When does Valhalla Hills get good?

Give it 5 hours. In the first 2 hours most reviews are negative (67%); after 5h it's 1 in 3 (33%). The opening is criticised more than in 94% of games we track.

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Valhalla Hills

Dec 2, 2015 Steam: Mixed

Give it 5 hours

Gets good by 5h then rated almost like by veterans

Started playing 67% of owners

Steam reviews 55% positive of 1,331

What the data shows

In the first 2 hours most reviews are negative (67%); after 5h it's 1 in 3 (33%).
The opening is criticised more than in 94% of games we track.
Only 67% of owners have even the first achievement — the rest barely played.

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 1,346 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 291 reviews: 5.4h for positive, 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 (66.6% 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 (26)

Summiteer The first map has no summit but, hey, you made it! 100%
Beginner Splendid, you have been taking care of your subservients for one hour so far. 58%
Junior-Architect Your Vikings erected 50 buildings. 43%
Architect in Training Your Vikings erected 100 buildings. 30%
Wooden Medal of Fightings Your warriors have killed 50 foes and animals. 28%
Advanced Splendid, you have been taking care of your subservients for 8 hours so far. 24%
Stone Medal of Fightings Your warriors have killed 100 foes and animals. 21%
The Big Name-Giver You renamed one Viking. 13%
True Summiteer Your Vikings managed to climb the Valhalla Hills 10 times! 13%
Master Splendid, you have been taking care of your subservients for 24 hours so far. 11%
Iron Medal of Fightings Your warriors have killed 500 foes and animals. 9.3%
Architect Your Vikings erected 500 buildings. 8.1%
Silver Medal of Fightings Your warriors have killed 1000 foes and animals. 6.5%
Viking-Power You have spawned 1000 Vikings. 5.9%
Master-Architect Your Vikings erected astonishing 1000 buildings. 4.4%
Valhalla I One Viking has reached Valhalla and does no longer need to fight for honor. 3.9%
Valhalla X Ten Vikings have reached Valhalla. Odin is very proud of you. 3.5%
All unlocked! All achievements unlocked. 3.2%
Gold Medal of Fightings Your warriors have killed 5000 foes and animals. 2.9%
Addict Marvelous, you have been taking care of your subservients for 7 days so far. 2.6%
Valhalla C One hundred Vikings have reached Valhalla. Odin is very proud of you. 2.4%
Experienced Summiteer Your Vikings managed to climb the Valhalla Hills 50 times! 2.3%
Mega-Master-Architect Your Vikings erected unbelievable 5000 buildings. 2.1%
Pro-Summiteer Your Vikings managed to climb the Valhalla Hills 100 times! 2.1%
Ultimate Summiteer Your Vikings managed to climb the Valhalla Hills 250 times! 2.0%
Valhalla M One thousand Vikings have reached Valhalla. Odin is very proud of you. 2.0%

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