When does Symphony of War: The Nephilim Saga get good?

Give it 20 hours. In the first 2 hours almost 1 in 4 reviews are negative (23%); after 20h it's 1 in 30 (3%). Most players drop off before “Haughty No More” (Defeat Beatrix in Chapter 11): only 40% of starters get there.

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Symphony of War: The Nephilim Saga

Jun 10, 2022 Steam: Very Positive

Give it 20 hours

Gets good by 20h then rated almost like by veterans

Started playing 66% of owners

Steam reviews 94% positive of 14,934

What the data shows

In the first 2 hours almost 1 in 4 reviews are negative (23%); after 20h it's 1 in 30 (3%).
Most players drop off before “Haughty No More” (Defeat Beatrix in Chapter 11): only 40% of starters get there.
Only 66% 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 15,001 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 296 reviews: 44.5h for positive, 20.9h 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 (66% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.

Started playing 100%
Haughty No More Defeat Beatrix in Chapter 11. Most players quit here 40% −60

story milestone ending biggest drop-off

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

All achievements (19)

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Noteworthy Reach Faction Rank 4. 100%
Graduation Class change to Tier 2. 99%
Treasure Hunter Find or purchase an Artifact of Legendary rarity. 91%
Specialist Class change to Tier 3. 78%
If it's Money you want... Hire a Unique Mercenary. 74%
Gilded Use a Proof of Merit on a Unit. 64%
Famed Reach Faction Rank 9. 63%
Matchmaker Form a Bond relationship. 62%
Merciful Surrender 200 enemy Units in a single playthrough. 49%
Death Ball Have 9 Units in one Squad. 45%
Haughty No More Defeat Beatrix in Chapter 11. 40%
Illustrious Reach Max Faction Rank. 39%
Learned Commander Unlock all Techs in a single playthrough. 38%
Peace in our time Complete the main story on Captain difficulty. 34%
Caretaker Rescue all 4 children in Chapter 15. 34%
Reconciliation Surrender all the Imperial Squads in Chapter 27. 24%
Gran Armee Army size reaches 150 Units. 24%
...How? Defeat all enemies in Chapter 12. 11%
Legendary Complete the main story on Warlord difficulty. 8.3%

Steam page Updated: 2026-10-18.