Helltaker
Hooks you right away
What the data shows
- 95% of first-hour reviews are positive — about the same as players with 3+ hours (99%).
- The opening is criticised less than in 99% of games we track.
- The game has no story achievements, so drop-off points can't be measured.
- 91% 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 130,842 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 300 reviews: 2.5h for positive, 1.5h 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 (90.6% 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 (10)
story milestone ending side
- Doomtaker Romance a demon 100%
- Queentaker Survive the audience 77%
- Gatetaker Reach the gate 60%
- Lifetaker Find some peace 51%
- Sintaker Face your sins 46%
- Heaventaker Abandon your quest 45%
- Pathtaker Disregard the key 43%
- Abysstaker Make the steps 35%
- Puzzletaker Prove your wits 16%
- Battletaker Prove your skill 12%