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Monster Train 2
Hooks you almost right away
Gets good by 3h almost every game dips in hours 2–3
Fully opens up by 15h rated like by long-time players
Reach the ending 86% of players who started
Started playing 87% of owners
Steam reviews 95% positive of 10,303
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 5 reviews are negative (18%); after 20h it's 1 in 30 (3%).
- Fully opens up by hour 15.
- The opening is criticised less than in 76% of games we track.
- 86% of players who start reach the ending.
- Most players drop off before “The First but Not the Last” (Win a Standard Run): only 86% of starters get there.
- 87% 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 10,356 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 299 reviews: 43.1h for positive, 15.6h 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 (87.4% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- The First but Not the Last Win a Standard Run. Most players quit here 86% −14
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (59)
story milestone ending side
- Hell's Finest Have a monster deal at least 100 damage in one hit. 100%
- Moving On Up Level up any clan. 99%
- From the Stars Unlock The Luna Coven. 91%
- Key To My Heart Unlock another Pyre Heart. 88%
- Tyrant Overthrown Defeat Seraph Aeternus. 86%
- Tell Me More Trigger an optional dialogue in the Covenant Outpost. 86%
- The First but Not the Last Win a Standard Run. 86%
- Overkill Have a spell deal at least 175 damage in one hit. 85%
- Was That Always Here? Unlock Malicka's Dimensional Portal. 84%
- Fungus Among Us Unlock The Underlegion. 76%
- Monster of a Train Play a room card on all floors in one battle. 75%
- Mad Science Unlock The Lazarus League. 72%
- Quartermaster Add equipment to six units in one battle. 71%
- Out With the Old Purge all Steward cards from your deck. 66%
- The Gang's All Here Rescue the clans from the original Monster Train. 57%
- Swift Demise Defeat Seraph Aeternus before his combat phase. 56%
- A Pact in Blood Win a run at Covenant 4. 48%
- Travel In Style Customize your train. 44%
- Divinity Restored Reach Level 10 on The Banished. 39%
- Throne of Gold Reach Level 10 on The Pyreborne. 38%
- Wait, There's More Unlock the Titans battle. 37%
- Mushroom Mayhem Reach Level 10 on The Underlegion. 34%
- Titanslayer Defeat the Titans. 30%
- Titans' Torment Win a run at Covenant 8. 29%
- Total Eclipse Reach Level 10 on The Luna Coven. 28%
- The Doctors Are In Reach Level 10 on The Lazarus League. 25%
- Demonic Domination Reach Level 10 on The Hellhorned. 18%
- Roots Run Deep Reach Level 10 on The Awoken. 18%
- Gluttony Fulfilled Reach Level 10 on The Umbra. 17%
- In Their Depth Reach Level 10 on The Stygian Guard. 17%
- Candlelit Champions Reach Level 10 on The Melting Remnant. 15%
- Hive Minded Win a run with all covenants enabled on The Underlegion. 15%
- Will It Ever End? Win three consecutive battles in Endless mode. 15%
- Kinslayer Win a run with all covenants enabled on The Banished. 12%
- Golden Gods Win a run with all covenants enabled on The Pyreborne. 12%
- Monster Master Achieve max level on all clans. 12%
- Professors of Pain Win a run with all covenants enabled on The Lazarus League. 12%
- War of the Heavens Win a run with all covenants enabled on The Luna Coven. 12%
- Natural Order Win a run with all covenants enabled on The Awoken. 11%
- Waxen Warriors Win a run with all covenants enabled on Melting Remnant. 11%
- Rightful Rulers Win a run with all covenants enabled on The Hellhorned. 10%
- Magical Tsunami Win a run with all covenants enabled on The Stygian Guard. 10%
- Master of Morsels Win a run with all covenants enabled on The Umbra. 10%
- Malicka's Sidekick Win the Entropic Agony Dimensional Challenge. 9.0%
- Soul of Spring Win a Soul Savior run at Bloom difficulty. 7.8%
- Complete Chrysalis Reach Level 10 on The Wurmkin. 7.3%
- Steel Resolve Reach Level 10 on The Railforged. 7.0%
- Rule Breaker Create a Custom Challenge. 5.6%
- Echoes of Greatness Win a run with all covenants enabled on The Wurmkin. 5.5%
- Forged in Fire Win a run with all covenants enabled on The Railforged. 4.8%
- Soul of the Briar Win a Soul Savior run at Tangle difficulty. 4.0%
- Back to Basics Win a run without upgrading any cards. 3.8%
- The Living World Unlock all Souls. 3.7%
- Commander At Arms Win a run without playing any spells. 3.4%
- Masterful Magician Win a run without summoning any units. 3.3%
- Get the Band Back Together Summon onto the same floor: Lead Songbird, Deathmetal Hymnist, Punk Shredder, and Upbeat Warbler. 2.7%
- Running Up the Score Score at least 50,000 points in a Daily Challenge. 2.6%
- Soul of the Verdant End Win a Soul Savior run at Overgrowth difficulty. 2.6%
- The Titan of Souls Level up all Souls to max level. 1.4%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-19.