When does Diablo® IV get good?

The first 3 hours are a test. In the first 2 hours most reviews are negative (69%); after 20h it's 1 in 3 (33%). The opening is criticised more than in 95% of games we track.

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Diablo® IV

Oct 17, 2023 Steam: Mixed

The first 3 hours are a test

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

Started playing 71% of owners

Steam reviews 65% positive of 80,121

What the data shows

In the first 2 hours most reviews are negative (69%); after 20h it's 1 in 3 (33%).
The opening is criticised more than in 95% of games we track.
The game has no story achievements, so drop-off points can't be measured.
71% 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 80,563 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 295 reviews: 51h for positive, 46.9h 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 (70.6% 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 (45)

story milestone ending side

Legion Killer Kill 666 Demons, Fallen, or Goatmen. 100%
Undead Undone Kill 666 Ghosts, Skeletons, or Zombies. 95%
Turned Kill 666 Drowned, Vampires, or Werewolves. 94%
Tortured Souls Kill 666 Bandits, Cultists, or Knights. 83%
Exterminator Kill 666 Snakes or Spiders. 79%
Dedicated Protector Reach Level 50 with any character. 71%
Potent Alterations Temper a piece of Armor, Jewelry, and a Weapon. 59%
Turning the Tides Collect 1000 Aberrant Cinder in Helltide zones. 55%
Master of the Elements Kill 100 enemies with Fire, Frost, or Lightning damage as a Sorcerer. 54%
Worldly Slayer Kill any World Boss. 53%
Emancipation Complete the campaign. 52%
Curious Collector Imprint 10 items at the Occultist with an Aspect from the Codex of Power. 45%
First Aid Use your Healing Potion 1,000 times. 44%
Wildland Warrior Kill 666 Dregs, Lacuni, or Hollows. 44%
Living Nightmares Complete a Nightmare Dungeon in Torment 2 or higher. 42%
In and Out Kill 50 enemies in melee range and 50 enemies out of melee range as a Rogue. 40%
Army of Bones Summon 100 Skeleton Mages or Warriors as a Necromancer. 37%
Hatred Subdued Complete the Vessel of Hatred campaign. 34%
Hammer Down Kill 50 enemies while Berserking as a Barbarian. 33%
Devoted Protector Reach Paragon Level 200 with any character. 31%
End of the First Mother Defeat the Echo of Lilith. 27%
Convenient Crafts Craft any Elixir and any Incense. 26%
Demonic Dispute Kill 100 enemies with your Demonology skills. 24%
Skovos Slayer Kill 666 Golems, Merfolk, or Morlu. 23%
Chaotic Whispers Acquire 10 Caches of Chaos from the Tree of Whispers. 22%
Shifty Swipes Kill 50 enemies in Werebear form and 50 enemies in Werewolf form as a Druid. 20%
Hatred Banished Complete the Lord of Hatred campaign. 20%
Kurast Cleanser Complete 25 runs of the Kurast Undercity. 18%
Spirited Sparring Kill 500 enemies with Ultimate Skills as a Spiritborn. 17%
Wholly Horadric Activate a Charm Set's 5-piece bonus. 15%
Tormented Massacre Defeat 1000 Elites on Torment IV. 15%
Prepared to Fight Complete 10 War Plans. 15%
Hireling Commander Reach level 10 with all Mercenaries. 14%
Estuar Sightseer Explore all of Estuar. 9.9%
Effective Equipment Equip a piece of Transfigured gear in every slot. 8.1%
Bane of the Khazra Complete the Rise of the Khazra Dark Citadel. 7.8%
Nahantu Sightseer Explore all of Nahantu. 6.4%
Infernal Jungle Collect 10,000 Aberrant Cinders in Nahantu Helltides. 3.8%
Tormented Slaughter Kill 1000 Elites in Torment XII. 3.4%
True Perseverance Reach Level 50 with a Hardcore character. 2.8%
Master Combatant Get 5 PvP kills. 2.1%
Devout Champion Reach Paragon 300 with any character. 2.0%
Skovos Sojourner Explore all of Skovos. 0.3%
Echoing Elites Kill 1000 Bosses/Elites in the Echoing Hatred. 0.1%
Adept Angler Collect all the fish in one region. 0.1%

Steam page Updated: 2026-10-18.