ActionAdventureRPG
Valor Mortis
Give it 20 hours
Gets good by 20h then rated almost like by veterans
Reach the ending 30% of players who started
Started playing 70% of owners
Steam reviews 80% positive of 3,060
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 3 reviews are negative (36%); after 20h it's 1 in 9 (11%).
- 30% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “Ultima Ratio Regum” (Defeat The Iron Marshall) and “Not a Cat Person” (Defeat the Sphinx): from 78% to 63% of starters.
- 70% 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 3,095 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 298 reviews: 24.1h for positive, 14.5h 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 (70.3% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Torn Banner Kill General Lothaire, the Eagle-Bearer 89% −11
- Ultima Ratio Regum Defeat The Iron Marshall 78% −10
- Not a Cat Person Defeat the Sphinx Most players quit here 63% −15
- Quixotry Defeat the Slaughtermill 55% −9
- My Dying Bride Defeat the Bride 53% −1
- True Oath Defeat the Justicar Aurelius 49% −4
- Lament of The Limbs Defeat Experiment 83 47% −2
- Coup de Grâce Defeat the Orphan 37% −10
- Behemoth Defeat Nepthis Superioris 33% −4
- In His Own Image Defeat The Entity 30% −3
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (39)
story milestone ending side
- Rookie Mistake Attempt to use Ferro Flask with none remaining 100%
- Mind the Gap Die by falling into the abyss 94%
- Single Stroke Shoot off a Risen Grenadier’s bucket 91%
- Torn Banner Kill General Lothaire, the Eagle-Bearer 89%
- Aggressive Reconnaissance Complete the Adjutant quest 84%
- In the Nick of Time Interact with a lantern while below 20% health and no flasks remaining 84%
- God's Trigger Land 10 consecutive headshots or weak point hits without missing 82%
- Ultima Ratio Regum Defeat The Iron Marshall 78%
- Not a Cat Person Defeat the Sphinx 63%
- Quixotry Defeat the Slaughtermill 55%
- My Dying Bride Defeat the Bride 53%
- True Oath Defeat the Justicar Aurelius 49%
- Symphony of Steel Perform 10 parries without taking damage 47%
- Lament of The Limbs Defeat Experiment 83 47%
- Birdwatcher Randez Vous with the Shrike 43%
- Hand in the Jar Complete the Deserter quest 42%
- Bladesmith Upgrade a single melee weapon to maximum 42%
- Arsenal Absolute Unlock all weapons and transmutations 40%
- Blood and Wine Complete Curious Case of Seamus Diggory quest 40%
- Flame Feast Set 4 enemies on fire with a single flamethrower use 39%
- Coup de Grâce Defeat the Orphan 37%
- The Bitter Cure Complete the Laudanum quest 37%
- Gun of Glory Upgrade a single firearm to maximum 35%
- Behemoth Defeat Nepthis Superioris 33%
- Transmutation Artifex Upgrade a single Transmutation to maximum 33%
- In His Own Image Defeat The Entity 30%
- Fight Fire With Fire Ignite an enemy while you are also ignited 30%
- Statue of Insanity Fully lock Remnant of the Iron Regiment enemy in Stasis. 29%
- Ambersmith Gather all Ambers 24%
- We Wear the Same Colors Defeat all Eternal Guardists 20%
- The Book of Beasts Complete the Monster Hunt quest 19%
- Frenzied Flame Ignite the bonfire in the castle 13%
- Windhover Kill 3 enemies with pistol while Airborne Aiming 13%
- Jack-knife Deal damage with every melee weapon, firearm, and transmutation without dying 12%
- Aerial Annihilation Kill an enemy with a headshot after a wall jump 11%
- Hoodsnatcher Decapitate 3 enemies with a single Claymore attack 11%
- Scattershot Kill 5 enemies with a single Blunderbuss shot 9.0%
- Abyssal Eviction Kill an enemy by pushing them into the abyss with Shield Bash 8.4%
- Nephtis Superioris Obtain all achievements 7.7%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-31.