Free To PlayMassively MultiplayerRPG
WildStar
Give it 4 hours
Gets good by 4h then rated almost like by veterans
Fully opens up by 15h rated like by long-time players
Started playing 45% of owners
Steam reviews 75% positive of 5,125
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (55%); after 15h it's 1 in 15 (7%).
- Fully opens up by hour 15.
- The opening is criticised more than in 84% of games we track.
- The game has no story achievements, so drop-off points can't be measured.
- Only 45% 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 5,144 Steam reviews in every language. 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 (45.1% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
This game has no story achievements, so we can't tell where players quit.
All achievements (142)
story milestone ending side
- Ground to Bits Deliver a Critical Deathblow, leaving your enemy in pieces 100%
- Triple Threat Get 100 Triple Kills 96%
- Safety in Numbers Join a group 59%
- A Heroes Journey Level 10 Reach Character level 10 49%
- Skeech Scorcher Kill 100 Skeech 44%
- Make a Friend Add a player to your friends list 43%
- Expedition: They Came from Fragment Zero! Complete the They Came from Fragment Zero! Expedition 38%
- Omni-Potent Collect 40 OmniBits 36%
- Crafty Learn a crafting tradeskill 36%
- Doombringer Perform a Godly Kill 31%
- The Quest for... Quests Complete 100 non-repeatable quests 30%
- Cozy Crib You built a cozy house 24%
- A Heroes Journey Level 20 Reach Character level 20 21%
- Expedition: M-13 Complete the Outpost M-13 Expedition 19%
- Apprenticeship Reach Apprentice level with a crafting tradeskill 16%
- Construct Crusher Kill 100 Eldan Constructs 15%
- A Heroes Journey Level 30 Reach Character level 30 15%
- Protogames Academy Complete the Protogames Academy Dungeon 14%
- Pell Pestilence Kill 100 Pell 14%
- Darkspur Deathdealer Kill 100 Darkspur 12%
- A Heroes Journey Level 40 Reach Character level 40 12%
- Spider Stabber Kill 100 Spiders 12%
- A Heroes Journey Level 50 Reach Character level 50 12%
- Expedition: Infestation Complete the Infestation Expedition 11%
- Credit where Credit is due Earn 10 Platinum 10%
- World Story 01: Event Horizon Enter the Mysterious Portal in Thayd or Illium and learn what secret it holds 10%
- Ikthian Elimination Kill 100 Ikthians 9.1%
- Terminite Takedown Kill 100 Terminites 9.1%
- Dagun Deathbringer Kill 100 Daguns 9.1%
- Elemental Extinguisher Kill 100 Elementals 9.1%
- It's The Journey, Man Reach Journeyman level with a crafting tradeskill 8.9%
- Torine Torturer Kill 100 Torine 8.9%
- Zombie Zinger Kill 100 Squirg Zombies 8.6%
- The Quest for... even more Quests Complete 500 non-repeatable quests 8.2%
- Pumera Punisher Kill 100 Pumeras 8.2%
- Razortail Roundup Kill 100 Razortails 8.0%
- Strain Disinfectant Kill 200 Strain Creatures 8.0%
- Battlegrounds: First Match Win! Win your first battleground 8.0%
- Stormtalon's Lair Earn a bronze or higher rating in the Stormtalon's Lair Dungeon 8.0%
- World Story 02: Into Darkness Travel with Drusera through the portal to Exo-Lab X39 7.8%
- Expedition: Rage Logic Complete the Rage Logic Expedition 7.5%
- Battlegrounds: The Mad Jabbit Achieve a kill chain of 3 PVP enemies in a Battleground 7.5%
- Canimid Killer Kill 100 Canimids 7.3%
- Expedition: Space Madness Complete the Space Madness Expedition 7.1%
- Expedition: Deep Space Exploration Complete the Deep Space Exploration Expedition 6.9%
- Expedition: The Gauntlet Complete the Gauntlet Expedition 6.9%
- Buzzbing Bleeder Kill 100 Buzzbings 6.9%
- Ascendant Butcher Kill 100 Ascendant Creatures 6.9%
- Chompa Chomper Kill 100 Chompacabras 6.9%
- Earning your Stripes Complete 25 Soldier Path missions 6.4%
- World Story 03: The Heart of Corruption Survive the Entity's trials of strength 6.4%
- Moodie Mayhem Kill 100 Moodies 6.2%
- Vulcarrion Vaporizer Kill 100 Vulcarrions 6.2%
- I'm an Artist! Reach Artisan level with a crafting tradeskill 6.0%
- Rootbrute Ravager Kill 100 Rootbrutes 6.0%
- Rebel Earn a bronze or higher rating on the Hycrest Insurrection Adventure 6.0%
- Dreg Destroyer Kill 100 Dreg 6.0%
- World Story 04: Walking in Her Footsteps Meet Drusera and learn about the Genesis Prime 5.8%
- Mad Science! Complete 25 Scientist Path missions 5.5%
- Rock Wrecker Kill 100 Gronyx 5.5%
- Battlegrounds: The Crazed Chompacabra Achieve a kill chain of 5 PVP enemies in a Battleground 5.5%
- Skeech Wrangler Earn a bronze or higher rating on the War of the Wilds Adventure 5.3%
- Ruins of Kel Voreth Earn a bronze or higher rating in the Ruins of Kel Voreth Dungeon 5.3%
- Accepting the Challenge Complete 100 Challenges 5.1%
- World Story 05: The Eternal Guardian Observe what might happen if the Entity's plan is carried out 5.1%
- Ain't no Mountain High Enough Complete 25 Explorer Path missions 4.9%
- Ravenok Rampage Kill 100 Ravenoks 4.9%
- Scrab Skinner Kill 100 Scrabs 4.9%
- Yeti Machete Kill 100 Yetis 4.7%
- Veteran Skeech Wrangler Earn a bronze or higher rating on the War of the Wilds Adventure on Veteran difficulty 4.7%
- Yardbird Earn a bronze or higher rating on the Riot in the Void Adventure 4.7%
- Feather Duster Kill 100 Falkrin 4.4%
- In my Expert Opinion Reach Expert level with a crafting tradeskill 4.4%
- Girrok Grappler Kill 100 Girroks 4.4%
- Veteran Skullcano Earn a bronze or higher rating in the Skullcano Dungeon on Veteran difficulty 4.4%
- Petty Criminal Earn a bronze or higher rating on the Crimelords of Whitevale Adventure 4.2%
- Defender Earn a bronze or higher rating on the Siege of Tempest Refuge Adventure 4.2%
- Veteran Stormtalon's Lair Earn a bronze or higher rating in the Stormtalon's Lair Dungeon on Veteran difficulty 4.2%
- Beloved Become beloved by your faction 4.2%
- Veteran Expedition: M-13 Complete the Outpost M-13 Expedition on Veteran difficulty 4.0%
- Veteran Expedition: Infestation Complete the Infestation Expedition on Veteran difficulty 4.0%
- Veteran Expedition: They Came from Fragment Zero! Complete the They Came from Fragment Zero! Expedition on Veteran difficulty 4.0%
- If you build it... Complete 25 Settler Path missions 4.0%
- Snoglug Slayer Kill 100 Snoglugs 4.0%
- Veteran Criminal Earn a bronze or higher rating on the Crimelords of Whitevale Adventure on Veteran difficulty 4.0%
- Veteran Ruins of Kel Voreth Earn a bronze or higher rating in the Ruins of Kel Voreth Dungeon on Veteran difficulty 4.0%
- Veteran Expedition: Space Madness Complete the Space Madness Expedition on Veteran difficulty 3.8%
- Veteran Expedition: The Gauntlet Complete the Gauntlet Expedition on Veteran difficulty 3.8%
- Rockhorde Ripper Kill 100 Rockhordes 3.8%
- Survivalist Earn a bronze or higher rating on the Malgrave Trail Adventure 3.8%
- Veteran Survivalist Earn a bronze or higher rating on the Malgrave Trail Adventure on Veteran difficulty 3.8%
- Veteran Defender Earn a bronze or higher rating on the Siege of Tempest Refuge Adventure on Veteran difficulty 3.8%
- Skullcano Earn a bronze or higher rating in the Skullcano Dungeon 3.8%
- Veteran Expedition: Rage Logic Complete the Rage Logic Expedition on Veteran difficulty 3.5%
- Veteran Expedition: Deep Space Exploration Complete the Deep Space Exploration Expedition on Veteran difficulty 3.5%
- Steamglider Sacrifice Kill 50 Steamgliders 3.5%
- Battlegrounds: The Raging Rowsdower Achieve a kill chain of 8 PVP enemies in a Battleground 3.5%
- Veteran Sanctuary of the Swordmaiden Earn a bronze or higher rating in the Sanctuary of the Swordmaiden Dungeon on Veteran difficulty 3.5%
- Workaholic Complete 25 Contracts from the Protostar Contract Dispenser in Thayd or Illium 3.5%
- Journey into the OMNICore Earn a Bronze or higher rating in the Journey Into the OMNICore World Story Expedition 3.1%
- Better Red than Dead Collect 10,000 Crimson Essences 3.1%
- Gorganoth Gibber Kill 20 Gorganoths 3.1%
- Mammodin Masher Kill 50 Mammodins 2.9%
- Stemdragon Snipper Kill 100 Stemdragons 2.9%
- Stumpkin Snuffer Kill 100 Stumpkins 2.9%
- Sanctuary of the Swordmaiden Earn a bronze or higher rating in the Sanctuary of the Swordmaiden Dungeon 2.9%
- Faulty Hypothesis Defeat Experiment X-89 within Genetic Archives Raid 2.9%
- Planning for Failure Defeat Kuralak the Defiler within the Genetic Archives Raid 2.9%
- Veteran Protogames Academy Earn a bronze or higher rating in the Protogames Academy Dungeon on Veteran difficulty 2.7%
- Veteran Ultimate Protogames Earn a bronze or higher rating in the Ultimate Protogames Dungeon on Veteran difficulty 2.7%
- Shut Your Maw Defeat Phage Maw within the Genetic Archives Raid 2.7%
- Clean up the Code Defeat the Phagetech Prototypes within the Genetic Archives Raid 2.7%
- Council of None Defeat the Phageborn Convergence within the Genetic Archives Raid 2.7%
- Dread is Dead Defeat Dreadphage Ohmna within the Genetic Archives Raid 2.7%
- Garr Gutter Kill 100 Garrs 2.4%
- Malverine Massacre Kill 100 Malverines 2.4%
- Murgh Muncher Kill 100 Murghs 2.4%
- Battlegrounds: 50 Match Wins Win 50 battlegrounds 2.4%
- Boulderback Brutalizer Kill 100 Boulderbacks 2.2%
- System Reboot Defeat the System Daemons within the Datascape Raid 2.2%
- Thorough Cleaning Defeat Gloomclaw within the Datascape Raid 2.2%
- No Respect for Authority Defeat the Maelstrom Authority within the Datascape Raid 2.2%
- Mastery of the Elements Defeat each of the Elementals within the Datascape Raid 2.2%
- Bombastic Bandit Basher Kill 100 Bandits 2.0%
- Smooth Operator Defeat the Prime Evolutionary Operants within the Initlialization Core Y-83 Raid Dungeon 2.0%
- A Bolt from the Blue Collect 10,000 Cobalt Essences 2.0%
- Lean Green Killing Machine Collect 10,000 Viridian Essences 2.0%
- The Essence of Royalty Collect 7,500 Violet Essences 2.0%
- Battlegrounds: 150 Match Wins Win 150 battlegrounds 2.0%
- Battlegrounds: The Badge of Service Achieve a 1,500 Personal Battleground Rating 2.0%
- Battlegrounds: The Medal of Courage Achieve a 1,800 Personal Battleground Rating 2.0%
- Battlegrounds: The Mark of Honor Achieve a 2,000 Personal Battleground Rating 2.0%
- AI Personae Defeat Avatus within the Datascape Raid 2.0%
- You Can Never Spend Too Many Allocate 25 points in the Primal Matrix 1.8%
- Hurtin' Heynar Kill 100 Heynars 1.8%
- Battlegrounds: 300 Match Wins Win 300 battlegrounds 1.8%
- Battlegrounds: 500 Match Wins Win 500 battlegrounds 1.8%
- Battlegrounds: The Star of Glory Achieve a 2,200 Personal Battleground Rating 1.8%
- The Primal Rainbow Collect Essences of all colors totaling 375,000 1.6%
- Node Assault Unlock all assault ability nodes 1.6%
- Primal Efficiency Earn the tier 3 for each of the Crimson, Cobalt, and Viridian essence collection achievements 1.3%
- Node Support Unlock all support ability nodes 1.3%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-19.