ActionAdventureIndieRPG
Torchlight II
Give it 3 hours
Gets good by 3h almost every game dips in hours 2–3
Fully opens up by 20h rated like by long-time players
Reach the ending 25% of players who started
Started playing 82% of owners
Steam reviews 92% positive of 45,659
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 4 reviews are negative (27%); after 20h it's 1 in 25 (4%).
- Fully opens up by hour 20.
- 25% of players who start reach the ending.
- Most players drop off before “Mission Accomplished” (Defeat the Dark Alchemist): only 25% of starters get there.
- 82% 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 45,771 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 298 reviews: 23h for positive, 13h 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 (81.8% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Mission Accomplished Defeat the Dark Alchemist Most players quit here 25% −75
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (119)
story milestone ending side
- Treasure Hunter Open 20 chests 100%
- Gibster Explode 100 enemies 100%
- Socketeer Socket a gem into an item 99%
- The Felled Guardian Defeat the Fallen Guardian 98%
- Breaker Break 100 breakables 89%
- When Grell Fell Defeat General Grell 86%
- Fetch A Fair Price Send your pet to town 83%
- Skill Enthusiast Obtain a tier 1 skill bonus 82%
- Stepping Out Take 10,000 steps 81%
- I Know a Secret Find a secret room 80%
- Spellcaster Learn a spell 80%
- Champ Battler Defeat 25 champions 79%
- From The Pit Defeat Mordrox 75%
- Arachnothanatology Defeat the Winter Widow 75%
- Quaffer Use 50 potions 75%
- Plunderer Open 100 chests 75%
- DEAD THINGS! Defeat One-Eyed Willy 74%
- Emancipator Defeat Kidrik the Mauler 73%
- Apprentice Baiter Fish 10 times 73%
- Pogg Slammed Defeat King Pogg 72%
- Gib Aficionado Explode 1,000 enemies 69%
- Grand Regicide Defeat Grand Regent Eldrayn 66%
- The Big Chillhoof Defeat Chillhoof 64%
- In Your World Join a multiplayer game 58%
- Thinking Critically Deal 1,000 critical strikes 57%
- Get This Party Started Start a multiplayer game 57%
- Manticore Defeat the Manticore 56%
- Who's Your Friend Defeat the Manticore's Mate 56%
- Gem Recovery Recover a gem from an item 53%
- Friendly Add a friend 53%
- Revolt Against Artifice Defeat the Artificer 52%
- Trader Trade an item with another player 52%
- Gooey Soles Squish 100 critters 51%
- Champ Master Defeat 100 champions 51%
- Peddler Sell 500 items 51%
- Enchanted Use an enchanter 10 times 50%
- Continuing Education Learn 4 spells 49%
- Well Dressed Wear a completed armor set 46%
- Wanderer Take 50,000 steps 42%
- A New Trick Teach a pet a spell 42%
- Lizard Breaker Defeat Aruk 42%
- Ezrek Gone Defeat Ezrek Khan 40%
- Siege Breaker Defeat the Siege Guardian 38%
- Stone Smasher Destroy a socketed gem 37%
- Destructor Break 1,000 breakables 35%
- Chest Nut Open 500 chests 35%
- Mushroom Picking Defeat Boletus Rex 33%
- Skill Devotee Obtain a tier 2 skill bonus 32%
- The Fall of the Wild Defeat the Grizzled Alpha 32%
- Unmasked Defeat the King In Masks 32%
- Flyswatter Defeat Bloatfang 31%
- Overpower Do 10,000 damage with a single attack 28%
- Ghost Buster Defeat Thiss 28%
- Pinned to the Mist Defeat the Wraith Lord 27%
- Tippler Use 500 potions 27%
- Killbot… Killed Defeat Killbot 27%
- Having A Blast Fish using dynamite 27%
- For A Rainy Day Have 100,000 gold 26%
- Mission Accomplished Defeat the Dark Alchemist 25%
- Dragon Slayer Defeat Vyrax 25%
- Pet Savant Teach a pet 4 spells 25%
- The King is Dead Defeat the Nether King 24%
- Casuality Defeat the Nether King in Casual difficulty 24%
- Gem Preservation Recover 10 gems from items 23%
- Globe-trotter Take 100,000 steps 22%
- Twinkle Twinkle Bobba Socket 50 gems into items 22%
- Normalized Defeat the Nether King in Normal difficulty 22%
- Journeyman Fisher Fish 100 times 22%
- Self Improvement Use an enchanter 50 times 21%
- Ding Dong Defeat Cacklespit 20%
- In Service of Secrets Find 10 secret rooms 19%
- X Marks The Spot Use a map 18%
- Gib Tycoon Explode 10,000 enemies 17%
- Gambling Enthusiast Purchase 20 items from the gambler 16%
- Squish Gallop Squish 500 critters 16%
- Massive Crits Deal 10,000 critical strikes 16%
- From The Top Begin new game plus 14%
- Spectacular Find Find a legendary item 13%
- Champ Overlord Defeat 500 champions 13%
- Nest Egg Have 1,000,000 gold 11%
- Gambling Professional Purchase 50 items from the gambler 11%
- Hardcore Start a hardcore character 9.5%
- True Engineer Defeat the Nether King as an Engineer 8.8%
- Marishkabob Defeat Marishka 8.8%
- True Embermage Defeat the Nether King as an Embermage 8.7%
- De-Aleera-ious Defeat Aleera 8.3%
- Fair Verona Defeat Verona 8.2%
- Skill Master Obtain a tier 3 skill bonus 8.2%
- Veterenated Defeat the Nether King in Veteran difficulty 7.7%
- Gambling Fiend Purchase 100 items from the gambler 7.7%
- The Band Played On Assemble TrillBot 7.6%
- True Outlander Defeat the Nether King as an Outlander 7.2%
- The One Percent Have 10,000,000 gold 7.2%
- Century Mark Reach level 100 7.0%
- True Berserker Defeat the Nether King as a Berserker 6.5%
- Goodbye Cruel World Die with a hardcore character 6.5%
- Critter Crusher Squish 1000 critters 6.5%
- Vendor Sell 5,000 items 5.5%
- Map Enthusiast Use 10 maps 5.5%
- Rock Crusher Destroy 10 socketed gems 4.0%
- Socializer Have 10 friends 3.3%
- Elitist Defeat the Nether King in Elite difficulty 2.9%
- Performance Enhancer Use an enchanter 500 times 2.9%
- Bull In A China Shop Break 10,000 breakables 2.1%
- Gem Hoarding Recover 100 gems from items 2.1%
- Hypercritical Deal 100,000 critical strikes 1.6%
- Guzzler Use 5,000 potions 1.6%
- No More Secrets Find 100 secret rooms 1.3%
- Classist Defeat the Nether King with each of the 4 classes 1.2%
- Casually Hardcore Defeat the Nether King in hardcore mode (casual) 1.2%
- Master Angler Fish 1,000 times 1.2%
- The Blingbearer Socket 500 gems into items 1.2%
- Normally Hardcore Defeat the Nether King in hardcore mode (normal) 1.1%
- Butterfly Have 50 friends 1.1%
- Unstoppable Defeat the Nether King in hardcore mode (elite) 1.0%
- Hardcore Veteran Defeat the Nether King in hardcore mode (veteran) 1.0%
- Ice Breaker Destroy 100 socketed gems 1.0%
- Cartophile Use 100 maps 1.0%
- Trash Magnate Sell 50,000 items 0.9%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-17.