ActionAdventureIndieRPG
The Wind Road
Give it 4 hours
Gets good by 4h then rated almost like by veterans
Fully opens up by 15h rated like by long-time players
Started playing 68% of owners
Steam reviews 69% positive of 6,824
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours almost 1 in 2 reviews are negative (45%); after 15h it's 1 in 6 (18%).
- Fully opens up by hour 15.
- The game has no story achievements, so drop-off points can't be measured.
- Only 68% 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 6,897 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 299 reviews: 11.4h 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 (68.3% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
This game has no story achievements, so we can't tell where players quit.
All achievements (70)
story milestone ending side
- Stroll Look through the bulletin in the backyard of the inn. 100%
- Unbearable to Hear Put the misery of the poor horse into end 67%
- Power Within Defeat Hob Meat when he's looking for the fish barrel. 60%
- Off the Track Killed by the arrows in the Razor Grotto. 50%
- Surprise from Above Pull the lever in the Training Cellar and investigate the falling stuff. 49%
- Know Thy Enemy Find Hu-yen Hagen to learn about Master Maha. 46%
- Revive Read the letter left by Ju Lingyi after waking up. 44%
- Ward Master Unravel the mystery of Bagua Gate in Polar Ward. 41%
- Treasure Hunt Find the treasure chest nearby the Ironback Inn. 40%
- Ghost Story Find out the truth behind the haunted Populus Forest. 39%
- Wisdom of the Elder Ask Elder Mo about the past of Mogao Grottoes. 39%
- Lose All Your Money Your greed and the beggar's greed. 38%
- Promise Defeat Qu Wuxie and tell the post officer about it. 38%
- Transcendence Defeat sword-wielding Bleak. 37%
- Apex Defeat the four Rohans. 37%
- Peacemaker It's quite a skill to persuade a quarrelling couple. 36%
- Too Late to Regret Shouldn't have opened the door. 35%
- A Small Trail Catch sight of Mogao Grottoes for the first time in the trail. 29%
- Back to Basics Defeat Lu Jiancheng within a limited time. 27%
- Trace Evidence Read the secret letter left by Axe's Herald. 27%
- Carriage Protector Beat off Tang Zheng while maintaining high carriage durability. 26%
- Reap What You Sow Help Siwa get his salaries back. 23%
- Pot-companion Drink with Yor Keran in Lianshuo Town. 23%
- Jin City Melon Open the gate to the elevator. 22%
- Hard-earned Help Liu Fangtu collect the complete music score. 21%
- Sharpshooter Pierce 4 enemies with one fire arrow. 20%
- Bizarre Night Talk to the strange paper dolls at night in Lianshuo Town. 20%
- Dilemma Help Tao Dongdong driven by guilty conscience 17%
- Narrow Escape Read all the eulogies in the Polar Ward. 17%
- Mercy Open the door to rescue Ma Xiaobao. 15%
- Rich Man Old Yeh refuses your money. 15%
- Posterior Strategy Achieve 300 Qi Recharge or more in one playthrough. 15%
- Unexpected Sight Catch sight of the sheep head after sitting down in the Ironback. 14%
- Eyewitness Inform Furry immediately when the murder happened. 13%
- Nightmare Meet Qiu Wa at night in Lianshuo Town. 12%
- Unpredictable Achieve 500 Variant or more in one playthrough. 12%
- Honest Mistake Hunt the bear with Qiu Wa. 11%
- Indulging Improve yourself at the waterfall. 11%
- Fearless Challenge frenzied Hob Meat while you have internal injuries. 9.8%
- Cattle Killer Slaughter all the livestock in the inn. 9.7%
- Precise Control Break the plank blocking the cottage with inner Qi. 9.2%
- Ease the Deadlock Take Lady Ju to meet Ma Xiaobao. 7.3%
- No One Left Behind Go back for Qiu Wa when being chased by the crocodile. 6.6%
- Master Complete the game with an S rank on Master difficulty. 6.3%
- Novice Complete the game with an S rank on Novice difficulty. 5.3%
- NEW_ACHIEVEMENT_NAME_3_9 NEW_ACHIEVEMENT_DESC_3_9 4.0%
- NEW_ACHIEVEMENT_NAME_3_10 NEW_ACHIEVEMENT_DESC_3_10 3.8%
- Experienced Complete the game with an S rank on Veteran difficulty. 3.7%
- NEW_ACHIEVEMENT_NAME_3_11 NEW_ACHIEVEMENT_DESC_3_11 3.4%
- NEW_ACHIEVEMENT_NAME_3_12 NEW_ACHIEVEMENT_DESC_3_12 3.1%
- Immortal Complete the game of any difficulty without death. 3.1%
- Decisive Strike Achieve 300 Counterattack or more in one playthrough. 2.9%
- Scrooge Complete the game of any difficulty without using any medicine. 2.8%
- NEW_ACHIEVEMENT_NAME_3_1 NEW_ACHIEVEMENT_DESC_3_1 2.6%
- Annihilation Defeat 1000 enemies in one playthrough. 2.5%
- NEW_ACHIEVEMENT_NAME_3_19 NEW_ACHIEVEMENT_DESC_3_19 2.2%
- NEW_ACHIEVEMENT_NAME_3_3 NEW_ACHIEVEMENT_DESC_3_3 2.0%
- Godlike Prestige Clear the game on Godlike difficult in the first run 2.0%
- NEW_ACHIEVEMENT_NAME_3_5 NEW_ACHIEVEMENT_DESC_3_5 1.6%
- NEW_ACHIEVEMENT_NAME_3_2 NEW_ACHIEVEMENT_DESC_3_2 1.5%
- Tai Chi Master Cast Cloud Style 100 times or above in the first run 1.5%
- NEW_ACHIEVEMENT_NAME_3_16 NEW_ACHIEVEMENT_DESC_3_16 1.3%
- NEW_ACHIEVEMENT_NAME_3_6 NEW_ACHIEVEMENT_DESC_3_6 1.2%
- NEW_ACHIEVEMENT_NAME_3_17 NEW_ACHIEVEMENT_DESC_3_17 1.2%
- NEW_ACHIEVEMENT_NAME_3_15 NEW_ACHIEVEMENT_DESC_3_15 1.2%
- NEW_ACHIEVEMENT_NAME_3_4 NEW_ACHIEVEMENT_DESC_3_4 1.2%
- NEW_ACHIEVEMENT_NAME_3_8 NEW_ACHIEVEMENT_DESC_3_8 1.2%
- NEW_ACHIEVEMENT_NAME_3_18 NEW_ACHIEVEMENT_DESC_3_18 1.0%
- NEW_ACHIEVEMENT_NAME_3_14 NEW_ACHIEVEMENT_DESC_3_14 1.0%
- NEW_ACHIEVEMENT_NAME_3_13 NEW_ACHIEVEMENT_DESC_3_13 0.9%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-19.