Nordhold
Give it 3 hours
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 3 reviews are negative (30%); after 10h it's 1 in 9 (11%).
- Fully opens up by hour 10.
- The biggest drop-off is between “Slayer” (Kill the first boss) and “Berserker” (Kill the second boss): from 100% to 73% of starters.
- 84% 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 3,463 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 297 reviews: 14.4h for positive, 4.7h 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 (84.3% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Slayer Kill the first boss. 100%
- Berserker Kill the second boss. Most players quit here 73% −27
- Champion Defeat the third boss. 64% −9
- Overlord Defeat the fourth boss. 49% −15
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (32)
story milestone ending side
- Slayer Kill the first boss. 100%
- First Steps Reach the "Gold" rank in normal mode. 98%
- Pathfinder Complete the tutorial. 90%
- Enemy Bane Kill 1000 enemies. 78%
- Builder of Realms Have 20+ building upgrades in one run. 74%
- Berserker Kill the second boss. 73%
- Architect Unlock all 9 towers. 72%
- Platinized Reach the "Platin" rank in normal mode. 65%
- Merchant of the North Earn 20+ gold per wave with "Trading Ships". 64%
- Champion Defeat the third boss. 64%
- Guildmaster Hire 12 workers in one run. 58%
- Thor’s Wrath Reach 5000 DPS in a wave. 57%
- Obsidian Guardian Reach the "Obsidian" rank in normal mode. 56%
- Path of Discovery Complete 50% of all possible discoveries. 51%
- Overlord Defeat the fourth boss. 49%
- Mystic Fury Deal over 250,000 damage with spells in a run. 48%
- One of a Kind Obtain your first unique banner. 46%
- Tower Master Level a tower to level 10. 45%
- Golden Hoard Accumulate more than 500 gold in your guild hall before claiming in one run. 45%
- Runic Power Achieve 300% or more spell damage. 43%
- Valhalla Vanguard Reach the "Valhalla" rank in normal mode. 41%
- Architect's Dream Unlock all buildings. 40%
- Professor Complete the last research of a university research strand in one run. 39%
- Developed Town Specialize 2 Village Buildings in one run. 35%
- You Bow to No One Complete a run without arrow towers. 31%
- Relic Hunter Collect 20 relics in one run. 29%
- Fusion Mastery Gain 2 fusions in one run. 28%
- Pioneer Expansion Build 15 outposts in one run. 22%
- Dark Offering Sacrifice 3 workers in one run. 17%
- Single-Minded Sentinel Complete all 30 waves with just one tower type. 14%
- Loyal Workforce Finish wave 30 with no more than 5 workers. 5.6%
- Last Stand Win the game with only 1 life point left. 3.0%