ActionRPG
Sacred 3
Give it 5 hours
Gets good by 5h then rated almost like by veterans
Fully opens up by 7h rated like by long-time players
Reach the ending 21% of players who started
Started playing 64% of owners
Steam reviews 27% positive of 4,473
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours most reviews are negative (89%); after 7h it's 1 in 2 (52%).
- Fully opens up by hour 7.
- The opening is criticised more than in 100% of games we track.
- 21% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “Welcome to Ancaria” (Complete the Rank 1 mission) and “Journey's End” (Complete all Rank 2 missions): from 96% to 18% of starters.
- Only 64% 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 4,495 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 297 reviews: 7h for positive, 3.1h 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 (63.7% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Welcome to Ancaria Complete the Rank 1 mission 96% −4
- Journey's End Complete all Rank 2 missions Most players quit here 18% −78
- Speak No Evil Stop the Unspeakable Evil 21% +2
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (45)
story milestone ending side
- Ding! Get a level up 100%
- Welcome to Ancaria Complete the Rank 1 mission 96%
- Tons of Damage Achieve the highest multiplier in a damage run 67%
- Regular Reach level 10 with any character 33%
- Untrollable Kill a Troll without getting hit by it in single player mode 30%
- Speak No Evil Stop the Unspeakable Evil 21%
- Journey's End Complete all Rank 2 missions 18%
- Tap Water Complete Khorad Basin with the Well purity at 70% or greater 17%
- Ashen to Ashes Defeat Zane 17%
- The Cleansing Complete all side missions of Underworld Story 16%
- Arts Training Use your Combat Arts 80 times in N'Aquali during a single playthrough 16%
- Purged Defeat the Black Seraphim 14%
- A New Beginning Complete all side missions of Orcland Story 13%
- Sea Dog Complete Vorios with the Safiri 12%
- Judge, Jury, Executioner Execute 5 enemies in a row 12%
- Too Close Die from an explosive destructible 11%
- Grim Demise Kill Gragon 9.4%
- Couch Party Complete a main mission in local co-op mode 9.3%
- Experienced Reach level 30 with any character 8.8%
- Sophia's Blood Complete Icecreek Sanctuary with the Seraphim 8.8%
- Vengeance for the Fallen Complete Braverock with the Malakhim 8.3%
- One For All Use your Battle Prayer 10 times 8.0%
- On the Line Complete a main mission with three other players 5.7%
- Group Hug Kill 8 Grimmoc-sized enemies with one attack 5.3%
- Cool as Ice Complete Enigmar Fortress with the Khukuri 5.0%
- Vive la Résistance Complete Greyveil with the Ancarian 4.9%
- Ancient Roots Complete Khorad Basin with the Orc 4.9%
- Veteran Reach level 50 with any character 4.7%
- Bodyguard Interrupt five enemies while they are targeting other players 4.4%
- Sacred Ancaria Complete all main missions on Legend difficulty 3.8%
- Zane's Bane Defeat the final form of Zane within 30 seconds 3.8%
- Multi Culti Complete a mission with four characters from different cultures in co-op mode 3.6%
- Leading by Example Complete a main mission as the top scorer in a game with three other players 3.3%
- Skilled Culture Max out any culture's Combat Arts, Skills, and Equipment trees 3.1%
- Overprepared Unlock all item upgrades 3.0%
- The Shadow Lord Reach level 50 with the Malakhim 2.8%
- In the Blink of an Eye Defeat something big with only one hit using a smart bomb 2.7%
- Sacred Savior Complete all main missions on Deity difficulty 2.5%
- Party Like It's 1999 Complete all main missions in local co-op mode 2.5%
- Medic! Revive every other player in a single mission with three other players 2.2%
- A Free Orc Reach level 50 with the Orc 2.2%
- Girls' Night Out Complete a mission with four female characters in online co-op mode 1.9%
- Perfectionist Max out all cultures' Combat Arts, Skills, and Equipment trees 1.7%
- Online Master Complete all main missions with three other players 1.7%
- Who You Gonna Call? Break the shields of all ghostly orbs and destroy them in a single phase 1.7%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-19.