Hardland

When it gets good

Share of positive reviews by how many hours the reviewer had played when writing the review.

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Based on all 578 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 291 reviews: 8.4h for positive, 2.9h 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 (4.8% 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 (36)

• Bounty Hunter Gain the first rank with the Imps. 100%
• The Black Sheep Find Sir Cobold's cap. 100%
• Down in the Well Free the Witch of Hardland. 88%
• Cartwright Curse Steal the gold from the Clan Cartwright shrine. 85%
• A Fortunate Lady Give the final birthday present to Elena. 85%
• Kuolema's Death Find and kill Sir Kuolema. 73%
• Fitting Become part of the Grimaldi Ring. 67%
• Never Forgive a Debt Get the Baron's mask. 50%
• Bestowed Get Fortuna's Sword. 42%
• The Priest's Gift Plant the first parasite. 40%
• Feet Off The Ground Craft your flute. 38%
• Emmeline Do you speak Bwock? 31%
• Mask and Mirror Find out who stole the mask from the Glass Passage. 31%
• The Puppet King Craft the Eldest King puppet. 29%
• Meat for the Pigs Let the boars of Port Pulgar devour your flesh. 19%
• Dragon Armor Get the most precious armor in Hardland. 19%
• Mandrake Sap Light the funeral pyres in Port Pulgar. 19%
• Maudey Dhu Tame the beast in the snow. 19%
• Snow Peak Find a way to the top of the castle. 17%
• Glorious Dream See what Emmanuel saw. 15%
• The Last Guardian Get Private Rajat's helmet. 15%
• Eternal Slumber The third ending. 13%
• Sleepless The fourth ending. 13%
• A Face in the Crowd The second ending. 13%
• Green Embers Sleep by the green campfire. 10%
• Long Live the Queen The first ending. 10%
• Wolves Get von Mayerling's armor. 10%
• Time Does Not Exist The eleventh ending. 10%
• I See You The tenth ending. 10%
• Here There Be Dragons The thirteenth ending. 8.3%
• The Thief's Gift The seventh ending. 8.3%
• Away, Simply Away The sixth ending. 8.3%
• Gold The twelfth ending. 8.3%
• Ogres and Kings The ninth ending. 8.3%
• Reality The eighth ending. 6.2%
• Consumed The fifth ending. 6.2%