When does King of the Bridge get good?

Hooks you almost right away. In the first 2 hours 1 in 11 reviews are negative (9%); after 3h it's 1 in 70 (1%). The opening is criticised less than in 92% of games we track.

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King of the Bridge

Mar 8, 2024 Steam: Overwhelmingly Positive

Hooks you almost right away

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

Started playing 91% of owners

Steam reviews 95% positive of 1,792

What the data shows

In the first 2 hours 1 in 11 reviews are negative (9%); after 3h it's 1 in 70 (1%).
The opening is criticised less than in 92% of games we track.
91% 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 1,838 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 294 reviews: 3.5h for positive, 1.3h 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 (91.4% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.

Story milestones aren't labeled yet; all achievements are listed below.

All achievements (37)

Bookworm Unveil ten rulebook pages. 100%
Stickler Successfully accuse the troll for the first time. 99%
Junior Game Designer Unlock the bad ending. 81%
Enforcer Successfully accuse the troll ten times. 72%
Philanthropist Leave behind sixteen gifts of knowledge in a single game. 71%
Fooled You Twice Ascend two pawns in a single game. 57%
Oblivious Fail to accuse three cheat moves in a single game. 56%
Double Kill Capture two black pieces with one single move. 55%
Rule Savant Unveil all rulebook pages. 44%
To Infinity! Walk really far during chapter two. 42%
Slay Queen Capture the black queen by legally moving her on a gift of knowledge. 41%
Altruist Capture a black piece by moving it on a gift of knowledge as your revenge cheat. 39%
Exclusion Move a black piece that does not work out of town, out of town as your revenge cheat. 37%
Happy Ever After Unlock the good ending. 35%
Forgot My Breadcrumbs Walk back the way you came during act one or three. 33%
Tough Luck? Have three white pieces slip consecutively. 31%
Foreshadowing Hide your character behind the troll after completing the game at least once. 30%
Gempire Generate one hundred valorite scraps. 29%
Doubling Profits Create two castles in a single game. 26%
Title Drop Make the title drop in the menu screen. 25%
A Legal Affair Capture the black king with a white queen as your revenge cheat. 25%
Showdown! The two kings are the last remaining pieces. 23%
Bon Voyage! Unlock the goose ending. 21%
Forceful Friendship Put the goose back on the bridge as he tries to leave. 21%
Royal Buffet Eat ten white pieces with a single rook. 20%
Triple Kill Capture three black pieces in one single move. 16%
Regal Rally Have the black queen be the only piece to have moved for twelve consecutive turns. 16%
Overkill Win a match with at least ten white pieces remaining. 13%
Rocket Science I Win a match in RAPID mode or higher. 13%
Impatience Complete the game in under fifteen minutes. 12%
The Great Beyond Unlock the ascension ending. 12%
Rocket Science II Win a match in BLITZ mode or higher. 11%
Rush Hour Complete the game in under ten minutes. 10%
Rocket Science III Win a match in BULLET mode. 9.8%
Clairvoyance Successfully accuse the troll without having unveiled the violated rulebook page. 9.2%
Juggler Win a match without consecutively moving the same piece twice. 7.0%
King of the Bridge Unlock all achievements. 6.1%

Steam page Updated: 2026-10-20.