AdventureRPG
The Council
The first 3 hours are a test
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 26% of players who started
Started playing 62% of owners
Steam reviews 84% positive of 5,744
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (50%); after 15h it's 1 in 10 (10%).
- Fully opens up by hour 15.
- The opening is criticised more than in 78% of games we track.
- 26% of players who start reach the ending.
- Most players drop off before “Sweet dreams” (Complete the first quest): only 70% of starters get there.
- Only 62% 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 5,769 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 300 reviews: 15.4h for positive, 6.8h 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 (62.2% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Sweet dreams Complete the first quest Most players quit here 70% −30
- Rough night Complete the second quest 65% −5
- Important people Complete the third quest 58% −7
- Once upon a time... Complete episode 1 55% −4
- A Tragic Fate Complete the fifth quest 40% −14
- The Nightmare Complete the sixth quest 38% −2
- Into the lion's den Complete episode 2 36% −1
- Dangerous stakes Complete the eighth quest 34% −2
- Double game Complete the ninth quest 33% −1
- The hand of Týr Complete episode 3 32% −1
- Leap of Faith Complete the eleventh quest 29% −3
- New Blood Complete the twelfth quest 29%
- Welcome to the family Complete episode 4 27% −2
- Final Vote Complete the fourteenth quest 26% −1
- Mind Maze Complete the fifteenth quest 26%
- Carrion Comfort Complete the story 26%
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (42)
story milestone ending side
- Fantastic pair Get rid of Gerard von Borchert with your mother 100%
- Missi Dominici Persuade Cardinal Piaggi to give you the letter 80%
- Sweet dreams Complete the first quest 70%
- Rough night Complete the second quest 65%
- Son of Lafayette Assist George Washington 61%
- Quick In the same game, choose 20 answers before the time is up 60%
- Out of breath Drop to 0 effort points during a quest 60%
- Novice detective Become a detective 59%
- Important people Complete the third quest 58%
- The new order Choose to stay with George Washington and Emily Hillsborrow 56%
- Once upon a time... Complete episode 1 55%
- Battle-hardened Reach level 5 in episode 1 54%
- Motherly embrace Manage to get Elizabeth Adams to talk about her past 54%
- Jack-of-all-trades Acquire ten skills of level 1 during episode 1 51%
- Imperial nobility Persuade Napoleon that he can trust you 51%
- Sober Complete a quest without using consumables 51%
- Your suspiscious mind Draw Emily Hillsborrow's secret out of her 51%
- Hazards of the trade Be disfigured by Gerard von Borchert 46%
- Cicero Overcome 5 confrontations in episode 1 46%
- Close call Avoid being used as a punchbag by Jacques Péru 43%
- Knight in shiny armor Accept to follow Elizabeth Adams 43%
- A Tragic Fate Complete the fifth quest 40%
- Novice occultist Become an occultist 38%
- The Nightmare Complete the sixth quest 38%
- Into the lion's den Complete episode 2 36%
- Ancien Régime Choose to follow Lord Holm and Cardinal Piaggi 36%
- Dangerous stakes Complete the eighth quest 34%
- Double game Complete the ninth quest 33%
- Novice diplomat Become a diplomat 33%
- The hand of Týr Complete episode 3 32%
- Forbidden fruit Join Emily Hillsborrow in your room 30%
- Fearless Open Pandora's box 30%
- Leap of Faith Complete the eleventh quest 29%
- New Blood Complete the twelfth quest 29%
- Welcome to the family Complete episode 4 27%
- Specialist Raise a skill to level 3 26%
- Final Vote Complete the fourteenth quest 26%
- Mind Maze Complete the fifteenth quest 26%
- Carrion Comfort Complete the story 26%
- Seeker of truth Conduct the investigation about your vision 21%
- Eyes don't lie Convince Emily Hillsborrow of the purity of your intentions when she surprises you in her room 19%
- Starter, main dish and coffee Use exactly one consumable of each type during a quest 13%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-19.