Horizon's Gate

When it gets good

Share of positive reviews by how many hours the reviewer had played when writing the review.

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Based on all 1,274 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 299 reviews: 45.1h for positive, 3.4h 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 (44% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.

Story milestones aren't labeled yet; all achievements are listed below.

All achievements (19)

• Sea Hunter Defeat a sea monster. 100%
• Crafty Create something using a Crafting Kit. 85%
• Augmenter Open up a weapon or armor to augment it. 72%
• World Traveler Discover 30 ports. 65%
• Grovey Discover 15 Groves. 59%
• Trash or Treasure Discover an item by digging with a Shovel. 57%
• Home Sweet Home Establish your own port. 56%
• Big Money Earn $10,000 or more in a single trade. 50%
• Privateer Defeat a battle fleet. 50%
• Buccaneer Defeat a merchant fleet. 45%
• Super Scholar Discover 300 or more journal entries. 43%
• Arena Master Win 4 fights in a row at the Arena. 37%
• Multi-talented Acquire 1,000 of each type of fame: Exploration, Trade, and Combat. 30%
• Clear Horizons Beat the game on any difficulty setting. 27%
• Royalty Reach the highest royal rank with any faction. 20%
• Realm-famous Reach 5,000 Exploration, Trade, or Combat fame. 16%
• Cartographer Completely reveal the world map. 14%
• Dojo Master Defeat all 7 dojos. 12%
• Naval Dominance Defeat an elite battle fleet. 11%