The Lost Crown

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 528 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 297 reviews: 19.9h for positive, 6.3h 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 (27.6% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.

Story milestones aren't labeled yet; all achievements are listed below.

All achievements (34)

• Holistic Detective Study the documents and photos stolen from Hadden. 100%
• Home Sweet Home Find new accommodation in Saxton. 99%
• Undying Undercurrents Fix the warning sign near the Fenland Eye. 91%
• Chatter Box Fully talk with Nanny Noah on Saxton Shore. 83%
• A Warning to the Curious Listen to All of Hardachre’s dire warnings. 83%
• Mirror Mirror Successfully call up the ghost in the Mirror. 77%
• Intrinsic Isolation Call out to sea more than once in the Fens. 51%
• Ghostbuster Vanquish the train tracks ghosts on the first attempt. 48%
• Environmentalist Photograph the rare Natterjack Toad. 48%
• Bird Watcher Successfully photograph the Heron in Saxon Fens. 46%
• We Three Kings Successfully photograph the statue of the three Saxon Kings. 42%
• To The Future Complete the Game. 40%
• Bookworm Read the books in Saxton Museum’s Library and Celtic Corner. 38%
• Ghosthunter Detect over 20 paranormal events in Harbour Cottage on the Environmeter. 37%
• Paparazzi Win 1st place in the Saxton Snappers photography competition. 36%
• True Detective Study all of the photographs on the wall in the Nightmare Room. 31%
• Spy Glass Use the Telescope on May Day to see All views from the Little Lighthouse. 30%
• Cat Watcher Provide Cat Watch with the names of 6 Saxton citizens. 26%
• Lucky Dipper See all items in the Lucky Dip. 25%
• Film Buff Watch the films in Saxton Museum in their entirety. 24%
• Name Dropper Name all the figures seen in Ganwulfs tomb. 23%
• Cat Snapper Photograph Mr Tibbs at Ulcombe. 22%
• My Porcine Friend Feed Cairan the pig over 20 times. 21%
• Swot Thoroughly explore the Saxton Museum. 21%
• Narcissist Look in the Harbour Cottage mirror 5 times on Day 1 21%
• Retro Horror Travel on the Ghost Train 5 times. 19%
• Hedge Wych Pick all available plants and flowers in the country lane. 18%
• Lobster Potty Visit the lobster in The Bear. 17%
• That’s the way to do it Keep watching the Punch and Judy show on Saxton Shore. 16%
• Grave Dweller Defeat the Darkness on the first attempt at Northfield. 15%
• Spirit Voices Collected all EVP’s in the game. 15%
• Saxton Sherlock Successfully identify the Saxton Skelton. 14%
• Good Listener Listen to the story on the Harbour Cottage telephone every day or night. 14%
• Phantom Photomaster Capture all possible Ghost Photos in the game. 11%