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Disciples: Liberation
Give it 5 hours
Gets good by 5h then rated almost like by veterans
Fully opens up by 7h rated like by long-time players
Reach the ending 5% of players who started
Started playing 74% of owners
Steam reviews 73% positive of 4,001
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (53%); after 15h it's 1 in 4 (25%).
- Fully opens up by hour 7.
- The opening is criticised more than in 81% of games we track.
- 5% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “Welcome to Yllian” (Complete the Prologue) and “Rebel Rouser” (Finish the main story of the Plains of Widows): from 100% to 68% of starters.
- 74% 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 4,025 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 299 reviews: 32.6h for positive, 23.4h 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 (74.2% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Welcome to Yllian Complete the Prologue. 100%
- Rebel Rouser Finish the main story of the Plains of Widows. Most players quit here 68% −32
- Waker of the Dead Finish the main story of Grayleaf. 57% −10
- Champion of the Pits Finish the main story of Heurik. 55% −2
- Mountain Climber Finish the main story of the Whitelands. 53% −3
- Child of Iron and Sky Finish the main story of Veranto'or. 39% −14
- Planeswalker Finish the main story of Wotan's Grave. 33% −6
- Titanslayer Finish the main story of the Path of Flesh and Flame. 31% −1
- Unsuccessful Negotiator Finish the main story of Atellean. 31%
- The Twilight Twins Come Home Finish the main story of the Lows. 28% −3
- Last Bastion of Life Finish the main story of the Return to the Castle Hale. 24% −4
- Keeper of the Forge Finish the main story of Barat Nor. 23% −1
- Council Controller Finish the main story of Queen's Nest. 21% −2
- The Old World Ends Finish the main story of the Nexus. 18% −3
- So Begins the Epoch of Heathens Face the being at the Altar of Ascension. 5% −12
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (50)
story milestone ending side
- Welcome to Yllian Complete the Prologue. 100%
- All's Fair in Love and War Spend the night with another character. 72%
- Rebel Rouser Finish the main story of the Plains of Widows. 68%
- Tinker Tailor Soldier Upgrade your first item. 67%
- Waker of the Dead Finish the main story of Grayleaf. 57%
- Time Traveler Load from a previous quicksave. 56%
- Champion of the Pits Finish the main story of Heurik. 55%
- Mountain Climber Finish the main story of the Whitelands. 53%
- Seasoned Commander Win 100 battles. 46%
- Didn't See You Coming Win a battle without taking damage. 44%
- A Dish Best Served Cold Recruit Sharlea. 42%
- Servant of the Empire Recruit Sebastien. 41%
- No Rest for the Wicked Recruit Illmeren. 40%
- Some Legends Are True Acquire your first legendary item. 39%
- Child of Iron and Sky Finish the main story of Veranto'or. 39%
- Hey, Big Spender Invest 100,000 gold in Yllian. 38%
- Unchaining the Beast Within Recruit Melendrach. 37%
- Keep Your Enemies Closer Become Friendly with every faction. 35%
- Planeswalker Finish the main story of Wotan's Grave. 33%
- Conjuring Your Destiny Cast 100 spells. 32%
- Titanslayer Finish the main story of the Path of Flesh and Flame. 31%
- Unsuccessful Negotiator Finish the main story of Atellean. 31%
- The Twilight Twins Come Home Finish the main story of the Lows. 28%
- A Shining Beacon in a Dark World Maximize the level of Yllian's castle. 28%
- Keep Your Friends Close Maximize your reputation with a faction. 27%
- Friendly to Inanimate Objects Upgrade a Legendary item to +5. 26%
- Last Bastion of Life Finish the main story of the Return to the Castle Hale. 24%
- Keeper of the Forge Finish the main story of Barat Nor. 23%
- Best of Both Worlds Complete the Nephilim skill tree. 23%
- Oh La La Complete a romance with any companion. 23%
- A New Generation Begins Complete Orion's story. 22%
- Liberated Bagthal's Burden Complete Bagthal's story. 22%
- Represent Acquire any faction's Legendary Armor. 21%
- Council Controller Finish the main story of Queen's Nest. 21%
- That Was a Lot Perform your first ultimate skill. 21%
- A Crow is Born Complete Ejamar's story. 20%
- Taught an Old Demon New Tricks Complete Illmeren's story. 20%
- Even Death Dies Defeat Mortis. 20%
- The Hale's New Ruler Complete Sebastien's story. 20%
- Father of Beasts Complete Melendrach's story. 19%
- Death By a Thousand Cuts Complete Sharlea's Questline. 18%
- The Old World Ends Finish the main story of the Nexus. 18%
- One Young Elder Complete Ormeriel's story. 16%
- One With the Lifestream Complete the Magic skill tree. 15%
- This Might Be Overkill Acquire your first Tier IV spell. 15%
- One Woman Army Equip Avyanna with only legendary items. 14%
- Reclaimation of the Past Complete Corisandre's story. 14%
- The Way of the Warrior Complete the Warrior skill tree. 9.7%
- The Nightmare of Your Enemies Reach Level 80. 7.8%
- So Begins the Epoch of Heathens Face the being at the Altar of Ascension. 5.4%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-19.