Souldiers
Give it 10 hours
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours almost 1 in 2 reviews are negative (43%); after 35h it's 1 in 5 (20%).
- Fully opens up by hour 35.
- At least 12% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “Protector of the forest” (Defeat the Minotaur) and “End of a dynasty” (Defeat all Royal Scorpions): from 79% to 51% of starters.
- Only 49% 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 3,195 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 299 reviews: 27.3h for positive, 20.2h 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 (49% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Arachnicide Defeat Iktala on Soldier or Warrior mode. 85% −15
- Protector of the forest Defeat the Minotaur 79% −6
- End of a dynasty Defeat all Royal Scorpions. Most players quit here 51% −28
- Tamer Defeat Babylon on Soldier or Warrior mode. 49% −1
- Killjoy Defeat Birk on Soldier or Warrior mode. 39% −10
- Vacant adversary Defeat Brigard. 39%
- Wicked flight Defeat Sangrigor. 39%
- Big Fish Defeat Project S on Soldier or Warrior mode. 32% −7
- Stalker Defeat Ratatosk on Soldier or Warrior mode. 25% −7
- Dragonslayer Defeat Agginox on Soldier or Warrior mode. 21% −4
- Granted wish Defeat Beigon on Soldier or Warrior mode. 17% −4
- Master of the sword Complete the game as a Scout. ≥12% −5
story milestone ending (most common ending) biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (38)
story milestone ending side
- Lazarus Be revived by the Valkyries after falling in combat. 100%
- Arachnicide Defeat Iktala on Soldier or Warrior mode. 85%
- Protector of the forest Defeat the Minotaur 79%
- Relentless Defeat 1,000 enemies. 63%
- End of a dynasty Defeat all Royal Scorpions. 51%
- Tamer Defeat Babylon on Soldier or Warrior mode. 49%
- Potioholic Use 100 potions. 48%
- Master of the elements Inflict altered states on your enemies 50 times. 48%
- Columbo Discover 50 hidden rooms. 43%
- Killjoy Defeat Birk on Soldier or Warrior mode. 39%
- Vacant adversary Defeat Brigard. 39%
- Wicked flight Defeat Sangrigor. 39%
- Lord of the elements Collect all orbs in the game. 36%
- Destroyer Destroy 3,000 environmental objects. 34%
- Big Fish Defeat Project S on Soldier or Warrior mode. 32%
- Stalker Defeat Ratatosk on Soldier or Warrior mode. 25%
- Baring fangs Defeat Galath a second time. 23%
- Dark soldier Defeat all Dark Warriors. 22%
- Dragonslayer Defeat Agginox on Soldier or Warrior mode. 21%
- Arsenal Defeat 50 enemies using secondary weapons. 20%
- Granted wish Defeat Beigon on Soldier or Warrior mode. 17%
- Voices from the past Collect all Dark Crystals. 15%
- Monstrologist Complete the Bestiary in your Encyclopaedia. 12%
- Unstoppable Defeat 5,000 enemies. 12%
- Forging ahead Upgrade your weapon to the highest level. 12%
- Master of the sword Complete the game as a Scout. 12%
- Perfect defence Upgrade your protection the highest level. 11%
- Sherlock Find all of the hidden rooms. 9.6%
- Explorer Reveal 100% of every map. 9.4%
- Neighbour and friend Complete all side quests. 9.4%
- Expert Collect all secondary weapons. 8.8%
- Master of magic Complete the game as a Caster. 7.6%
- The impossible Complete the game on Warrior mode. 6.9%
- Master of the bow Complete the game as an Archer. 6.7%
- Demolisher Destroy 10,000 environmental objects. 3.5%
- Skillful Unlock all skills. 2.4%
- Master soldier Complete the game as all three classes. 2.2%
- Another round Finish a game on Game+ mode. 2.0%