Shadwen

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 1,379 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 293 reviews: 9.5h for positive, 2.8h 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 (61.4% 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 (48)

• Rotten Apples Complete Level 1: The Apple Tree 100%
• A Chance Meeting Complete Level 2: The Solitary Killer 82%
• Through the Crypts Complete Level 3: The Way to Rivendon 63%
• Over the Cliffside Complete Level 4: The Cliffside Fort 50%
• Bloodstained Hands Kill all the guards in Level 2: The Solitary Killer 49%
• Keeping Calm Don't kill anyone in Level 2: The Solitary Killer 45%
• Prowling the Walls Complete Level 5: The Walls of Rivendon 43%
• Prison Rats Complete Level 6: Longwall Prison 38%
• Past the Barracks Complete Level 7: Shortwall Barracks 35%
• Lurking in Lowerton Complete Level 8: The Roads of Lowerton 31%
• Across the Storages Complete Level 9: Lowerton Storages 29%
• Working All Hours Complete Level 10: Lowerton Worksite 28%
• All Calm in the Crypts Don't kill anyone in Level 3: The Way to Rivendon 26%
• The Ghost of the Harbour Complete Level 11: Rivendon Harbour 26%
• The Night-Time Streets Complete Level 12: The Streets of Rivendon 24%
• Uptown by Moonlight Complete Level 13: Rivendon Uptown 24%
• The Killer in the Castle Complete Level 14: The Castle District 23%
• The End Complete Level 15: Inside the Castle 22%
• The Bloodied Trail Kill all the guards in Level 3: The Way to Rivendon 19%
• The Bloodied Fort Kill all the guards in Level 4: The Cliffside Fort 18%
• All Calm at the Fort Don't kill anyone in Level 4: The Cliffside Fort 18%
• The Bloodied Walls Kill all the guards in Level 5: The Walls of Rivendon 17%
• All Calm at the Walls Don't kill anyone in Level 5: The Walls of Rivendon 17%
• Prison Mayhem Kill all the guards in Level 6: Longwall Prison 16%
• Just Rewards Complete the game by leaving some or all of the guards alive, but killing the King 16%
• All's Well at Prison Don't kill anyone in Level 6: Longwall Prison 16%
• All's Well at the Barracks Don't kill anyone in Level 7: Shortwall Barracks 15%
• Calm and Quiet Complete the whole game without letting Lily know you're a killer 15%
• Mayhem in the Barracks Kill all the guards in Level 7: Shortwall Barracks 14%
• Mayhem in the Storages Kill all the guards in Level 9: Lowerton Storages 14%
• Mayhem in Lowerton Kill all the guards in Level 8: The Roads of Lowerton 14%
• All's Well in Lowerton Don't kill anyone in Level 8: The Roads of Lowerton 14%
• All's Well at the Storages Don't kill anyone in Level 9: Lowerton Storage 14%
• Worksite Mayhem Kill all the guards in Level 10: Lowerton Worksite 13%
• All's Well at the Worksite Don't kill anyone in Level 10: Lowerton Worksite 13%
• Carnage in Uptown Kill all the guards in Level 13: Rivendon Uptown 12%
• All Quiet in Uptown Don't kill anyone in Level 13: Rivendon Uptown 12%
• All Quiet at the Harbour Don't kill anyone in Level 11: Rivendon Harbour 12%
• All Quiet in the Streets Don't kill anyone in Level 12: The Streets of Rivendon 12%
• Carnage in the Harbour Kill all the guards in Level 11: Rivendon Harbour 12%
• Carnage in the Streets Kill all the guards in Level 12: The Streets of Rivendon 11%
• All Quiet in Rivendon Castle Don't kill anyone in in Level 15: Rivendon Castle 11%
• All Quiet in the Castle District Don't kill anyone in Level 14: The Castle District 11%
• The Merciful Assassin Complete the game sparing the King's life after Lily discovers you're a killer 11%
• Carnage in the Castle District Kill all the guards in Level 14: The Castle District 11%
• Carnage at Rivendon Castle Kill all the guards in in Level 15: Rivendon Castle 11%
• A Murder of Crows Complete the whole game killing all the guards and the King 8.5%
• Both Sides Now Earn all the Achievements in Shadwen 6.8%