ActionAdventureRPG
Kingdom Come: Deliverance
Give it 20 hours
Gets good by 20h then rated almost like by veterans
Fully opens up by 35h rated like by long-time players
Reach the ending 17% of players who started
Started playing 79% of owners
Steam reviews 84% positive of 186,913
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (54%); after 35h it's 1 in 13 (8%).
- Fully opens up by hour 35.
- The opening is criticised more than in 83% of games we track.
- 17% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “Buddy” (Save Lord Capon from the Cumans) and “Conqueror” (Conquer the enemy camp in Vranik): from 65% to 28% of starters.
- 79% 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 187,470 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 296 reviews: 56.8h for positive, 20.5h 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 (79.3% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Blacksmith's Son Complete the first quest. 100%
- Cavalier Save Theresa from the Cumans. 79% −21
- Awakening Join Sir Radzig's garrison. 78% −1
- Buddy Save Lord Capon from the Cumans. 65% −12
- Conqueror Conquer the enemy camp in Vranik. Most players quit here 28% −37
- The End Complete the main story line. 17% −11
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (82)
story milestone ending side
- Blacksmith's Son Complete the first quest. 100%
- Cavalier Save Theresa from the Cumans. 79%
- Awakening Join Sir Radzig's garrison. 78%
- Buddy Save Lord Capon from the Cumans. 65%
- Fatso Be stuffed to bursting for two days. 56%
- Scrooge Hoard 5,000 Groschen. 51%
- Sinner Get drunk with Father Godwin. 49%
- Ranger Walk more than 50 Km. 47%
- Runt Kill Runt. 46%
- Casanova Court Lady Stephanie. 39%
- Anorectic Starve for three days. 38%
- Bookworm Read twenty books. 38%
- McLovin Court Theresa. 37%
- Insomniac Don't sleep for two days and nights. 36%
- Convict Spend three days in prison. 36%
- Thief Steal things with a total value of 30,000 Groschen. 31%
- Monk Become a monk. 30%
- Traveller Discover all locations on the map. 30%
- Conqueror Conquer the enemy camp in Vranik. 28%
- Bastard Find out who your real father is. 28%
- Death by Splinter Cause Henry a mortal wound! 27%
- Bad Trip Dance with the Devil. 27%
- Haggler Save 2000 Groschen by haggling. 26%
- Plague Doctor Heal all the sick in Merhojed. 25%
- Firestarter Get jailed in Skalitz. 25%
- Woman's Lot Complete Theresa's story. 23%
- Ginger Save Ginger from the bandits. 18%
- Serial Killer Kill 200 people. 18%
- Bard Level up Speech to maximum. 17%
- The End Complete the main story line. 17%
- Robber Baron Complete Robber Baron quest. 16%
- Bailiff Ensure the renewal of Pribyslavitz. 15%
- Talmberger Complete all Optional Objectives in Siege quest 15%
- Chivalrous Soul Persuade Kuno to attack the mill right away. 15%
- Saviour Rescue all the survivors. 14%
- Arena Master Get a complete set of armour from the Rattay tourney. 14%
- Knightrider Win the Talmberg horse race. 14%
- Hunter Bag fifty game animals. 12%
- Mercenary's Honour Arouse the mercenary's sense of honour. 12%
- Tracker Track down the raiders who attacked the farm. 12%
- Level Cap Reach maximum level. 11%
- Freud Find out about Erik's past. 11%
- Spoilsport Sabotage all three executions. 9.8%
- I Can Quit Anytime Dice are most important, the rest will work itself out somehow. 9.7%
- Completionist Complete all quests. 9.1%
- Master Huntsman Become the Talmberg Huntsman. 8.8%
- King Charming Be popular in every town and village. 8.7%
- Kingdom Did Not Come Die for the first time in Hardcore Mode. 8.7%
- Perfectionist Make 2,000 Groschen a day from Pribyslavitz. 7.6%
- Gambler Win 1,000 Groschen in the dice minigame. 6.1%
- Angel of Mercy Help save Johanka from the most grievous charge of heresy! 5.2%
- Stealth Killer Kill twenty enemies by stealth 5.0%
- True Friend Capon will succeed, even though you sent him off with a nasty rash. 4.7%
- Friends without Benefits Invite Fritz and Matthew to Pribyslavitz. 4.5%
- Edward Kelly Brew fifteen types of potion 4.3%
- Lord Capon's Ghost Get back Capon's necklace without permission from anyone. 4.3%
- Wingman Everything has to go according to Sir Hans' plan. 4.2%
- Game Over The Ring of Bacchus made its way back to its original owner. 4.0%
- Not-so-Christian Burial Grant peaceful rest to the soul of the wretched charcoal-burner, Lev. 3.8%
- Christian Burial Ensure eternal salvation for the wretched charcoal-burner, Lev. 3.5%
- David Horak Collect 10,000 herbs. 3.5%
- Fighter Carry out 100 combos in combat. 3.5%
- Pinky Promise Keep your word at any cost. 3.3%
- Alcoholic Become addicted to alcohol. 3.0%
- Full House Sinner Have on your conscience every sin Johanka can think of. 3.0%
- You had one job! Drink yourself into oblivion with Ambrose! 2.9%
- Sniper Kill 50 enemies with headshots. 2.8%
- Like a Ghost Recover Pavel's treasure without being discovered. 2.6%
- Lost Trinket You're not the only one playing the Ring of Bacchus game, so watch out for the others! 2.6%
- Ledetchko Revenant Think up even more ways to haunt the Ledetchko villagers than the charlatan told you. 2.6%
- Infernal Justice The punishment fits the crime. 2.5%
- Torturer Leave Jakey to consider the error of his ways. 2.5%
- Judas Betray your friends in the Gallows Brothers quest. 2.4%
- Cleric's Pet Report to the Inquisitor all the wrongdoing going on in the province. 1.9%
- Hardcore Henry Finish the game in Hardcore Mode. 1.9%
- Voyeur See what Henslin has in his braies without being observed. 1.9%
- Bad Girl Shirk your morning chores! 1.8%
- Virgin Stay celibate and complete the entire game as a virgin. 1.5%
- 'Tis but a scratch Finish the game in Hardcore Mode with all negative perks. 1.4%
- Trial-and-Error Renew the whole of Pribyslavitz without being able to read. 1.4%
- Pilgrim Find all wayside shrines and conciliatory crosses. 1.3%
- Merciful Don't kill anyone during main quest line (except Runt). 1.1%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-21.