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Divinity: Original Sin (Classic)
Give it 15 hours
Gets good by 15h then rated almost like by veterans
Fully opens up by 20h rated like by long-time players
Reach the ending 13% of players who started
Started playing 52% of owners
Steam reviews 92% positive of 11,920
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 3 reviews are negative (31%); after 20h it's 1 in 20 (5%).
- Fully opens up by hour 20.
- 13% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “Suspicious minds” (You've found your primary suspect) and “I walked with a zombie” (You defeated Evelyn and found Councillor Jake): from 86% to 56% of starters.
- Only 52% 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 11,942 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 290 reviews: 27.7h for positive, 7.4h 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 (52.1% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Shell shock You met a talking shell called Ishmashell. 94% −6
- Suspicious minds You've found your primary suspect. 86% −7
- I walked with a zombie You defeated Evelyn and found Councillor Jake. Most players quit here 56% −30
- Is anyone home? You defeated the four elemental demons, unlocking the prison of... 47% −9
- Into the Void You have met the Conduit. 33% −15
- Grizzled finale You have made it into the Source Temple. 16% −17
- Skull crushing finale You have finished the Trial of Ascension. 14% −2
- Grande finale You have totally, completely, and utterly finished the game! Woooo!!!!1 13% −1
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (63)
story milestone ending side
- Trick bag You've found the legendary teleportation devices of Rivellon! 100%
- Shell shock You met a talking shell called Ishmashell. 94%
- Suspicious minds You've found your primary suspect. 86%
- I walked with a zombie You defeated Evelyn and found Councillor Jake. 56%
- Keelhauled You killed the ghost of Pontius Pirate. 50%
- Fabulous disaster The Fabulous Five packed their bags and left town. 48%
- Is anyone home? You defeated the four elemental demons, unlocking the prison of... 47%
- Model citizen You returned the mayor's mighty staff. 46%
- Push it You pushed this one button we wanted you to push. Congratulations! 44%
- Live undead You informed Aureus about the source of the undead. 44%
- The mirror inside You have solved the puzzle that we call the Mirror Dungeon puzzle. 43%
- Captain Jack You found a job for the unemployed. They will work for Captain Jack. 43%
- Leave my girl alone You saved Bonnie! 38%
- The mind is a terrible thing to test You passed the test! Well, one of many. 37%
- Forgiven You advised Desdemona to forgive Samson. 37%
- Undeath is just the beginning You told Arhu about Thelyron's machinations. 36%
- You and me Sam and Maxine are going to be wed! 36%
- Mister nice guy You delivered Blossius' will to Marisa totally unaltered. 35%
- Team roller You thwarted Billeh Gahr's trap with teamwork. 33%
- Into the Void You have met the Conduit. 33%
- Peace sells You found a way to open the barrier without harming any mushrooms. 32%
- Zero the hero You lied to Aureus and said that his soldiers are true heroes. 32%
- Fields of regret A certain potion wore off and that had some consequences... 31%
- Forged in fire And water. And air. And earth. 31%
- Find the White Witch You have rescued the White Witch. 30%
- Headlines You talked to Icara and learned more about Leandra's plans. 30%
- Man on the silver mountain You escorted the whole party safely to Silverglen. 29%
- Brutal truth You told Aureus that his soldiers are cowards. 29%
- Echoes from the past You talked Ebenezer into... fighting you. 28%
- Escape You safely returned to the surface. 26%
- Truth be told Get Brandon to tell you the truth about the mining guild. 23%
- Sacrifice You came face-to-face with Mangoth himself. MANGOTH! 23%
- Sleeping village You made it into Hunter's Edge. 23%
- Wrecking ball You destroyed Snorri's ball outside of the time limit. 23%
- The world needs guts You found a job for the unemployed with the Fabulous Five! 23%
- Well, well, well You have united the well brothers. 22%
- Time to kill You have created a spell that makes Death Knights vulnerable. 20%
- Gimme shelter You have saved the Homestead at the Shelter Plane at the End of Time. 20%
- Take no prisoners You rescued the prisoners and helped them escape. 19%
- It could be mine You kept Cecil's staff for yourself. 18%
- Feeble screams from forests unknown You have safely entered Phantom Forest. 17%
- Run down the devil You have destroyed Balberith. 17%
- Grizzled finale You have made it into the Source Temple. 16%
- Caught in the game You tried to sneak past the guards... And failed! 14%
- The wizard You have found Zandalor. 14%
- Skull crushing finale You have finished the Trial of Ascension. 14%
- To hell with the devil You have killed Cassandra to get hold of the soulforge repair ritual. 14%
- Grande finale You have totally, completely, and utterly finished the game! Woooo!!!!1 13%
- Unforgiven You advised Desdemona not to forgive Samson. 13%
- Voices from the past You talked Ebenezer into... Not going to the Hall of Echoes. 12%
- Whisky in the jar You brewed a fine whisky for Hershel. 12%
- Amazing You have solved Bellegar's maze. 11%
- Baaaah. You have met the legendary weresheep! 8.8%
- Disciples of the watch You sent the Watch after those annoying imps. 6.7%
- Kingdom come You made Archibald king of the trolls. 6.1%
- The one that got away Esmeralda was freed from prison. 6.0%
- The system has failed You sent the Watch on a wild goose chase. 6.0%
- No more mister nice guy You delivered the will to Marisa... After changing it in your favour. 5.0%
- You keep me rockin You kept the Tenebrium for yourself. 3.6%
- Wicked young man You have killed Arhu to get hold of the soulforge repair ritual. 3.5%
- Raw deal You have made a deal with the demon Balberith. 3.1%
- Locked in You made it so that Loic couldn't escape and had to fight you alone. 2.3%
- The declaration of indifference You have offered one of your own to the demon Balberith. 2.3%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-18.