Castle of Illusion
Give it 2 hours
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 4 reviews are negative (26%); after 3h it's 1 in 25 (4%).
- Fully opens up by hour 3.
- 30% of players who start reach the ending.
- Most players drop off before “Masters of Illusions” (Completed the Game): only 30% of starters get there.
- 75% 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 4,576 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 297 reviews: 4.3h for positive, 1.6h 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 (74.8% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Masters of Illusions Completed the Game Most players quit here 31% −69
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (12)
story milestone ending side
- Pretty Picture Collected 50 Diamonds to unlock your first Painting in the Castle 100%
- Disillusioned Broke the illusion of 75 enemies 75%
- Illusion Breaker Broke the illusion of 25 enemies with projectiles 61%
- Fortune Hunter Found 50% of all Magic Diamonds 45%
- Castle Decor Completed a Castle Statue 41%
- Tick Tock Completed a stage in Time Attack mode 34%
- Masters of Illusions Completed the Game 31%
- World of Illusion Collected all the Magic Playing Cards 13%
- Quackshot Collected all of Donald's Chili Peppers 11%
- Superbounce Bounced on 7 enemies in a row without touching the ground 8.7%
- Masters of Illusion Completed all Castle Statues 8.6%
- Money Bags Found all the Magic Diamonds 7.0%