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Mordheim: City of the Damned
Give it 20 hours
Gets good by 20h then rated almost like by veterans
Fully opens up by 35h rated like by long-time players
Reach the ending at least 2% of players who started
Started playing 59% of owners
Steam reviews 70% positive of 8,486
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (65%); after 35h it's 1 in 7 (14%).
- Fully opens up by hour 35.
- The opening is criticised more than in 93% of games we track.
- At least 2% of players who start reach the ending.
- Most players drop off before “Mercenaries - Act 1” (Complete Act 1 with a Mercenaries Warband): only 8% of starters get there.
- Only 59% 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 8,499 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 297 reviews: 54.6h for positive, 7.2h 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 (58.9% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Mercenaries - Act 1 Complete Act 1 with a Mercenaries Warband Most players quit here 8% −92
- Skaven - Act 1 Complete Act 1 with a Skaven Warband 6% −2
- Undead - Act 1 Complete Act 1 with an Undead Warband 4% −1
- Cult of the Possessed - Act 1 Complete Act 1 with a Cult of the Possessed Warband 4% −1
- Sisters of Sigmar - Act 1 Complete Act 1 with a Sisters of Sigmar Warband 4%
- Witch Hunters - Act 1 Complete Act 1 with a Witch Hunter Warband 4%
- Mercenaries - Act 2 Complete Act 2 with a Mercenaries Warband ≥2% −1
story milestone ending (most common ending) biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (109)
story milestone ending side
- Leader Recruit 5 warriors 100%
- Scrapped Together Fully Equip a warrior with Normal equipment in all slots 65%
- First Step Complete 1 Wyrdstone delivery 60%
- Pilferer Loot 25 fallen enemies 52%
- Abandoned Wealth Search 25 Loot Points 51%
- Now you know... Finish 2 of the 4 battle tutorials 51%
- Chief Recruit 25 warriors 50%
- Still Standing Have a warrior suffer from the "Multiple Injuries" injury 50%
- Lucky Hits Crit 25 times 46%
- Heavy Strikes Stun 25 Enemies 41%
- Signature Rename your Warband 40%
- Neophyte Caster Cast 25 spells successfully 37%
- Acceptable Losses Suffer 50 warriors falling Out of Action during battle 36%
- Cold-hearted Fire a warrior who suffers from an Arm or Leg Injury 34%
- Opportunist Put 25 stunned enemies Out of Action 32%
- Captain Recruit 50 warriors 32%
- And knowing is half the battle! Finish 4 of the 4 battle tutorials 31%
- Blunt Trauma Stun 50 Enemies 31%
- Survivor's Wisdom Win a battle with a warrior missing an Arm or a Leg 30%
- Backfire Suffer 25 spell curses 28%
- Triage Have 6 injured warriors at once 26%
- The harder they fall Put 5 Impressive warriors Out of Action 25%
- It's a Trap! Trigger 100 Traps 24%
- Smugglin' ain't easy Complete 25 Wyrdstone deliveries 24%
- Coup-de-grâce Put 50 stunned enemies Out of Action 23%
- Should've Stayed Home Have a warrior with full wounds fall Out of Action in one hit/ability 22%
- Skull Cracker Stun 100 Enemies 21%
- Cursed by the Gods Suffer 50 spell curses 19%
- Expanding Armoury Equip a warrior with Good equipment in all slots 19%
- Plunderer Loot 250 fallen enemies 18%
- Commander Recruit 100 warriors 18%
- Follow the Leader Have 1 Leader reach Rank 10 18%
- The First of Many Have 1 Henchman reach Rank 10 17%
- Treasure Hunter Search 250 Loot Points 16%
- Paragon Have 1 Hero reach Rank 10 16%
- Sniper's Nest Perform a ranged attack on a target 9 meters lower than you 16%
- Heartseeker Crit 250 times 15%
- Executioner Put 100 stunned enemies Out of Action 14%
- Against the Odds Have 1 Henchman reach Rank 10 without suffering any permanent injuries 14%
- Knight in Shining Armour Equip a warrior with Best equipment in all slots 13%
- Testing the Waters Play an online Match 13%
- Forsaken by the Gods Suffer 100 spell curses 12%
- Untouchable Have 1 Hero reach Rank 10 without suffering any permanent injuries 12%
- Blessed by the Gods Have 1 Leader reach Rank 10 without suffering any permanent injuries 12%
- Heartless Let a warrior die by not paying its treatment 11%
- Skilled Caster Cast 250 spells successfully 11%
- Enchanted Equip a warrior with Normal enchanted equipment in all slots 11%
- Brute Strength Have 1 Impressive reach Rank 10 9.7%
- First Blood Win an online match 8.8%
- Runesmith Unlock 100 Recipes 8.3%
- Indomitable Have 1 Impressive reach Rank 10 without suffering any permanent injuries 8.0%
- Jack Put 25 Impressive warriors Out of Action 8.0%
- Mercenaries - Act 1 Complete Act 1 with a Mercenaries Warband 7.8%
- Dark Gift Gain a total of 10 Mutation 7.3%
- Master Enchanted Equip a warrior with Master enchanted equipment in all slots 7.1%
- Master Smuggler Complete 100 Wyrdstone deliveries 6.8%
- Skaven - Act 1 Complete Act 1 with a Skaven Warband 5.6%
- Sole Survivor Win a battle with only one warrior left 5.6%
- The Brave and the Bold Have 10 Henchmen reach Rank 10 5.3%
- For the Empire! Reach Rank 10 with a Human Mercenaries Warband 5.3%
- The One Percent Sell for 100 000 Golds worth of Wyrdstones 5.3%
- Spoils of War Loot 1000 fallen enemies 4.8%
- Undead - Act 1 Complete Act 1 with an Undead Warband 4.4%
- Calculated Destruction Crit 1000 times 4.1%
- David and Goliath Put 50 Impressive warriors Out of Action 3.9%
- Cult of the Possessed - Act 1 Complete Act 1 with a Cult of the Possessed Warband 3.9%
- Sisters of Sigmar - Act 1 Complete Act 1 with a Sisters of Sigmar Warband 3.9%
- Witch Hunters - Act 1 Complete Act 1 with a Witch Hunter Warband 3.7%
- Every Nook and Cranny Search 1000 Loot Points 3.7%
- Blessing of the Horned Rat Reach Rank 10 with a Skaven Warband 3.6%
- Master of the Wind Cast 1000 spells successfully 3.2%
- The Elite Have 10 Heroes reach Rank 10 3.2%
- Strong Leadership Have 5 Leaders reach Rank 10 3.1%
- For Sigmar! Reach Rank 10 with a Sisters of Sigmar Warband 3.1%
- Scoured the City Gather 25 000 Wyrdstone weight in total 3.1%
- Mark of the Chosen Reach Rank 10 with a Possessed Warband 2.9%
- The Expendables Suffer 500 warriors falling Out of Action during battle 2.9%
- Power in Death Reach Rank 10 with an Undead Warband 2.7%
- Death by Fire! Reach Rank 10 with a Witch Hunter Warband 2.7%
- Breach of Contract Let a warrior leave without paying its upkeep 2.5%
- General Recruit 500 warriors 2.4%
- Hoarder Gather and keep 100 Wyrdstones of each type at once 2.4%
- Mercenaries - Act 2 Complete Act 2 with a Mercenaries Warband 2.2%
- Angry Boss Unlocks when a player is Game Over after 4 failed delivery 1.9%
- Skaven - Act 2 Complete Act 2 with a Skaven Warband 1.9%
- Undead - Act 2 Complete Act 2 with an Undead Warband 1.7%
- Witch Hunters - Act 2 Complete Act 2 with a Witch Hunter Warband 1.7%
- Sisters of Sigmar - Act 2 Complete Act 2 with a Sisters of Sigmar Warband 1.7%
- Into the Fray Play 25 online Matches 1.5%
- One Year Anniversary Spend a whole year with the same Warband 1.5%
- /ragequit Reload the game after being disconnected from a versus match 1.4%
- Shock and Awe Have 5 Impressives reach Rank 10 1.4%
- No Allegiance Complete Act 1 with all 4 initial Warbands 1.4%
- Cult of the Possessed - Act 2 Complete Act 2 with a Cult of the Possessed Warband 1.4%
- True Mercenary Reach Rank 10 with all 4 Original Warbands 1.2%
- Chosen Gain a total of 50 Mutation 1.2%
- Bruised and Beaten Suffer 500 permanent injuries 1.2%
- Wars are won by soldiers Have 50 Henchmen reach Rank 10 1.0%
- Grizzled Veteran Play 50 online Matches 0.8%
- Rising Star Win 25 online matches 0.8%
- Big Spender Spend 250 000 Gold in equipment at the merchants 0.8%
- Completionist Complete Act 2 with all 4 initial Warbands 0.8%
- Company of Heroes Have 50 Heroes reach Rank 10 0.7%
- Too Many Chiefs Have 25 Leaders reach Rank 10 0.7%
- Battleborn Play 100 online Matches 0.7%
- Tactical Prowess Win 50 online matches 0.7%
- Phobos and Deimos Have 25 Impressives reach Rank 10 0.5%
- Conqueror Win 100 online matches 0.5%
- Five Year Anniversary Spend five years with the same Warband 0.5%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-19.