When does A Bastard's Tale get good?

Hooks you right away. 64% of first-hour reviews are positive — about the same as players with 3+ hours (64%). Few early reviews, so this is a rough estimate.

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A Bastard's Tale

May 26, 2015 Steam: Very Positive

Hooks you right away

Gets good instantly from the first hour

Started playing 36% of owners

Steam reviews 81% positive of 395

What the data shows

64% of first-hour reviews are positive — about the same as players with 3+ hours (64%).
Few early reviews, so this is a rough estimate.
Only 36% 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.

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Based on all 402 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 289 reviews: 2.3h for positive, 1.1h 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 (36.1% 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 (10)

First Level Beat level 1 100%
Second Level Beat level 2 61%
Third Level Beat level 3 29%
Forth Level Beat level 4 26%
You are a good player Finish the game 24%
Not bad Defeat 29 enemies in Endless Fighter mode 18%
You are a great player Finish NG 13%
You are an amazing player Finish NG+ 12%
Impressive Defeat 57 enemies in Endless Fighter mode 11%
Impossible Defeat 107 enemies in Endless Fighter Mode 9.7%

Steam page Updated: 2026-10-21.