When does Trine 3: The Artifacts of Power get good?

Give it 7 hours. In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (49%); after 7h it's 1 in 4 (26%). The opening is criticised more than in 77% of games we track.

How many players finish Trine 3: The Artifacts of Power?

35% of players who start reach the ending.

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Trine 3: The Artifacts of Power

Aug 20, 2015 Steam: Mixed

Give it 7 hours

Gets good by 7h then rated almost like by veterans

Reach the ending 35% of players who started

Started playing 75% of owners

Steam reviews 63% positive of 9,208

What the data shows

In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (49%); after 7h it's 1 in 4 (26%).
The opening is criticised more than in 77% of games we track.
35% of players who start reach the ending.
The biggest drop-off is between “I Like Turtles” and “Stop Busting My Walls” (Complete the Chapter "Academy Outskirts"): from 87% to 69% of starters.
74% 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 9,289 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 297 reviews: 6.1h for positive, 5.1h 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 (74.5% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.

Started playing 100%
Sheep Happens Complete the Chapter: "The Three Heroes - Pontius" 100%
But It Belongs in a Museum! Complete the Chapter: "The Three Heroes - Zoya" 92% −8
I Like Turtles Complete the Chapter: "The Three Heroes - Amadeus" 87% −5
Stop Busting My Walls Complete the Chapter "Academy Outskirts" Most players quit here 69% −18
Graduated With Honors Complete the Chapter: "The Astral Academy" 55% −14
A Day as a Bookworm Complete the Chapter: "The Chronicles of the Guardian" 46% −9
Timber! Complete the Chapter: "The Redwood Forest" 38% −8
K.O. Beat the final boss 35% −3

story milestone ending biggest drop-off

Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.

All achievements (28)

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Sheep Happens Complete the Chapter: "The Three Heroes - Pontius" 100%
But It Belongs in a Museum! Complete the Chapter: "The Three Heroes - Zoya" 92%
I Like Turtles Complete the Chapter: "The Three Heroes - Amadeus" 87%
Stop Busting My Walls Complete the Chapter "Academy Outskirts" 69%
Holey Moley! Complete the Chapter: "A Tumble Down" 57%
A Friend of "Poetry" Complete the Chapter: "A Forgotten Parchment" 56%
The King of the Jungle Survive through the Chapter: "A Squabble in the Jungle" 55%
Graduated With Honors Complete the Chapter: "The Astral Academy" 55%
The Three Heroes - Zoya, Perfected Collect each Trineangle from the Chapter: "The Three Heroes - Zoya" 49%
An Exit Strategy Complete the Chapter: "A Lonely Knight" 48%
A Day as a Bookworm Complete the Chapter: "The Chronicles of the Guardian" 46%
The Academy Champion Survive through the Chapter: "An Academic Invasion" 46%
An Itch for the Shiny Complete the Chapter: "A Brush with Death" 43%
No School Today Complete the Chapter: "A Wizard's Nightmare" 38%
Timber! Complete the Chapter: "The Redwood Forest" 38%
I Dreamed a Fireball (almost) Complete the Chapter: "A Wizard's Epiphany" 38%
The Conqueror of Dangers Survive through the Chapter: "A Dangerous Outing" 37%
The Three Heroes - Pontius, Perfected Collect each Trineangle from the Chapter: "The Three Heroes - Pontius" 37%
K.O. Beat the final boss 35%
The Story Has Been Told Complete all of the main story Chapters 35%
The Silencer of Whispers Survive through the Chapter: "A Whisper of Evil" 32%
The Three Heroes - Amadeus, Perfected Collect each Trineangle from the Chapter: "The Three Heroes - Amadeus" 23%
Academy Outskirts, Perfected Collect each Trineangle from the Chapter: "Academy Outskirts" 20%
The Astral Academy, Perfected Collect each Trineangle from the Chapter: "The Astral Academy" 18%
The Chronicles, Perfected Collect each Trineangle from the Chapter: "The Chronicles of the Guardian" 17%
The Redwood Forest, Perfected Collect each Trineangle from the Chapter: "The Redwood Forest" 15%
All Your Collectible Are Belong to Me Collect each Trineangle from every Chapter 12%
Icing the Cake Earn every Achievement in Trine 3: The Artifacts of Power 12%

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