SimulationStrategyEarly Access
Blacksmith Master
Give it 10 hours
Gets good by 10h then rated almost like by veterans
Started playing 94% of owners
Steam reviews 84% positive of 2,810
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours almost 1 in 2 reviews are negative (41%); after 10h it's 1 in 10 (10%).
- The game has no story achievements, so drop-off points can't be measured.
- 94% 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 2,841 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 299 reviews: 19.9h for positive, 10.2h 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 (93.6% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
This game has no story achievements, so we can't tell where players quit.
All achievements (72)
story milestone ending side
- Work, Work! Complete 5 merchant offers 100%
- Just Getting Started Craft 50 items 97%
- Born of Flame Unlock smelting ingots 89%
- Golden Goose Hire first elite worker 87%
- The Anvil Calls Craft 500 items 86%
- First Steps Smelt first iron ingot 86%
- Busy Bee Complete 25 merchant offers 86%
- Talent Acquisition Hire 10 staff 85%
- Into the Woods! Unlock oak forest 85%
- Strength Below Unlock iron mine 83%
- Shopkeeping Have your own store 77%
- First Sale Sell your first item in the store 76%
- First Sales Sell 10 items in the shop 75%
- Oh no... Go into debt 74%
- Time Flies... Complete your 25th day 71%
- Steady Seller Sell 100 items in the shop 69%
- Hard Worker Complete 50 merchant offers 69%
- Oak Collector Gather 1000 oak 67%
- Iron Collector Mine 1000 iron 65%
- The Art of Steel Unlock advanced metalworking 64%
- Digging Deeper Unlock basement 60%
- Red Metal Unlock copper mine 56%
- Steel and Sweat Craft 5000 items 56%
- Natural Talent Hire first super worker 53%
- Popular Attract at least 100 customers per day to your shop 52%
- A Legend is Forged First legendary blueprint 52%
- Forging Strength Smelt first steel ingot 51%
- Best Employer Hire 50 staff 51%
- Copper Born Smelt first copper ingot 50%
- Already 50! Complete your 50th day 50%
- Hidden Riches Open a mystery chest with treasure inside 50%
- Seasoned Seller Sell 1000 items in the shop 50%
- Deforester Cut down an entire forest 47%
- Maxed out! Have one blacksmith at maximum level 47%
- Razor Sharp Unlock sharpening wheel 46%
- Rising Above Unlock second floor 45%
- Just in Time Complete a timed merchant offer in time 43%
- Among the Pines Unlock pine forest 42%
- Copper Collector Mine 1000 copper 42%
- The Silver Vein Unlock silver mine 40%
- Hammer Never Rests Craft 10000 items 40%
- First Line of Defense Craft your first shield 40%
- Bronze Age Begins Smelt first bronze ingot 39%
- Respected Merchant Complete 100 merchant offers 38%
- Do it yourself! Craft any item in direct control 36%
- Silver Spark Smelt first silver ingot 35%
- Pine Collector Gather 1000 pine 34%
- Heavy Metal Smelt first large steel ingot 34%
- New Opportunities Unlock trade routes 34%
- Sterling Standard Smelt first sterling silver ingot 31%
- Clay for the Kiln Establish clay trade route 30%
- Silver Collector Mine 1000 silver 29%
- Brute Bronze Smelt first large bronze ingot 28%
- Anniversary! Complete your 100th day 28%
- Clay Crafter Unlock pottery 28%
- Master Seller Sell 5000 items in the shop 27%
- Sterling Brilliance Smelt first large sterling silver ingot 26%
- A Well-Oiled Wagon Upgrade your first trade route to level 4 24%
- Kiln Ignited Craft your first pottery item 23%
- Beauty in Metal Unlock jewelry 22%
- Jewels in Transit Establish gems trade route 20%
- Pale Timber Establish birch wood trade route 19%
- Best in the Town Attract at least 500 customers per day to your shop 19%
- Shiny Business Establish gold trade route 18%
- Master of All Crafts Complete the whole mastery tree 17%
- First Sparkle Craft your first jewelry item 17%
- Golden Flame Smelt first gold ingot 16%
- Worth Its Weight Smelt first medium gold ingot 15%
- Bar Worth a Kingdom Smelt first large gold ingot 15%
- Master of the Market Complete 250 merchant offers 13%
- Full Deck Unlock all blueprints 9.4%
- A True Master Upgrade all blueprints to at least rare 8.8%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-20.