When does Ravenswatch get good?

The first 3 hours are a test. In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (49%); after 10h it's 1 in 6 (15%). Fully opens up by hour 10.

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Ravenswatch

Sep 26, 2024 Steam: Mostly Positive

The first 3 hours are a test

Gets good by 3h almost every game dips in hours 2–3

Fully opens up by 10h rated like by long-time players

Started playing 78% of owners

Steam reviews 80% positive of 23,084

What the data shows

In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (49%); after 10h it's 1 in 6 (15%).
Fully opens up by hour 10.
The opening is criticised more than in 76% of games we track.
The biggest drop-off is between “Chapter 3 ” (Reach Chapter 3) and “The House of Nightmares ” (Reach Epilog - Part 1): from 75% to 36% of starters.
78% 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 23,259 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 277 reviews: 45.7h for positive, 18.4h 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 (78% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.

Started playing 100%
Chapter 2 Reach Chapter 2 88% −12
Chapter 3 Reach Chapter 3 75% −13
The House of Nightmares Reach Epilog - Part 1 Most players quit here 36% −39
The Ogress's Lair Reach Epilog - Part 2 24% −12

story milestone ending biggest drop-off

Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.

All achievements (48)

story milestone ending side

Once upon a time Level up a Hero during a game 100%
Secret Technique Select an Ultimate ability during a game 91%
Chapter 2 Reach Chapter 2 88%
Chapter 3 Reach Chapter 3 75%
Fulfillment Select a Final Talent during a game 71%
A Reinvigorating Journey Use 6 or more Healing fountains in a single run 66%
The Ravenswatch Oath Achieve Victory in multiplayer 56%
Socialization Interact with 6 or more Refugees in a single run 45%
No one left behind Complete 3 quests in a single run 45%
The Thirst for Knowledge Complete 4 or more Grimoires in a single run 42%
Three Wishes Wish for 3 Magical Objects at a single Wishing Well 41%
The Three Little Pigs Complete all three Swyne brothers quests 40%
The House of Nightmares Reach Epilog - Part 1 36%
Loot Hoarder Have 20 or more magical objects equiped during a single run 29%
Legendary Hero Have 9 Legendary Talents in a single run 26%
The Ogress's Lair Reach Epilog - Part 2 24%
Open sesame! Collect 5 or more keys in a single run 23%
Giant Slayer Defeat 3 optional bosses in a single run 19%
Jack O'Lantern Defeat Stingy Jack 18%
Mercy of the Ravens Buy 3 feathers from Altar of Heroes in a single run 17%
The Cursed Lovers Achieve Victory in Multiplayer with Romeo or Juliet (together) 14%
The Cleansing of Reverie Complete 3 or more Nightmare tumors in a single run 14%
The Leprechaun Treasure Get 400 Dreamshards or more from a Leprechaun's Cauldron 13%
The Thirst for Power Use 6 or more Sacrificial Idols in a single run 12%
Overpowered Nightmare Complete a chapter using the full overtime 8.8%
All is well that ends well Defeat Baba Yaga without using any Raven Feather 7.8%
Tale of Frightful Fife Unlock all Memoirs of the Pied Piper 6.5%
The Curse of a Drake's Mother Unlock all Memoirs of Beowulf 6.3%
A Mermaid's Lullaby Unlock all Memoirs of Melusine 6.2%
The Annals of the Reign of Queen Nyss Unlock all Memoirs of the Snow Queen 6.0%
The Epic Tragic Tale of Immortal Demise Unlock all Memoirs of Sun Wukong 6.0%
A Diary of Days Unlock all Memoirs of Scarlet 5.9%
The Thief Who Married a Princess Unlock all Memoirs of Aladdin 5.8%
A Memoir of Dire Mirth Unlock all Memoirs of Geppetto 5.6%
Letters to Laura - Diary of a Dhampire Unlock all Memoirs of Carmilla 5.4%
A Tale of Woe Unlock all Memoirs of Juliet 4.9%
Savior of the Day Revive 3 heroes at the same time 4.1%
Thy Letters to Thine Self Unlock all Memoirs of Romeo 3.5%
Intense Shimmers Duplicate 4 objects using the Magical Mirror in a single run 2.9%
The Curse of Merlin Farseer Unlock all Memoirs of Merlin 2.6%
A Swift Victory Achieve victory with 9 Magical Objects or more collected from the Hourglass of Dreams 2.4%
Many-Furs Unlock 3 secret outfits 2.1%
Master of Challenges Complete 5 challenges in Darkness difficulty or more 1.7%
Symphony of Reverie Discover all the Melodies 1.4%
Object Compendium Discover all Magical Objects and their collection effects 1.0%
Predestined Fate Defeat Baba Yaga with Merlin without using any Stars of Fate during the run 0.8%
The Boy, the Bear, and the Brightest Flower Unlock all Memoirs of Kintarō 0.3%
Jack of All Trades Unlock a completion badge for all talents of 9 Heroes 0.1%

Steam page Updated: 2026-10-18.