When does Deepest Sword get good?

Hooks you almost right away. In the first 2 hours 1 in 7 reviews are negative (15%); after 3h it's 1 in 15 (7%). Fully opens up by hour 3.

How many players finish Deepest Sword?

61% of players who start reach the ending.

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Deepest Sword

Jun 9, 2021 Steam: Very Positive

Hooks you almost right away

Gets good by 2h almost every game dips in hours 2–3

Fully opens up by 3h rated like by long-time players

Reach the ending 61% of players who started

Started playing 98% of owners

Steam reviews 87% positive of 10,938

What the data shows

In the first 2 hours 1 in 7 reviews are negative (15%); after 3h it's 1 in 15 (7%).
Fully opens up by hour 3.
The opening is criticised less than in 83% of games we track.
61% of players who start reach the ending.
The biggest drop-off is between “So Deep” (Stab Long the Dragon with the length 4 sword) and “The Deepest Sword”: from 80% to 61% of starters.
98% 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 11,083 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 300 reviews: 1h for positive, 0.7h 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 (97.7% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.

Started playing 100%
Just the Tip Stab Long the Dragon with the length 1 sword. 100%
That Tickles Stab Long the Dragon with the length 2 sword. 97% −3
Felt Something Stab Long the Dragon with the length 3 sword. 88% −9
So Deep Stab Long the Dragon with the length 4 sword. 80% −8
The Deepest Sword Stab Long the Dragon's heart with the Deepest Sword. Most players quit here 61% −19

story milestone ending biggest drop-off

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

All achievements (12)

story milestone ending side

Just the Tip Stab Long the Dragon with the length 1 sword. 100%
That Tickles Stab Long the Dragon with the length 2 sword. 97%
Felt Something Stab Long the Dragon with the length 3 sword. 88%
So Deep Stab Long the Dragon with the length 4 sword. 80%
The Deepest Sword Stab Long the Dragon's heart with the Deepest Sword. 61%
Wiggler Bypass the last section with the length 4 sword. 31%
Getting... Over It Take the upper path with the length 2 sword. 29%
Head Over Heels Find a way to stand on Long the Dragon's head. 25%
Quick Shot Complete the game in under 10 minutes. 18%
Fast Fiver Complete the game in under 5 minutes. 5.3%
Dragon Slayer Complete the game in under 4 minutes. 2.6%
Living Legend Complete the game in under 3 minutes and 30 seconds. 1.9%

Steam page Updated: 2026-10-18.