Orb of Creation

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 2,277 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 300 reviews: 71.8h for positive, 51.6h 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 (34.2% 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 (50)

• Orbular Growth Reach a certain amount of mana capacity. 100%
• Specialist Earn a certain number of Orb Points. 47%
• Technology Tycoon Advance one technology several times. 42%
• Restore the World Complete the final ritual. 31%
• Stat Block Develop a certain number of attributes. 28%
• Rune Revolutionary Level up several time runes. 5.6%
• Ideal Investments Level up several Investment time runes. 5.3%
• Master Expansion Ascend Expert Expansion multiple times. 5.3%
• Perfect Auras Perfect the technology: Improved Auras. 5.3%
• Perfect Casting Perfect the technology: Improved Casting. 5.0%
• Perfect Generators Perfect the technology: Improved Generators. 5.0%
• Perfect Learning Perfect the technology: Improved Learning. 5.0%
• Perfect Luck Perfect the technology: Improved Luck. 5.0%
• Perfect Materials Perfect the technology: Improved Materials. 5.0%
• Perfect Study Perfect the technology: Improved Study. 5.0%
• Perfect Resources Perfect the technology: Improved Resources. 4.7%
• Perfect Transmutations Perfect the technology: Improved Transmutations. 4.4%
• Perfect Crafting Perfect the technology: Improved Crafting. 4.1%
• Perfect Sanctuary Perfect the technology: Improved Sanctuary. 4.1%
• Perfect Scribing Perfect the technology: Improved Scribing. 4.1%
• Perfect Speed Perfect the technology: Improved Speed. 4.1%
• Void Ender Complete "Increased Difficulty" several times. 4.1%
• Master Alchemy Ascend Expert Alchemy multiple times. 3.8%
• Perfect Artifacts Perfect the technology: Improved Artifacts. 3.8%
• Perfect Charms Perfect the technology: Improved Charms. 3.8%
• Perfect Durations Perfect the technology: Improved Duration. 3.8%
• Perfect Inventory Perfect the technology: Improved Inventory. 3.8%
• Perfect Metabolism Perfect the technology: Improved Metabolism. 3.8%
• Perfect Soil Perfect the technology: Improved Soil. 3.8%
• Perfect Tools Perfect the technology: Improved Tools. 3.8%
• Scaling Schemer Level up several Scaling time runes. 3.8%
• Tempo Tactician Level up several Tempo time runes. 3.8%
• Master Scholar Ascend Expert Scholar multiple times. 3.5%
• Perfect Combat Perfect the technology: Improved Combat. 3.5%
• Perfect Laboratory Perfect the technology: Improved Laboratory. 3.5%
• Perfect Runes Perfect the technology: Improved Runes. 3.5%
• Master Artificer Ascend Expert Artificer multiple times. 3.2%
• Master Wizardry Ascend Expert Wizardry multiple times. 3.2%
• Perfect Special Perfect the technology: Improved Special. 3.2%
• Master Dragon Ascend Expert Dragon multiple times. 2.9%
• Master Druid Ascend Expert Druidry multiple times. 2.9%
• Master Items Ascend Expert Items multiple times. 2.9%
• Master Mysticism Ascend Expert Mystic multiple times. 2.9%
• Master Storm Ascend Expert Storm multiple times. 2.9%
• Master Arcane Ascend Expert Arcane multiple times. 2.6%
• Master Augments Ascend Expert Augments multiple times. 2.6%
• Bounty Board Reach a certain level of Achievement Strength. 2.3%
• Orb Minimalism Complete a world cycle, only purchasing a minimal amount of Expert Researches.. 2.3%
• Spellslinger Cast a certain number of spells. 1.8%
• Challenge Savant Complete several challenges. 1.2%