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Long Live The Queen
Give it 4 hours
Gets good by 4h then rated almost like by veterans
Fully opens up by 7h rated like by long-time players
Reach the ending 63% of players who started
Started playing 70% of owners
Steam reviews 95% positive of 7,171
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 9 reviews are negative (12%); after 7h it's 1 in 50 (2%).
- Fully opens up by hour 7.
- The opening is criticised less than in 88% of games we track.
- 63% of players who start reach the ending.
- Most players drop off before “Long Live The Queen”: only 63% of starters get there.
- Only 70% 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 7,200 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 298 reviews: 7.7h for positive, 4.1h 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 (69.7% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Long Live The Queen You have survived long enough to see a crown placed on your head. Most players quit here 63% −37
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
- Congratulations On Your Recent Demise You've died at least once. It happens to everyone. 100%
- Off With Their Heads You have ordered an execution. 99%
- Illuminate! You have embraced the power of Lumen magic. 96%
- The Gauntlet Thrown You have been challenged to a duel. 76%
- A Land Divided You have faced a civil war. 74%
- Long Live The Queen You have survived long enough to see a crown placed on your head. 63%
- A Little Backup You have taken possession of a spare Lumen crystal. 48%
- A Dangerous Juggler You have hired someone to spy for you. 46%
- You Do If I Say You Do You have forced someone else to get married. 46%
- A Timely Word You have spoken to Adair's father at the gala. 37%
- Facing Facts You have discovered the truth about your mother's death. 36%
- Chopped, Boiled, or Fried You have found at least five different ways to die. 34%
- Youth's First Kiss You kissed your fiancé before the wedding. 30%
- A Gathering Of Light You have hired a Lumen Minister. 29%
- For The Good Of Nova You have been forced into a marriage. 29%
- Plunged Into The Depths You have sunk a fleet with magic. 28%
- Make It Look Like An Accident You have ordered an assassination. 27%
- No Other Rulers Before Me You have made a foreign Duke into your subject. 26%
- The Language of Flowers You have been sent flowers by a woman. 25%
- A Hostage To Fortune You have demanded a ransom for the return of a captive. 22%
- A Trial Of Your Peers You have faced a vote of no confidence. 22%
- A Matter Of Honor You have challenged someone to a duel. 21%
- Victory At Sea You have won a naval battle without disturbing what lies beneath. 21%
- Things That Go Bump In The Night You have encountered a monster. 19%
- Angel Of Music You have saved the day with the power of music. 15%
- Better Left Unsaid You have discovered a terrible family secret. 14%
- There And Back Again You have survived a visit to the Old Forest. 14%
- The Will Of The People You have faced a commoner uprising. 13%
- A Promise Discarded You have broken off a planned engagement. 12%
- A Military Alliance You have gone to battle with foreign troops assisting you. 12%
- Casting a Shadow Your actions have unleashed a creeping shade. 12%
- Shared Power Increased You have made your cousin into a Lumen. 8.6%
- To Serve Evil You have chosen to join a villain rather than oppose him. 8.3%
- An Unexpected Pairing You have romanced a commoner. 8.2%
- Rebellious Province You have faced a rebellion in Merva. 8.2%
- The Needs Of The Many You have ordered a human sacrifice. 7.6%
- An Ex Chicken You have poisoned a defenseless chicken. 7.0%
- A Mysterious Artifact You have discovered a magical mirror. 6.2%
- Interpersonal Diplomacy Your actions have caused a couple to divorce. 5.7%
- The Price Of Blood You have paid out a reward for the death of a fugitive. 5.7%
- A Divine Omen You have been blessed by the favor of cats. 5.6%
- Fault Lines You caused an earthquake in Nova. 5.3%
- Family Is No Defense You have imprisoned your uncle for acts against the crown. 4.9%
- Keep Your Friends Close You have chosen to recruit an advisor of your own free will. 4.3%
- Death Seeker You have found eleven different ways to die. That takes dedication. 4.2%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-19.