When does The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante get good?

Give it 10 hours. In the first 2 hours 1 in 4 reviews are negative (25%); after 15h it's 1 in 14 (7%). Fully opens up by hour 15.

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The Life and Suffering of Sir Brante

Mar 4, 2021 Steam: Very Positive

Give it 10 hours

Gets good by 10h then rated almost like by veterans

Fully opens up by 15h rated like by long-time players

Started playing 86% of owners

Steam reviews 88% positive of 13,304

What the data shows

In the first 2 hours 1 in 4 reviews are negative (25%); after 15h it's 1 in 14 (7%).
Fully opens up by hour 15.
The biggest drop-off is between “Newborn” (Make it into the world) and “Juvenile” (Leave your childhood years behind you): from 100% to 82% of starters.
86% 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 13,422 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 66 reviews: 12.6h for positive, 10.5h 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 (86.1% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.

Started playing 100%
Newborn Make it into the world. 100%
Juvenile Leave your childhood years behind you. Most players quit here 82% −18
Days of Youth Grow up to become a young man. 67% −16
Coming of Age Reach the threshold of adulthood. 58% −8

story milestone ending biggest drop-off

Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.

All achievements (89)

story milestone ending side

Newborn Make it into the world. 100%
Juvenile Leave your childhood years behind you. 82%
Days of Youth Grow up to become a young man. 67%
Matters of the Heart Experience first love. 65%
Coming of Age Reach the threshold of adulthood. 58%
Nobleman's Sacrament Embrace a different Lot during your Sacrament. 57%
Fencing Lesson Dare to take up fencing. 57%
Trampled Spare Sophia an early death. 56%
Blood Tide Enter the Blood Tide of the Brante family. 54%
Nobleman's Path Go to study at the Imperial College. 47%
A Soldier's New Life Help Tommas start a new peaceful life. 41%
Revelation Learn the ways of the world. 40%
Soulmate Become a confidant of Octavia Milanidas. 37%
Gloria Brante Make Gloria a recognized member of the Brante family. 36%
We Are Still Family Help Mother recover from her illness. 33%
True Death Experience True Death and leave the realm of mortals forever. 31%
Insurgent Side with the rebels. 31%
Silver Whisper Receive a vision from the sacred tree. 31%
Peak of the Pillar Have your soul reach the Peak of the Pillar. 31%
Victorious Win the Imperial College tournament. 29%
Historical Figure Survive the Revolt and write your name in history. 29%
The Lotless Make the choice to remain a commoner. 25%
Peace in the Family Find a way to bring your family together. 25%
La-Tari Ritual Partake in a mysterious ritual of a long-forgotten race. 24%
Clergyman's Path Go to study at the Divine Seminary. 24%
Family Rescued Your family survived the Revolt. 23%
Massacre See Sophia win the war by massacring the city of Anizotte. 21%
Nathan the Prophet Have Nathan found his own Church of the Twins. 20%
Helming the Revolt Become the leader of all the rebel forces in Anizotte. 19%
Stash Receive a large supply of gunpowder. 18%
Verdict Condemn the High Commander. 17%
Family Exodus Your family fled the burning Anizotte. 16%
Defender of the Empire Side with the imperial loyalists. 16%
Lessons of Blood Die a True Death at the hand of Dorius Otton. 16%
Exalted Family Make the Brantes the most renowned young noble family in Anizotte. 14%
Her One Weakness Become the one person Sophia trusts. 14%
Equal Before the Law Sentence Dorius Otton to True Death. 14%
Foot of the Pillar Have your soul be condemned to suffer at the Foot of the Pillar. 13%
From Birth Till Death Live your entire life without ever looking back. 13%
Sealed Lips Save the Lotless from extermination. 13%
Noble by the Sword Help the Brante family become ennobled by the Sword. 12%
Troubled Times See both sides of the conflict fail as discord sweeps across the Empire. 12%
Lavish Lifestyle Make the Brantes known as the city's wealthiest family. 12%
Forbidden Fruit Get close with Jeanne. 12%
Right to Bear Arms Arm the followers of the New Faith. 11%
The Great Escape Escape the burning city of Anizotte. 11%
Arsenal Arm the Last Straw forces with rifles. 11%
Overseer's Cohort Lead the Brante family to become a part of Gaius Tempest's court. 10%
Mind your Own Honor! Ban Courts of Honor across the province of Magra. 10%
La-Tari Wisdom Help Octavia Milanidas preserve the teachings of the La-Tari. 10%
Favorite Grandson Earn Gregor Brante's respect. 9.8%
Revolt Quelled See the Revolt quelled by force. 9.5%
Patriarch Lennart Make Father Lennart the Patriarch of Magra. 9.5%
Humiliated Overseer Force Gaius Tempest to accept the rebels' demands. 9.2%
Court of Honor Deliver Dorius Otton to the Court of Honor. 8.9%
The Last Straw Start the Last Straw rebellion. 8.9%
Loyal to Felipe Swear allegiance to the Advisor. 8.6%
What long arms you have! Try to escape the Secret Chancellery and pay with your life. 8.6%
Night of the Serpents Witness the Archduke supporters attempt to take over the city. 8.5%
Broken Legion See the rebels score a major victory over the Imperial Legion. 8.0%
Overthrowing the Patriarch Force Patriarch Cassius to resign. 8.0%
Best of the Best Kill Dorius Otton in a duel. 7.8%
Heretic on the Loose Help Father Mark escape his pursuers. 7.5%
Stand Your Ground See the rebels repel the Imperial Legion and keep Anizotte under their control for the time being. 7.4%
Complete Surrender See the mutineers yield before the Overseer. 7.4%
New Faith's Fire New Faith's fanatics perpetrated a bloody massacre against their opponents. 7.0%
Unchained See the rebels take control of Anizotte. 6.7%
Family Lost Your family perished in the fire of the Revolt. 6.5%
Sovereign City Inspire the people to fight for their rights together with Mayer Egmont and the Last Straw. 5.8%
Peacemaker Give Sophia hope for a better world. 5.6%
Deathless Reach the end of your path without suffering a single lesser death. 5.5%
Jeanne's New Faith Guide Jeanne on the path of the New Faith. 5.5%
Tribunal Be the one to judge Patriarch Cassius. 5.5%
Wrath of the Gods Allow the heretic patriarch to challenge the Gods. 5.5%
Willpower Walk the path of the Will with Ulrich until the very end. 4.9%
Web of Lies Swear allegiance to three different people. 4.9%
Patriarch Brante Become the Patriarch of Magra. 4.6%
Defiant Refuse to obey Octavia Milanidas. 4.6%
Heir to the House Become the heir to the Brante family. 4.3%
Gifted Student Kill Ulrich with your own hands. 4.3%
Master of Diplomacy Forge an alliance between Dorius Otton and El Borne. 3.8%
Parting Ways End your friendship with Tommas. 3.8%
Theomachist Resist the Will of the Gods. 3.4%
For the Empire! Become a loyal servant of the Empire. 3.3%
Second Date Send Sophia back to Dorius Otton. 3.1%
Farewell, Advisor! Carry out Felipe's plan and earn a pardon. 2.8%
Master of Anizotte Help the magistrate reclaim the city in exchange for your freedom. 2.8%
Free Man Have your family save you from the clutches of the Secret Chancellery. 2.6%
His Will Alone Help Ulrich subjugate Anizotte. 2.2%

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