The Technomancer
Give it 10 hours
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours most reviews are negative (74%); after 20h it's 1 in 7 (14%).
- Fully opens up by hour 20.
- The opening is criticised more than in 97% of games we track.
- At least 12% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “It's a secret” (Finish The Technomancer's prologue) and “Treason” (Finish Chapter 1): from 81% to 36% of starters.
- 71% 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 3,057 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 299 reviews: 25.4h 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 (70.6% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- It's a secret Finish The Technomancer's prologue. 81% −19
- Treason Finish Chapter 1. Most players quit here 37% −44
- On the run Finish Chapter 2. 25% −12
- The fall Finish Chapter 3. 19% −6
- Hello, Earth? Finish Chapter 4. 18%
- Martian forever... Decide to join Mutant Valley. ≥12% −6
story milestone ending (most common ending) biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (40)
story milestone ending side
- You have to start somewhere Upgrade a skill 100%
- It's a secret Finish The Technomancer's prologue. 81%
- Monster hunter Kill 60 creatures. 58%
- Ace of staves Hit enemies 200 times using a staff. 57%
- Lightweight Knock out 50 humanoids 51%
- Middleweight Knock out 100 humanoids 41%
- Raider Ransack 40 chests. 39%
- Treason Finish Chapter 1. 37%
- Expert Unlock the 3 levels of a talent 35%
- Heavyweight Knock out 200 humanoids 33%
- Like lightning Electrocute enemies 200 times 31%
- Burglar Pick 50 locks 27%
- On the run Finish Chapter 2. 25%
- With my captain Ally with the Ophir army. 20%
- Noctis merchants Ally with the Noctis merchants. 19%
- Obliging Finish 20 secondary quests. 19%
- Sharpshooter Hit enemies 200 times using a pistol. 19%
- The fall Finish Chapter 3. 19%
- Champion! Complete the arena championship at the Curiosity's. 18%
- Hello, Earth? Finish Chapter 4. 18%
- Trapper Skin 100 creatures. 15%
- Martian forever... Decide to join Mutant Valley. 12%
- Traveler Finish the game on normal difficulty. 12%
- Technomancer Unlock the entire technomancer skill tree. 11%
- A clockwork heart Enter into a romance with Amelia 10%
- Goodbye paradise. Decide to join Noctis. 9.3%
- The spy who loved me Enter into a romance with Niesha 9.3%
- Best friend Finish all of the companion quests. 8.5%
- Warrior Unlock the entire warrior skill tree. 8.5%
- Rogue Unlock the entire rogue skill tree. 8.2%
- Grand Master of the secret Decide to return to Abundance. 7.1%
- The Godfather Ally with the Vory 6.4%
- Guardian Unlock the entire guardian skill tree. 6.2%
- DIY freak Make 100 equipment upgrades. 5.8%
- Without fail Parry 200 attacks with the shield 5.4%
- Bad Karma Having bad Karma 5.1%
- Opponents of the regime Ally with the opposition in Ophir. 4.5%
- Soulmate Enter into a romance with Andrew 4.5%
- Tough to beat Finish the game on hard difficulty. 3.4%
- Extreme survivor Finish the game on extreme difficulty. 2.3%