When does Edge Of Eternity get good?

The first 2 hours are a test. In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (48%); after 5h it's 1 in 4 (25%). The opening is criticised more than in 75% of games we track.

How many players finish Edge Of Eternity?

5% of players who start reach the ending.

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Edge Of Eternity

Jun 8, 2021 Steam: Mixed

The first 2 hours are a test

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

Reach the ending 5% of players who started

Started playing 58% of owners

Steam reviews 69% positive of 4,060

What the data shows

In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (48%); after 5h it's 1 in 4 (25%).
The opening is criticised more than in 75% of games we track.
5% of players who start reach the ending.
Most players drop off before “Prologue” (Turn your back on the war): only 50% of starters get there.
Only 58% 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 4,102 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 296 reviews: 17.8h for positive, 7.5h 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 (58.4% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.

Started playing 100%
Prologue Turn your back on the war Most players quit here 50% −50
Chapter I Complete the first chapter 26% −24
Chapter II Complete the second chapter 17% −9
Chapter III Complete the Third Chapter 13% −4
Chapter IV Complete the Chapter IV 9% −4
Chapter V Complete the Chapter V 7% −2
Chapter VI Completed Chapter VI 6% −1
True Ascendance After all has been said and done... 5% −2

story milestone ending biggest drop-off

Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.

All achievements (58)

story milestone ending side

Ascendance Bear the scars of war 100%
Crystal Bearer Learn your first spell 81%
Stalker A Soldier’s Fate 80%
Personal Revenge Settle an old score 72%
Novice Hunter Hunt your first monster 56%
Dancing with Thunder Defeat the Corroded Crocta 53%
Treasure Hunter Open 25 treasure chests 51%
Prologue Turn your back on the war 50%
Footsteps on the City Floor Reach Herelsor 39%
Weakness Finder Try to find the enemy’s weakness 40 times. 38%
Puzzle Enthusiast Solve 4 puzzles 31%
Panic on Boar Drive an ancient Orokko mad 30%
Treasure Hunter II Open 75 treasure chests 27%
Chapter I Complete the first chapter 26%
Crystal Fruits I Find the first 10 Crystal Fruits 25%
Prescience Meet the last Uralik 24%
Considerable Hunger Defeat the corroded Morom 21%
Galvanized Citizens The gears have been set into motion… 21%
Purrfect Ride Get a Nekaroo 20%
Treasure Hunter III Collect 140 treasure chests 19%
Chapter II Complete the second chapter 17%
Legendary Beasts I Hunt the first tier of legendary beasts 16%
Survivor Reach the End of the Pass of Olphara 16%
The Long Night Defeat the Conclave 16%
Celestial Acquire Selene's Special Attack 15%
The Reunion Find Selene's Master 14%
Chapter III Complete the Third Chapter 13%
Chest Nut Helped Daryon realize he has a chest problem 13%
Old Master Dedicated your time to entertain an old man 13%
Welcome To Tyr Caelum The Ribcage of a Fallen Giant 12%
To Revive A Goddess A Mother’s Legacy 12%
The Resurgent The man who survived the Corrosion 11%
Crystal Fruits II Find 50 Crystal Fruits 11%
Unruly Defeat the hologram 10%
Chapter IV Complete the Chapter IV 9.2%
Gardening 101 Defeat the Corroded Nephenta 9.2%
The Price for Defacement Defeat the dreaded Borborygm 8.7%
Orphanage Find an adoptive family for Griff 7.7%
Chapter V Complete the Chapter V 7.2%
Crazy Eyes Find Fallon in the Vanguard 7.2%
Legendary Beasts II Hunt the second tier of legendary beasts 6.5%
Quiet Dominance One blurry case of self-defense 6.3%
Chapter VI Completed Chapter VI 6.2%
Stalwart Protector Faced countless enemies, and the many aches of both responsibility and self-deprecation 6.2%
Crystal Fruits III Find 75 Crystal Fruits 6.0%
Gourmet Socialite Decided a proper menu for your guests 6.0%
A Trap, All Along Once broken, it will never be the same again 5.7%
The Ancient Cathedral of Ulakaris Such a mouthful, probably something important 5.7%
The Ancient Ritual Walked the path of no return 5.5%
Said You're Sorry Apologized... somehow 4.8%
Grave Robber Investigate several cases of the missing corpses 4.6%
True Ascendance After all has been said and done... 4.6%
Normal Difficulty Complete the game with the battle difficulty set to 5 without changing it 3.6%
Unbeknowst Masters Master and pupil, only humans after all 3.6%
World Protector Complete 20 world events 2.6%
Crystal Fruits IV Find 100 Crystal Fruits 2.4%
Hard Difficulty Complete the game with the battle difficulty set to 7 without changing it 1.5%
Difficulty Nightmare Complete the game with the battle difficulty set to 10 without changing it 1.4%

Steam page Updated: 2026-10-19.