King Of The Castle

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 1,766 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 295 reviews: 5h for positive, 1.4h 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 (40.5% 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 (68)

• Crowning Achievement You attended your coronation. 100%
• Holy Matrimony You got married. 82%
• Fresh Heir You chose an Heir to your throne. 62%
• Guards! Guards! You got your Honour Guard killed in the line of duty. 20%
• Meet the New Boss You continued your Dynasty for the first time. 16%
• AAWOOOOO You lost your humanity and became a creature of the night. 16%
• Vive la Révolution You were overthrown by a rebellion. 13%
• Ready To Kingle You chose to remain single throughout your reign. 13%
• Empire of Whispers You won the game by establishing an impenetrable spy network. 11%
• Keeping Your Head You defeated a rebellion that rose against you. 10%
• Cry Havoc You suffered a Game Over due to losing all Stability. 9.1%
• Beloved by the People You won the game by becoming beloved by the common folk. 8.1%
• Am I The Baddie? All 3 regions of the Kingdom rose in rebellion against you. 7.7%
• Divorce Be With You Your marriage ended in divorce. 7.4%
• Penny Pincher You turned a profit on the crab market. 7.2%
• Sic Semper Tyrannis You won the game by becoming a fearsome tyrant. 6.7%
• By Right of Conquest You won the game by defeating the Ashmedean Empire in a war. 6.4%
• Sainthood You won the game by becoming a living saint. 6.2%
• Seeing Double You were replaced as part of the Doppelganger Scheme. 5.9%
• Can't Get No Respect You suffered a Game Over due to losing all Authority. 5.7%
• Fee Fi Fo Fum The giants ended your reign thanks to the Chiefs' Ragnarok Scheme. 5.7%
• The Sceptre of Sages You won the game by recovering the Sceptre of Sages. 5.7%
• Snakes in the Grass Your advisors were replaced as part of the Subterfuge Scheme. 5.7%
• Below Your Station You married your lowborn childhood sweetheart. 5.2%
• Diabolus Ex Machina A demon ended your reign thanks to the Counts' Blood Ritual Scheme. 5.2%
• Might Makes Right You were brought forcefully to heel as part of the Intimidation Scheme. 4.9%
• Saving for a Rainy Day You won the game with 6000 gold or more in your Treasury. 4.9%
• Coup d'État You were replaced by a charismatic general thanks to the Barons' Propaganda Scheme. 4.4%
• Without a Hitch You fled your wedding and left your betrothed at the altar. 4.4%
• Toot Toot Odheld's horn heralded your downfall in the Chiefs' Hornblower Scheme. 4.2%
• Chief Mouser You hired the Colonel. 4.0%
• The Swamp Drains You Your reign was ruined by the Patricians' Corruption Scheme. 4.0%
• Roasted, Toasted, Burnt You were burnt at the stake. Ouch! 3.7%
• As Was Foretold You met your inevitable fate thanks to the Chiefs' Prophecy Scheme. 3.5%
• A Rocky Friendship You hired a Troldenfolk as your helper. 3.5%
• Nine-Tenths of the Law Your body became host to a demon in the Counts' Possession Scheme. 3.5%
• Only the Beginning You were offered something better than a throne in the Counts' Ascension Scheme. 3.5%
• Out with the Old You were made obsolete by the Barons' Modernization Scheme. 3.5%
• Twisted Firestarter You burned down the city in the Night of Seven Pyres. 3.5%
• Joust Desserts You won a jousting tournament while in disguise. 3.2%
• Sacrificial Lamb You were sacrificed in a pagan ritual. 3.2%
• Permabanned You were kicked off the throne as part of the Grandees' Excommunication Scheme. 2.7%
• Unhappy Hour You were killed by an unlikely miracle at the end of the Grandees' Fervour Scheme. 2.7%
• BOOM You were exploded in the Barons' Gunpowder Scheme. 2.5%
• Drowned in Debt You ended up owing more than you could pay in the Patricians' Conspiracy Scheme. 2.5%
• Hail of Bullets Guns proved mightier than spears in the Barons' Gunpowder Scheme. 2.5%
• Heresy Intensifies You were accused of heresy as part of the Grandees' Witch Hunt Scheme. 2.5%
• Sellout You became a corporate mascot thanks to the Patricians' Monopoly Scheme. 2.5%
• Evicted You were kicked out of the Palace because of the Patricians' Monopoly Scheme. 2.2%
• Got That Booty You married the Pirate Queen. 2.2%
• No Fear You won a game after declining to employ any Honour Guard. 2.2%
• Too Good to be True All those pretty promises turned out to be lies in the Counts' Ascension Scheme. 2.2%
• As Old as the Hills You stumbled upon an ancient ritual. 2.0%
• Dancing Queen As a female Monarch, you were infected by the Dancing Plague. 2.0%
• O Captain, My Captain You recruited Oreid to fight for you in a rebellion. 2.0%
• Scraping By You won the game with less than 300 gold in your Treasury. 1.7%
• The Shape of Water You married the Finfolk Prince. 1.7%
• Gloriana You reigned as a Virgin Monarch, became a saint, and brought glory to the Ninth Church. 1.5%
• Holier Than Thou You were the target of a religious uprising in the Grandees' Fervour Scheme. 1.2%
• Kirth-Crossed Lovers You married Oreid. 1.2%
• Making Notes You introduced paper currency to the Kingdom. 1.2%
• Odd Throuple You legalized polyamory and married a second spouse. 1.2%
• Cheney'd You accidentally shot a Baron during a hunt. 1.0%
• Come At Me Bro You went to war with 3 different countries in a single reign. 1.0%
• No Fun Allowed In one reign, you banned jousting, hunting, and gladiatorial combat. 1.0%
• Ranicide You killed an innocent frog. 1.0%
• Tricentennial You followed a single Dynasty for over 300 years! 1.0%
• Whoops Your decision-making is a little too hasty sometimes. 1.0%