The Thaumaturge
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What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours almost 1 in 2 reviews are negative (42%); after 20h it's 1 in 12 (8%).
- Fully opens up by hour 20.
- 20% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “Chapter I. What Am I Doing Here?” and “Chapter II. Stakes and Costs” (Learn about a particular court secret): from 80% to 34% of starters.
- 80% 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 6,088 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 298 reviews: 22.5h for positive, 10.3h 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 (80% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Back to Life Make a full recovery with the help of a miracle worker. 100%
- Beast of Transcaucasia Catch the salutor who haunts the people of the village. 83% −17
- Chapter I. What Am I Doing Here? Finish your business in the village and go to Warsaw. 80% −3
- Chapter II. Stakes and Costs Learn about a particular court secret. Most players quit here 35% −46
- Chapter III. This Is Getting Serious Leave the clinic, and greet the martial law in Warsaw. 23% −12
- My Work Here Is Done Get to the end of the adventure. 20% −2
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (57)
story milestone ending side
- Back to Life Make a full recovery with the help of a miracle worker. 100%
- Fast and Nervous Win a skirmish in 6 rounds or less. 97%
- Beast of Transcaucasia Catch the salutor who haunts the people of the village. 83%
- Chapter I. What Am I Doing Here? Finish your business in the village and go to Warsaw. 80%
- Complete Domination Win a fight with full Health Points. 55%
- A Snake in Hand… Catch Veles, the salutor lured into the Imperial Hotel. 47%
- Not So Fast Delay or interrupt the actions of 50 enemies. 47%
- Trill-seeker Catch Lelek prowling the streets of southern Śródmieście. 46%
- Hands Off Keep enemies from launching an attack during a fight. 43%
- Factory of Pain Inflict 1,001 damage to your enemies. 38%
- Chapter II. Stakes and Costs Learn about a particular court secret. 35%
- Fight Club Win all the fights in the ring in Powiśle. 31%
- Close Shave Win a fight with fewer than six Health Points remaining. 31%
- Focus! Break the focus of 25 enemies. 27%
- Slippery Situation Catch Morana, the salutor of Powiśle. 26%
- Eternal Suffering Impose the state of Suffering 100 times on your enemies. 26%
- Last Wish Catch Djinn who lures travelers in Mirów. 26%
- Now I Understand Experience all the visions that Upyr wants to show you. 25%
- Sweet Tooth Bring doughnuts to the lecture at the antiquarian bookshop. 24%
- Chapter III. This Is Getting Serious Leave the clinic, and greet the martial law in Warsaw. 23%
- My Work Here Is Done Get to the end of the adventure. 20%
- Someone's Getting the Birch Rod… Don't let Krampus get away. Catch him! 20%
- It's a Deal! Help Abaurycy with his vendetta like in the good old days. 19%
- Music Lover Collect all gramophone records. 19%
- Taming of Clay Don't let the Golem slip out of your hands. 19%
- The More, the Merrier Strength in numbers. Join the coterie. 17%
- Politically Involved Bring the cases of Petya, the workers, and the Lechites to an end. 17%
- Negotiator Bring about a bloodless solution to the conflict. 14%
- The New Coterie Win the Tsar's favor together with the coterie. 14%
- Tourist Watch all stereograph photos. 13%
- Not My Clay, Not My Problem Keep the promise you gave Ariel Rofe and give the Golem back to him. 13%
- Yellow Marigolds and Her Tell Regina Wiśniewska what her husband's last thoughts were. 12%
- Wings of Pride Be guided by Pride and let your Flaw mature. 9.1%
- Posh Boy Collect all clothing sets. 8.2%
- Demanding Professor Discuss all the props with the students. 8.2%
- Arm in Arm with the Devil Trust in Rasputin's plan and join him. 8.1%
- Telemarketing Bucephalus deserves a truly luxurious saddle. Order up! 7.6%
- Liar, Liar Find out the truth about Petya, but still cover up for him in front of Uncle Sasha. 7.1%
- Sketch Artist Sketch all local landmarks. 6.6%
- Father's Return Let your father's ashes return home. 6.1%
- Eternal Student Get involved with the Flying University and see how it ends. 6.1%
- Genius! Be mindful – fully develop the Mind dimension. 5.6%
- Contribution to Science Bring about the legalization of the Flying University. 5.3%
- Heart On Your Sleeve Show some heart. Fully develop this dimension. 4.9%
- Friends In High Places Try to get out of trouble by mentioning Abaurycy. 4.8%
- Wiktor of Arabia Win a fight with Ali by the watering hole. 4.6%
- This Picture Makes Me Look Fat Tear off all the wanted notices with your picture. 4.5%
- What If I Just Quit… Quit it all and leave Warsaw forever. 4.2%
- Rhetorician Keep your word. Fully develop the Word dimension. 3.9%
- Peaceful Solution Win a fight only by imposing the Suffering state on enemies. 3.6%
- Let My Will Be Done Become the Bloody Thaumaturge of Tsar Nikolai II. 3.6%
- The Price of Victory Get the victory paid with blood together with the coterie. 3.4%
- Howdy, Partner Get into the Tsar's court as Rasputin's friend. 3.2%
- Man of Action Show active commitment and fully develop the Deed dimension. 3.1%
- Gift on Request Give Djinn to Leila. 3.1%
- Stay Put! Use Rasputin to get into the Tsar's court. 2.5%
- Thaumaturge Get all the achievements. 1.1%