Darkest Dungeon® II
Give it 10 hours
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (53%); after 35h it's 1 in 5 (19%).
- Fully opens up by hour 35.
- The opening is criticised more than in 82% of games we track.
- 15% of players who start reach the ending.
- Most players drop off before “Unshackled” (Complete Denial): only 63% of starters get there.
- 92% 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 27,395 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 297 reviews: 35.4h for positive, 15.2h 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 (92.2% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Unshackled Complete Denial Most players quit here 63% −37
- Hot Air Complete Resentment 37% −26
- Eyes Up Complete Obsession 26% −12
- Handled Complete Ambition 20% −6
- Body of Work Complete Cowardice 15% −5
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (121)
story milestone ending side
- A Place to Lay Your Head Reach the first Inn 100%
- Don't Make Me Turn This Coach Around Have a hero meltdown 85%
- To Grandmother's House Clear the Tangle 78%
- Rush Hour Clear the Sprawl 77%
- Serenity Now! Have a hero become resolute 77%
- Unfulfilled Desires Unlock the Vestal 64%
- Unshackled Complete Denial 63%
- Unleash Hell Unlock the Hellion 63%
- Long Live the King Unlock the Leper 62%
- Nope Abandon an expedition 61%
- Funny Guy Unlock the Jester 61%
- Autodidact Master 5 skills on a single hero during an expedition 61%
- Resurrection Unlock the Flagellant 59%
- Wyrdly Reconstructed Unlock the Occultist 58%
- Ramble On Drive 1,000 leagues in the stagecoach 58%
- Boxcar Kid Unlock the Runaway 56%
- A Clear Conscience Complete any hero's entire backstory 56%
- FNG Find a replacement for a fallen hero 55%
- It Rings a Bell Apply a memory onto a hero 53%
- Harvest Festival Clear the Foetor 52%
- Merry Time Clear the Shroud 51%
- Creep and Sleep Defeat the lair boss found in the Tangle 51%
- Overdue Notice Defeat the lair boss found in the Sprawl 49%
- Whale Purchase an indelible trinket from the Hoarder 49%
- It Happens Party wipe against any Confession endboss 48%
- Malpractice Assurance Defeat the Chirurgeon 47%
- Now Stay Dead Kill 100 Gaunt 46%
- Hope Rekindled Unlock 25% of the Altar of Hope 46%
- Banishment Kill 100 Cosmic Beings 40%
- Spelunker Clear the Sluice 39%
- Escape from the Black Hole Defeat a Shambler 38%
- Hot Air Complete Resentment 37%
- Meat and Greet Defeat the lair boss found in the Foetor 36%
- This Belongs in a Museum Defeat the Antiquarian 35%
- Reverse Banditry Kill 100 Pillagers 32%
- Road Trip Have a trophy, pet, and four stagecoach items equipped all at once 31%
- Predator Kill 100 Creatures 31%
- Catch and Decease Defeat the lair boss found in the Shroud 31%
- This Looks Familiar Unlock 50% of the Altar of Hope 30%
- Dissector Kill 100 Cadavers 30%
- Lost and Found Complete The Lost Crusade 26%
- Deprogramming Kill 100 Fanatics 26%
- Not Today! Defeat Death 26%
- Eyes Up Complete Obsession 26%
- This guy... again? Defeat the Collector 23%
- Utopia Enter the Mountain with a full party and all positive relationships 22%
- When You Want Something Done Right Hire the Bounty Hunter 21%
- Handled Complete Ambition 20%
- Ploughshares to Swords Complete the Crusader's backstory 18%
- Ichthyophobic Kill 100 Fisherfolk 15%
- Body of Work Complete Cowardice 15%
- Friends 'Til the End Have the Highwayman and the Crusader form a positive relationship 15%
- No More Mouths to Feed Kill 100 Gentry 14%
- Hat Trick Defeat 3 lair bosses in a single expedition 12%
- Triage Treat a disease, remove a negative quirk, and lock-in a positive quirk at a single Field Hospital 12%
- Bloody Graduation Complete the Duelist's backstory 10%
- Transformed Complete Abomination's Backstory 9.3%
- Shrine of Reflection Complete all heroes' entire backstory 9.2%
- Worldly Traveler Visit every Inn 7.9%
- Clearing the Ledger Land the killing blow on a lair boss from the Bounty Hunter 6.8%
- Chthonian Nightmares Clear the Catacombs and the Sluice in a single expedition 6.2%
- The World As It Was Unlock 100% of the Altar of Hope 6.0%
- A Life Well Lived Apply 5 memories onto a single hero 5.7%
- A Little Hope Purchase an Inn Capstone 4.7%
- Slap on the Wrist Deal 20 damage with a Riposte skill from the Duelist 4.4%
- Eidetic Have a full roster of heroes with at least one memory each 4.3%
- For Old Time' Sake Complete an expedition with The Usual Suspects 4.3%
- Loop Year Play the game on the anniversary of release 4.1%
- No Mercy Land the killing blow on the Warlord from the Crusader 3.8%
- Grand Slam Defeat all 5 Confessions with the same four heroes without any of them dying 3.5%
- Bacon Bits Kill 100 Swine 3.4%
- Fanfare for the Common Defend a siege using only Peasant Militia 3.1%
- Et Tu, Riposte? Land a Riposte with Man-at-Arms, Highwayman, and Duelist in a single fight 3.0%
- Soup's On Defeat a cauldron before it can apply any herb effects, without using a Finger Bomb 3.0%
- On This Long Road, We Found Redemption Complete Cowardice with the Highwayman and Crusader in your party 3.0%
- Tax Collector Collect 5 Inn treasures over the course of a single campagin 2.8%
- Tears in the Rain Lose a hero who was full of memories 2.7%
- Circle of Life Defeat a Shambler with Shambler's Spawn equipped 2.5%
- 20,000 Leagues Above the Sea Drive 20,000 leagues in the stagecoach 2.5%
- Bat Signal Use a Signal Flare 2.5%
- Unnerving Mass Kill 7+ Slimes in a single combat 2.4%
- Battle Hardened Apply 5 memories onto the Crusader 2.2%
- It's Not A Phase Have two different members of your party forced into a resolve check due to the Abomination over the course of a single Expedition or Kingdom campaign. 2.2%
- Beasts Brought Low Successfully complete the K1: Hunger of the Beast Clan module on any difficulty 2.2%
- Sacrilegious Form a team with the Abomination and 3 of the following heroes: Vestal, Crusader, Flagellant, Leper 2.1%
- The Clash Enter the Mountain with a full party and all negative relationships 2.1%
- Catacomb Cracker Have any hero use a Cracked Geode in combat 2.0%
- A Great Tomorrow Successfully complete a Kingdoms campaign only losing up to a single Inn 1.8%
- Kill it with Fire Kill 4 cocoons with a single Accelerant 1.7%
- Undecided Have the Abomination transform into beast form three times in a single fight 1.6%
- Hard Mode Defeat the final boss with the Stygian Blaze equipped 1.3%
- Maître De La Lame Apply 5 memories onto the Duelist 1.2%
- Professional Complete 5 kill contracts in a single campaign 1.2%
- Veni Vidi VVitchy Successfully complete the K2: Secrets of the Coven module on any difficulty 1.2%
- These Boots Are Made For Kickin' Land the killing blow on a lair boss with The Boot from the Duelist 1.1%
- No Gravestone Left Unturned Party wipe against each Confession endboss 1.1%
- En garde! Kill an Esquire with a riposte attack 1.1%
- Hard Day's Night Successfully complete a Kingdoms campaign on any difficulty without ever passing a day. 1.0%
- It's Complicated Have 8 heroes involved in relationships at the same time 0.9%
- Inquisition's Prize Apply 5 memories onto the Abomination 0.8%
- Rebuilt Purchase one of each Inn Capstone in a single campaign 0.8%
- Reverse Card Hit a Bloodsucker with a Fractured Proboscis 0.8%
- A Fine Vintage Use both The Blood and The Wine over the course of a single campaign 0.8%
- (Arch)duke it out Successfully complete the K3: Curse of the Court module on any difficulty 0.8%
- Pure Skill Have any hero use a Mandrake Root and fail to stun an enemy while also stunning yourself 0.7%
- I've Been Here the Whole Time Clear 30 stealth tokens over the course of a single expedition or campaign 0.7%
- True Sight Always make the correct choice when encountering the Suspicious Few in a single campaign 0.7%
- Taste of their Own Land the killing blow on a beastman with a Huntsman's Hatchet 0.5%
- Lust on Pull Begin combat with each hero Bloodlusting 0.5%
- Beast Blood Successfully complete the K1: Hunger of the Beast Clan module on Blood Moon difficulty 0.5%
- Social Distancing Win the Curse of the Court module where at least 2 surviving heroes never contract the Crimson Curse 0.5%
- Toxoplasma Gondii Gain each of the effects from the Purloiner Felid at least once in a single expedition or campaign 0.4%
- License Revoked Have any hero use a Magic Mushroom on the Chirurgeon 0.4%
- Teetering on the Brink Successfully complete a Kingdoms campaign with no possible Inn losses remaining 0.4%
- Let Them Fight Land the killing blow on the Alpha Rot Claw from the Abomination 0.3%
- Paid Off Hit the Antiquarian with a Ragged Coin Purse 0.3%
- Trophy Case Possess a Trophy from the Sprawl, Foetor, Tangle, Tundra and Shroud at once in a single campaign 0.3%
- Ducal Destruction Successfully complete the K3: Curse of the Court module on Blood Moon difficulty 0.3%
- Killing Moon Successfully complete the K2: Secrets of the Coven module on Blood Moon difficulty 0.3%
- Three Chains Have the Abomination use a Coiled Chain on the Cryptkeeper in the Catacombs 0.2%
- Rumormonger Deliver 5 rumours over the course of a single campaign 0.2%