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Kingdom Rush 6: Genesis TD
Give it 10 hours
Gets good by 10h then rated almost like by veterans
Fully opens up by 15h rated like by long-time players
Reach the ending 60% of players who started
Started playing 98% of owners
Steam reviews 76% positive of 5,521
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours almost 1 in 2 reviews are negative (41%); after 15h it's 1 in 6 (18%).
- Fully opens up by hour 15.
- 60% of players who start reach the ending.
- Most players drop off before “ACAROTH STILL STANDS!” (Survive the assault on Acaroth Fortress): only 82% of starters get there.
- 98% 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 5,558 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 302 reviews: 20.2h for positive, 18.3h 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 (98.4% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- ACAROTH STILL STANDS! Survive the assault on Acaroth Fortress. Most players quit here 82% −18
- NOT DEAD YETI Defeat the abominable boss in Abominable Lair. 78% −4
- FORCED MOLTING Defeat the arachnid boss in Frostbite Nest. 74% −3
- SHIELDBREAKER Defeat the troll king in Stormcloud Halls. 71% −3
- GAME OF CROWNS Successfully defend Castle Blackburn. 68% −3
- PROMISE KEPT Defeat Vez'nan at Vez'nan's Tower. 60% −9
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (53)
story milestone ending side
- DOC, I'M FROM THE FUTURE Finish the tutorial with 3 stars. 100%
- MIGHTY I Slay 500 enemies. 93%
- MIGHTY II Slay 3000 enemies. 85%
- MASTER ARCHITECT Build 100 towers. 84%
- ACAROTH STILL STANDS! Survive the assault on Acaroth Fortress. 82%
- COW-ARD SPIES Find the undercover spies in the Linirean Castle. 78%
- YOU'VE GOT MY SHEEP Let baby Jenkins help you in battle. 78%
- NOT DEAD YETI Defeat the abominable boss in Abominable Lair. 78%
- KOMBO FINISHER Witness the outcome of the duel in Path of Peril. 76%
- FORCED MOLTING Defeat the arachnid boss in Frostbite Nest. 74%
- DEFENDER OF THE PAST Get 3 stars on every stage of Past Linirea. 73%
- WELCOME TO THE MASTERCLASS Finish the Arcane Academy without activating the statues' teleport. 72%
- MAXIMUM EFFORT Have towers use their ultimate ability 100 times. 72%
- SHIELDBREAKER Defeat the troll king in Stormcloud Halls. 71%
- MIGHTY III Slay 10000 enemies. 71%
- GAME OF CROWNS Successfully defend Castle Blackburn. 68%
- STONE COLD DEAD Kill 50 Gargoyles before they finish regenerating. 67%
- CHECKMATE! Win the game of chess at the Arcane Academy. 64%
- OFF THE RAILS! Help Steven unstick the minecart. 63%
- PLAYING WITH POWER Reach level 6 with any player spell. 62%
- PROMISE KEPT Defeat Vez'nan at Vez'nan's Tower. 60%
- MY CABBAGES! Destroy the vendor's cart in the Linirean Castle. 58%
- UNDERMOUNTAIN SPELUNKER Get 3 stars on every stage of the Stormcloud Depths. 56%
- THAT'S A LOT OF FISH! Help the fisherman in the Raided Farmlands. 51%
- LORD OF DESTRUCTION Kill 50 enemies using Lord Blackburn in combat. 47%
- TROLLS ON ICE Kill 30 skating Troll Pathfinders. 46%
- WREAK HAVOC Break all the vases in Ha'kraj Village. 43%
- DEPOWER OF LOVE Find the atemporal vehicle in Brightwick Town. 43%
- MY WORK HERE IS DONE Get 3 stars on every stage of the Eastern Regions. 43%
- BATTLEMAGE Reach level 10 with Zefira. 41%
- COMMUNITY BUILDING Fully upgrade the buildings in Brightwick Town. 41%
- FEELING LUCKY Bet on the winning knight 5 times in the Paladin Enclave. 41%
- LAST MARCH OF THE TREANTS Kill 20 enemies using the Old Treants in the Golden Grove. 40%
- SHARPSHOOTER Reach level 10 with Bolin. 34%
- SORCERER PROTECTION PROGRAM Complete Stormcloud Halls without losing any sorcerers. 32%
- TIME SAVIOUR Reach level 10 with Gerald. 25%
- BURNING SUN Deal 15000 damage using the Sunray Tower in Stormcloud Halls. 24%
- THREE EYES ON EVERY FISH Fish 3 strange fishes in Castle Blackburn. 24%
- EXCELSIOR! Slay 15 enemies using Nivus' Disintegrate spell. 23%
- BATTLEBOUND Reach level 10 with Connor 23%
- PROTEIN-RICH Destroy 10 egg nests in Frostbite Nest. 21%
- YOU'RE AN ALL STAR Get 100 Stars. 19%
- MY SON'S AN ENGINEER Slay 20 enemies with the dwarven Crane in the Western Wall. 19%
- WANDERING SPIRITS Find all forest spirits in Silveroak Village. 19%
- THERE CAN BE ONLY ONE Defend the Paladin Enclave without losing a duel. 18%
- RENOVATIONS NEEDED Kill 30 enemies using the pillars in Path of Peril 17%
- SILVER BLESSINGS Trap 20 enemies with one use of the Silver Oak's power. 17%
- THE CAVALRY IS HERE! Use at least 20 horse riders in Three-Side Ambush. 17%
- DECORATED STRATEGIST Complete the Campaign on Veteran difficulty. 16%
- ALL YOU CAN EAT BUFFET Make the boss eat 30 enemies in Abominable Lair. 9.3%
- IRON FIST Win all the Iron Mode campaign challenges. 9.1%
- IMPERIAL GUNNER Kill 5 enemies with a single shot from the imperial walker. 8.7%
- SUPREME WAR LEADER Complete the Campaign on Impossible difficulty. 6.9%
Steam page Updated: 2026-11-01.