Tyranny
Give it 15 hours
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (47%); after 20h it's 1 in 12 (8%).
- Fully opens up by hour 20.
- At least 19% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “Master of Ascension (Act I)” and “Exarch (Act II)”: from 75% to 39% of starters.
- Only 43% 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 13,393 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 297 reviews: 39h for positive, 12.3h 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 (43.2% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Master of Ascension (Act I) Lay claim to Ascension Hall in Kyros' name, ending the Overlord's Edict of Execution. 75% −25
- Exarch (Act II) Issue an Edict from the Mountain Spire, establishing yourself as an Exarch - a potential Archon. Most players quit here 39% −36
- Legion of Victory (Act III) Complete the game as an ally of the Disfavored. ≥19% −21
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 (70)
story milestone ending side
- Building a Reputation Gain your first Reputation Ability. 100%
- Correspondence Course Send your first Missive. 80%
- A Slow Death Have Tarkis Demos executed in Edgering Ruins. 77%
- Master of Ascension (Act I) Lay claim to Ascension Hall in Kyros' name, ending the Overlord's Edict of Execution. 75%
- The Mountain Spire Gain control of the Mountain Spire in Vendrien's Well. 75%
- Charismatic Reach maximum Favor with a faction. 60%
- Intimidating Reach maximum Wrath with a faction. 59%
- Some Assembly Required Construct an upgrade on one of your Spires. 57%
- Legendary Acquire an Artifact. 56%
- Perceptive Discover 25 hidden objects. 50%
- Magnetic Personality Recruit every Companion character in the game. 45%
- Arsenal Acquire 5 Artifacts. 43%
- Exarch (Act II) Issue an Edict from the Mountain Spire, establishing yourself as an Exarch - a potential Archon. 39%
- Loremaster Create a spell with a high Lore requirement. 37%
- All You Survey Gain control of every Spire. 36%
- Look On My Works, Ye Mighty... Construct an upgrade on every Spire. 36%
- Capstone Learn the last talent in any of the player's 6 talent trees. 34%
- Bane of the Crossing Claim the Magebane Helm after defeating the Havoc inside the Oldwalls by Lethian's Crossing. 33%
- I Am The Law Become a seasoned adjudicator. 32%
- Lawyered Exploit a legal loophole to keep Amelia's baby alive. 31%
- Feel The Burn Destroy the Burning Library 29%
- Final Judgement Emerge victorious from your trial with Tunon the Adjudicator, forcing him to submit to your rule. 26%
- This! Is! Tyranny! Kick someone off of your Spire. 26%
- Inspiring Leader Reach maximum Loyalty with a Companion. 25%
- Overkill Acquire 10 Artifacts. 21%
- Tyrant Reach maximum Fear with a Companion. 21%
- Legion of Victory (Act III) Complete the game as an ally of the Disfavored. 19%
- Might Makes Right Convince Graven Ashe to submit to your rule, swaying his allegiance from Kyros. 19%
- Made To Be Broken Break all of Kyros' Edicts. 19%
- The Prosecution Rests Convinct an Archon in Tunon's Court. 18%
- Chaotic Victory (Act III) Complete the game without any allies. 12%
- Apocalypse Later End the conquest of the Tiers with a peaceful surrender. 10%
- Sleepless in Three Battles Defeat three encounters with Sleepless opponents. 10%
- By Our Powers Combined Successfully use a combo ability with each Companion in the game. 10%
- How the Mighty Have Fallen Defeat each of the Archons in a single playthrough of the game. 9.7%
- Taking a Stand Claim Sentinel Stand Keep for yourself. 9.7%
- Savage Stone Survive the Rite of Savagery and Stone, joining the Stonestalker tribe. 8.8%
- Cry Havoc! Defeat every Havoc in the game. 8.6%
- Chorus of Victory (Act III) Complete the game as an ally of the Scarlet Chorus. 8.1%
- Victorious Alliance (Act III) Complete the game after forging an alliance among the rebel factions of the Tiers. 8.1%
- Change of Carapace Complete Barik's Companion Quest 7.6%
- Unfinished Business Complete Verse's Companion Quest 7.4%
- Shattered Stone Kill Cairn while on the Anarchist Path. 6.5%
- From the Shadows Gain Bleden Mark's loyalty and have him turn on Tunon the Adjudicator. 5.6%
- The Bastard Tribe Install Reef-Talon in a position of authority over the Bastard's Wound. 5.3%
- Day of Swords Allow Kyros' Day of Swords to arrive without taking Vendrien's Well. 4.9%
- Arcanist Create a spell from all 11 schools of magic in a single playthrough. 4.6%
- Truth and Reconciliation Complete Lantry's Companion Quest 4.6%
- Let Sleeping Abominations Lie Resolve the troubles of the Bastard's Wound without slaying the resident havoc. 4.6%
- Zero Consumption Complete the game without ever using a Health Potion. 4.2%
- Boom Distract the Forge-Bound smith in Lethian's Crossing until he loses control of his magic. 3.5%
- High as the Mountain Spire Share an uncomfortable moment with a party of four or more (Sirin doesn't count). 3.2%
- Paved with Good Intentions Sacrifice one of your Companions to the Voices of Nerat, taking control of the Archon's Mind - and the Scarlet Chorus. 3.0%
- Solo Performance Spend some time alone in the brothel in Lethian's Crossing. 3.0%
- Victory of the Damned Finish the game on the Path of the Damned difficulty setting. 2.5%
- They Sort of Deserve It... Trick Reef-Talon into inadvertently wiping out her loved ones in Bastard's Wound. 2.5%
- Troubleshooter Complete all available quests and sidequests in the Bastard's Wound. 2.3%
- Unconventional Materials Cut the rune from the Sage's chest in the Burning Library. 2.1%
- Well Done Wantonly murder a bystander to distract some easily-defeated guards. 2.1%
- Let the Next Verse Begin Complete Verse's Sidequest and have her usurp the Voices of Nerat. 2.1%
- Iron Victory Finish the game on Trial of Iron mode. 1.9%
- Eternal Suffering Keep Cairn alive, suffering from the effects of Kyros' Edict. 1.9%
- Prince of Tidecasters Place Wagstaff in a position of authority over the Bastard's Wound. 1.9%
- Set in Stone Appoint Jaspos to a position of authority over the Bastard's Wound. 1.6%
- Bastard Wounder Slay all who would willfully trespass the Oldwalls in the Bastard's Wound. 1.6%
- Sloppy Seconds Complete the game with Barik freed out of his armor but trapped in a cage of abuse. 1.4%
- Nice to Meat You Slay a foe with a slab of meat. 1.4%
- Requiem for the Somnombulists Slay all of the Sleepless in Bastard's Wound. 1.2%
- Complicit Justice Learn of the infighting in Bastard's Wound, and do nothing to resolve it. 1.2%
- I've Made A Huge Miss Steak Perform a Critical Miss wielding a slab of meat. 1.2%