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Dragon Age™ Inquisition
Give it 10 hours
Gets good by 10h then rated almost like by veterans
Fully opens up by 60h rated like by long-time players
Reach the ending 23% of players who started
Started playing 66% of owners
Steam reviews 76% positive of 21,557
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours most reviews are negative (71%); after 60h it's 1 in 9 (11%).
- Fully opens up by hour 60.
- The opening is criticised more than in 96% of games we track.
- 23% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “The Wrath of Heaven” (Finish the prologue) and “Opposition in All Things” (Close the Breach): from 100% to 48% of starters.
- Only 66% of owners have even the first achievement — the rest barely played.
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 21,658 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 300 reviews: 67.6h for positive, 17.2h 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 (66.2% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- The Wrath of Heaven Finish the prologue. 100%
- Opposition in All Things Close the Breach. Most players quit here 48% −52
- In Your Heart Shall Burn Survive an attack on the Inquisition. 47%
- Wicked Eyes and Wicked Hearts Make an impression on the Orlesian court. 32% −15
- Here Lies the Abyss Face your fears in the Fade. 32%
- What Pride Had Wrought Reach an ancient ruin before your enemies. 25% −7
- Doom upon All the World End the threat once and for all. 23% −2
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (69)
story milestone ending side
- The Wrath of Heaven Finish the prologue. 100%
- Synergized Trigger a cross-class combo with a character you control in single-player mode. 93%
- Skilled Upgrade any ability once in single-player mode. 84%
- Trailblazer Discover a campsite and establish an Inquisition camp in any wilderness area. 77%
- Sharp-Eyed Find and recover a shard identified by an ocularum. 70%
- Commander Complete a timed mission on the war table. 66%
- Cavalier Secure a mount. 63%
- Customized Enchant or upgrade a piece of equipment in single-player mode. 63%
- Well-Prepared Craft a weapon or piece of armor in single-player mode. 63%
- Speak Only the Word Gain access to a major city for the Inquisition. 60%
- They Who Stand Recruit a new companion. 58%
- Well-Read Discover a veilfire rune. 57%
- Hard Hitter Land a single blow in excess of 1,000 damage in single-player mode. 51%
- Opposition in All Things Close the Breach. 48%
- In Your Heart Shall Burn Survive an attack on the Inquisition. 47%
- Focused Spend 10 points in a single ability tree with any one single-player character. 46%
- Loremaster Collect 250 codex entries in a single playthrough. 43%
- The Brightest of Their Age Recruit all possible companions in a single playthrough. 39%
- Wyrmslayer Kill a high dragon in single-player mode. 36%
- High Commander Complete 50 missions or operations in a single playthrough. 36%
- Saddled Up Purchase or secure five different mounts of any kind. 35%
- Peerless Level up the Inquisition to rank 10. 34%
- Specialized Choose a specialization class. 32%
- Well-Funded Earn 50,000 or more gold across all single-player playthroughs. 32%
- Wicked Eyes and Wicked Hearts Make an impression on the Orlesian court. 32%
- Here Lies the Abyss Face your fears in the Fade. 32%
- Veteran Reach level 20 in single-player mode. 31%
- Invincible Defeat 2,500 enemies in single-player mode. 30%
- Giant Slayer Defeat an ogre alpha. 29%
- Pathfinder Discover a campsite and establish at least one Inquisition camp in 10 wilderness areas. 26%
- Deep Roads Commander Complete a mission at the expedition table in the Legion of the Dead camp. 26%
- What Pride Had Wrought Reach an ancient ruin before your enemies. 25%
- Persuasive Acquire 10 Inquisition agents in a single playthrough. 24%
- Beloved and Precious Commit to a romantic relationship. 24%
- Demonslayer Defeat 1,000 demons in single-player mode. 24%
- Liberator Liberate three keeps in a single playthrough. 23%
- People Person Become friends with at least three of your inner circle in one playthrough. 23%
- Doom upon All the World End the threat once and for all. 23%
- Fact Finder Help Shaper Valta discover secret dwarven history. 20%
- Quartermaster Complete 20 requisition requests in a single playthrough. 20%
- Shaper of Stone End the earthquakes threatening the surface. 19%
- Master Builder Craft an item from Tier 4 materials in all non-masterwork slots in single-player mode. 19%
- Decorator Purchase any new decoration element for Skyhold. 19%
- Belle of the Ball Gain the full approval of the Orlesian court. 18%
- Marked for Greatness Seal 75 rifts in a single playthrough. 18%
- Regal Completely upgrade one throne. 17%
- Historian Uncover the secrets of a legendary figure. 15%
- Winter's End Dispel a myth of ancient days. 15%
- Forever Marked Progress the story to unlock. 15%
- Dragons' Bane Slay 10 high dragons in single-player mode. 15%
- Stargazer Unlock 15 astrariums in a single playthrough. 14%
- Legend-Marked Impress the Avvar of Stone-Bear Hold and gain their friendship. 13%
- On Burning Wings Recruit a powerful ally to even the score. 12%
- Keymaster Enter the heart of the Solasan temple. 10%
- Trial of the Emperor Defeat 20 foes promoted by Walk Softly. 8.9%
- Master Alchemist Upgrade your alchemic potions, grenades, or tonics 30 times in a single playthrough. 8.0%
- Coroner Find all of the wearable items that make up the Taken Shape. 6.5%
- Botanist Harvest 50 herbs from Skyhold's garden in a single playthrough. 5.1%
- Herald Finish the single-player campaign on at least Hard without lowering the difficulty. 4.7%
- Firestarter Destroy all the Winter Shards and light all the fires in the Old Temple. 3.9%
- Trial of the Empress Even Ground on: slay a level 16 or higher Fereldan Frostback. 3.5%
- Trial of Temperance Rest Easy trial always on in Emprise du Lion: claim Suledin Keep. 3.3%
- Inquisitor Finish the single-player campaign on Nightmare without lowering the difficulty. 2.9%
- Lateral Thinker Unlock all caches watched over by ancient statues. 2.9%
- Trial of the Magician Travel Light on for "In Hushed Whispers": finish the quest. 2.7%
- Trial of the Tower Rub Some Dirt on It on: slay the Hivernal high dragon. 2.3%
- Trial of the Hermit Slay 10 great bears promoted by Grizzly End. 2.1%
- Trial of the Fool Take It Slow on: reach Skyhold at level 5 or less. 2.1%
- Trial of the Lovers Fair-Weather Friends always on: enter Halamshiral with all followers. 2.1%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-18.