When does Brawlhalla get good?

Give it 1 hour. In the first 2 hours 1 in 4 reviews are negative (29%); after 20h it's 1 in 4 (23%). The game has no story achievements, so drop-off points can't be measured.

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Brawlhalla

Oct 17, 2017 Steam: Mostly Positive

Give it 1 hour

Gets good by 1h almost every game dips in hours 2–3

Started playing 63% of owners

Steam reviews 80% positive of 414,303

What the data shows

In the first 2 hours 1 in 4 reviews are negative (29%); after 20h it's 1 in 4 (23%).
The game has no story achievements, so drop-off points can't be measured.
Only 63% 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 415,912 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 300 reviews: 42.5h for positive, 108h 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 (62.6% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.

This game has no story achievements, so we can't tell where players quit.

All achievements (65)

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Welcome to Brawlhalla! Play a matchmaking game. 100%
See Ya KO 25 opponents in matchmaking games. 52%
Four's a Party Play 3 games in the Free-for-All matchmaking queue. 47%
Just One More Game! Reach account level 10. 46%
Just Getting Started Win 10 matchmaking games. 40%
Our Powers Combined Play 3 games in the Friendly 2v2 matchmaking queue. 39%
Calm Before the Storm Play 3 games in the Ranked 1v1 matchmaking queue. 36%
Practice Makes Perfect Reach level 5 with 2 Legends. 35%
Matchmaker, Make Me a Match Play 30 matchmaking games. 33%
Til KO Do Us Part Play 3 games in the Ranked 2v2 matchmaking queue. 29%
The Big 2-0 Reach account level 20. 21%
Twice as Nice Get 10 Double KOs in matchmaking games. 20%
Can't Touch This Win a Ranked 1v1 game without losing any lives 3 times. 18%
Getting to the Point Reach level 10 with a Spear Legend. 17%
Cash Money Earn a total of 25,000 Gold. 16%
BOMBHALLA!! Hit multiple opponents with a single Bouncy Bomb in a matchmaking game 15%
Let's Do This Again Next Week Play 3 games in the Brawl of the Week matchmaking queue. 14%
Witness Me! Win 100 matchmaking games. 14%
Cutting Edge Reach level 10 with a Sword Legend. 14%
Knuckle Sandwich Reach level 10 with a Gauntlets Legend. 13%
Home Run King KO 500 opponents in matchmaking games. 13%
Gardening with a Black Thumb Reach level 10 with a Scythe Legend. 12%
Time Flies When You're Having Fun Reach account level 30. 12%
It Slices, It Dices Reach level 10 with a Katars Legend. 12%
Making Your Foes Quiver Reach level 10 with a Bow Legend. 12%
Carry the Team Get 6 KOs in a single Ranked 2v2 or Friendly 2v2 game 12%
Sir Lances-a-lot Reach level 10 with a Rocket Lance Legend. 11%
Pew Pew Pew Reach level 10 with a Blasters Legend. 11%
Go Long! KO an opponent with a thrown item 30 times in matchmaking games. 10%
The Surpri-saac Newton KO an opponent with a Gravity-Canceled Heavy Attack 10 times in matchmaking games. 10%
Kill Them with Kindness Press the "Say: GG!" button after 66 different matchmaking games. 10%
Deep Pockets Earn a total of 50,000 Gold. 10%
It's Hammer Time Reach level 10 with a Grapple Hammer Legend. 9.7%
Not an Axe-ident Reach level 10 with an Axe Legend. 9.6%
And the Crowd Goes Wild! Win a Ranked 1v1 game with red damage on your last stock 5 times (Tie Breaker wins do not count). 9.1%
I Believe You Can Fly KO 1,000 opponents in matchmaking games. 8.9%
All I Do Is Win Win 250 matchmaking games. 8.6%
They Grow Up So Fast Reach level 10 with 5 Legends. 8.3%
Feels Like the First Time Reach account level 40. 8.0%
Launched into Orb-it Reach level 10 with an Orb Legend 6.9%
The Midas Touch Earn a total of 100,000 Gold. 6.4%
Falling with Style KO 10 opponents with Slide-Charged Signature Attacks in matchmaking games 5.6%
Cannon Fodder Reach level 10 with a Cannon Legend 5.1%
Big Hunk of Metal Reach level 10 with a Greatsword Legend 5.1%
Putting in Work Reach level 10 with 10 Legends. 5.0%
You're Telling Me the Sky Forged This? Buy a Skyforged item from the store. 4.6%
Halfway There! Right!? Reach account level 50. 4.6%
Check Out My Fresh Kicks Reach level 10 with a Battle Boots Legend. 4.3%
Dribbling off Your Face Hit opponents with the same Spike Ball 4 times in a matchmaking game. 3.2%
I'd Rather Be SHINAYYY Buy a Goldforged item from the store. 2.6%
Now I Can Use Black in Strikeout Reach level 25 with 3 Legends 2.4%
Wall Cleaner KO 25 opponents by dash-jumping into a Ground Pound Attack in matchmaking games 2.4%
Hit for the Cycle Hit opponents with all 6 of a Legend's Signature Attacks in 10 different matchmaking games. 2.4%
No Spam Zone KO 10 opponents in Ranked 1v1 matches using only Light Attacks. 2.2%
Established Main Reach level 40 with a Legend. 2.1%
Sandbagger Lose a Ranked 1v1 match, opt into a rematch, change Legend, and win the rematch. 2.1%
Download Complete Win 10 best-of-3 series in matchmaking. 2.1%
Jack of All Trades Reach level 5 with 50 Legends 1.9%
To Hell and Back Reach Wave 26 in Horde mode with Damage set to 100% or lower 0.8%
The Split Difference Reach level 10 with a Chakram Legend. 0.8%
Sweep ALL the Legs Hit 3 opponents with a single Signature Attack 10 times. 0.6%
Brawling 25/8 Reach level 25 with Legends using 8 different Weapons. 0.6%
High Stakes Hot Potato Catch 15 Bouncy Bombs in a row in Catch Bombs Training without frame-stepping. 0.5%
Thrice as Nice Get 5 Triple KOs. 0.5%
Lighter than Air KO 50 opponents with Gravity-Canceled Light Attacks. 0.2%

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