When does Impaler Gold get good?

Hooks you right away. 83% of first-hour reviews are positive — about the same as players with 3+ hours (86%). The opening is criticised less than in 85% of games we track.

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Impaler Gold

Dec 6, 2022 Steam: Very Positive

Hooks you right away

Gets good instantly from the first hour

Started playing 91% of owners

Steam reviews 91% positive of 595

What the data shows

83% of first-hour reviews are positive — about the same as players with 3+ hours (86%).
The opening is criticised less than in 85% of games we track.
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.

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Based on all 606 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 292 reviews: 3.2h 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 (91.3% 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 (23)

You Can Do Better Score over 1,000 100%
It's Getting Hot In Here Overheat your weapon 10 times during a single run 87%
That's More Like It Score over 5,000 85%
Do a Barrel Roll Kill 5 enemies using exploding barrels 80%
10K Magic Score over 10,000 60%
Mighty Offering Deliver an offering without pushing it. 58%
Monster Kill Slay every type of monster 56%
Shishkabob Impale a flying enemy with a spike. 39%
Heavy Foot Stomp and kill 3 enemies at once 38%
Deadeye Kill 6 enemies during bullet time 33%
Spike Jump Jump on top of a flying enemy 26%
Victory Complete all stages and defeat the boss 22%
High Stakes Kill a Warden (the monster on a pillar) with a stake projectile. 19%
Master of Arms Unlock all weapons 19%
High Life Score 20,000 or more 5 times 8.8%
Quick Learner Unlock all upgrades 5.1%
Victory II Complete the game on Hard 5.0%
Dry Run Complete the game without spike kills 4.3%
Master Spiker Complete the game with less than 5 gun kills 3.1%
Victory III Complete the game on Nightmare 3.0%
Tower Champion Complete the collectathon mode. 1.9%
Perfect Victory Complete the collectathon mode without missing a single timer. 1.4%
Speed Demon Complete the collectathon mode in under 13 minutes." 1.4%

Steam page Updated: 2026-10-21.