When does Angel at Dusk get good?

Hooks you right away. 96% of first-hour reviews are positive — about the same as players with 4+ hours (99%). The opening is criticised less than in 99% of games we track.

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Angel at Dusk

Jan 12, 2024 Steam: Overwhelmingly Positive

Hooks you right away

Gets good instantly from the first hour

Started playing 76% of owners

Steam reviews 98% positive of 1,752

What the data shows

96% of first-hour reviews are positive — about the same as players with 4+ hours (99%).
The opening is criticised less than in 99% of games we track.
76% 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.

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Based on all 1,775 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 296 reviews: 4.9h for positive, 1.3h 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 (75.5% 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)

Arcade Awakening:Very Hard Clear all Awakening stages in Arcade Mode on Very Hard difficulty. 100%
The Essence of Bone Ossifites Survive the tutorial. 54%
Arcade Descension:Very Hard Clear all Descension stages in Arcade Mode on Very Hard difficulty. 54%
Game Warrior Endure the Introductory Tutorial. 29%
Arcade Awakening:Extinction Clear all Awakening stages in Arcade Mode on Extinction difficulty. 22%
Arcade Descension:Extinction Clear all Descension stages in Arcade Mode on Extinction difficulty. 21%
Original Chronicle 16 Clear 16 Chronicle stages in Original Mode. 18%
Armis Peritum Acquire all weapons. 14%
Blue Blood Cell Collect 64000 Blue Blood Cells. 14%
Pinguis Pure Collect 64000 Lipids. 14%
Almighty Numismatist Collect 4096 LV8 Medals. 14%
Original Chronicle 24 Clear 24 Chronicle stages in Original Mode. 13%
Variant:End Unlock Lanmolidgiwd. 12%
Green Blood Cell Collect 256000 Green Blood Cells. 9.1%
Variant:Starvation Unlock Zomiy-popolenmy. 8.3%
Variant:Catastrophe Unlock Labaju-ba-giw-m. 7.7%
Original Chronicle Eternal Destroy the Angel of Eternity in Original Mode. 6.5%
Arcade Eternity:Very Hard Clear all Angel of Eternity stages in Arcade Mode on Very Hard difficulty. 5.8%
Arcade Eternity:Extinction Clear all Angel of Eternity stages in Arcade Mode on Extinction difficulty. 5.2%

Steam page Updated: 2026-10-20.