ActionRPG
Game of Thrones
The first 2 hours are a test
Gets good by 2h almost every game dips in hours 2–3
Fully opens up by 20h rated like by long-time players
Started playing 54% of owners
Steam reviews 73% positive of 2,374
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours most reviews are negative (71%); after 20h it's 1 in 17 (6%).
- Fully opens up by hour 20.
- The opening is criticised more than in 96% of games we track.
- Only 54% of owners have even the first achievement — the rest barely played.
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 2,363 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 297 reviews: 24.3h for positive, 3h 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 (54.2% 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)
- Disciplinarian Chapter 1: confront the four recruits during the training session with Mors 100%
- Winter is coming Finish chapter 1 85%
- Family is hope... Finish chapter 2 65%
- Dark wings, dark words Finish chapter 3 59%
- Man of the people Chapter 2: protect the people with Alester 57%
- Hear me roar Finish chapter 4 49%
- Merciless Mete out 5 deathblows 46%
- Golden touch Acquire 1 golden dragon 45%
- Proud to be faithful Finish chapter 5 44%
- Fetch! Use Mors' dog's sense of smell to find 5 secret objects 42%
- Dead men sing no songs Finish chapter 6 40%
- Here we stand Finish chapter 7 35%
- Man's best friend Kill 10 enemies with Mors' dog in skinchanger mode 31%
- R'hllor sees all Find 10 secrets with the vision of R'hllor 30%
- Family, duty, honor Finish chapter 8 29%
- Unbowed, unbent, unbroken Finish chapter 9 28%
- Fire and blood Finish chapter 10 27%
- Come try me Finish chapter 11 26%
- Master-at-arms Learn all skills within a character's stance tree 25%
- As high as honor Finish chapter 12 24%
- Swift and deadly Chapter 11: bring an end to the trial by combat in under 2 minutes 24%
- True warrior Kill 400 enemies 24%
- Am I not merciful? Chapter 8: save Orys from the City Watch 23%
- Growing strong Finish chapter 13 23%
- Thorough Complete all the secondary objectives of the story 22%
- Collector Seize the three objects of value from the Collector with Alester 22%
- Valar morghulis Finish chapter 14 22%
- The night is dark... Finish chapter 15 22%
- Lesser of two evils Chapter 14: come to the aid of the Reapers 18%
- Unrivaled strategist Chapter 12: take back Riverspring with a total victory 18%
- Pimp Convince Bethany to return to Chataya's brothel with Alester 18%
- Warlord Reach the maximum level 17%
- The Greatest Emerge triumphant in the final arena combat 17%
- Sworn brother Finish Mors' Story 16%
- Bloodhound Chapter 7: find all the corrupt brothers of the Night's Watch 13%
- End of the line Chapter 6: don't lose pursuit of the bastard 13%
- Clever dog Gain all the skills linked to the dog with Mors 13%
- Desecration Chapter 8: find the key in Alester's father's tomb 12%
- Quiet as a shadow Chapter 13: reach Jeyne's room without ever being seen 12%
- Endless watch Send 10 recruits to the Wall with Mors 11%
- Master of light and flame Gain all the skills linked to R'hllor's fire with Alester 11%
- Red priest of R'hllor Finish Alester's story 10%
- Know your place Chapter 2: protect the nobility with Alester 10%
- 'Tis but a scratch ! Chapter 9: suffer all the physical abuse during the torture sequence 9.8%
- Devout follower Find all the statues of the Seven 9.6%
- The butcher comes to dinner Chapter 9: kill 6 of Lord Harlton's soldiers during the fight at dinner 7.7%
- My darkest hour Chapter 15: execute the judgement passed down on the Westfords 7.4%
- Great teamwork Finish the game without a single ally (except Mors and Alester) being KO'd 5.4%
- The true face of the Spider Lose the final battle 5.2%
- Once more unto the breach Chapter 7: attack the camp without killing the sentries at the start 5.0%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-19.