When does NECROPOLIS: BRUTAL EDITION get good?

Give it 4 hours. In the first 2 hours most reviews are negative (69%); after 10h it's 1 in 4 (23%). Fully opens up by hour 10.

How many players finish NECROPOLIS: BRUTAL EDITION?

18% of players who start reach the ending.

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NECROPOLIS: BRUTAL EDITION

Jul 12, 2016 Steam: Mixed

Give it 4 hours

Gets good by 4h then rated almost like by veterans

Fully opens up by 10h rated like by long-time players

Reach the ending 18% of players who started

Started playing 87% of owners

Steam reviews 65% positive of 4,667

What the data shows

In the first 2 hours most reviews are negative (69%); after 10h it's 1 in 4 (23%).
Fully opens up by hour 10.
The opening is criticised more than in 95% of games we track.
18% of players who start reach the ending.
Most players drop off before “True Adventurer” (Escape the Necropolis): only 18% of starters get there.
87% 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 4,645 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 297 reviews: 12.3h for positive, 5.3h 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 (87.2% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.

Started playing 100%
True Adventurer Escape the Necropolis. Most players quit here 18% −82

story milestone ending biggest drop-off

Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.

All achievements (13)

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Welcome to the Necropolis Die for the first time. 100%
Craftsperson Craft your first item. 89%
Adventurous Eater Eat or drink an unidentified item. 84%
Power Slayer Slay an enemy using a power attack. 73%
Suit Up Find and equip a new suit of armor. 71%
Intrepid Adventurer Survive longer than your average dungeon delver. 70%
Librarian Recover your first Codex. 60%
Misadventurer Die from a trap. 46%
True Adventurer Escape the Necropolis. 18%
Sneaky, Sneaky Traverse down a Level without using an elevator. 11%
Epic Miser Obtain fifteen thousand gems. 5.3%
Master Librarian Recover all Codexes. 2.8%
Master Chef Learn to craft everything. 1.1%

Steam page Updated: 2026-10-19.