps and Marshes Reach the Swamps 31%
- The Slayer of Andur The Judge Kill Andur 22%
- Shattering Defeat all leaders of the Shattered 20%
- The Lands of The Forsaken Reach the Underground 18%
- The Slayer of Victor The Marksman Kill Victor 14%
- The Fallen Empire Reach the Ruins 13%
- Killing spree Kill 250 enemies 13%
- The Slayer of Ivadd The Scourge of Innocents Kill Ivadd 12%
- The Slayer of Amos The Champion Kill Amos 12%
- The Slayer of Mandoralen The Implacable Kill Mandoralen 11%
- The Champion! Achieve the Champion trait 11%
- The Slayer of Turgul The Defiler of Souls Kill Turgul 9.5%
- Winner Win the game 8.6%
- Explorer Win the game on Exploration difficulty 8.1%
- Adventurer Win the game on Adventure difficulty 5.8%
- Veteran Win the game on Veteran difficulty 2.4%
- Epic Journey Win the game on Epic difficulty 1.5%
- Desolation Win the game on Desolation difficulty 0.7%