DUSK
Hooks you almost right away
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 9 reviews are negative (11%); after 7h it's 1 in 80 (1%).
- Fully opens up by hour 7.
- The opening is criticised less than in 89% of games we track.
- 42% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “The Foothills” (Complete episode 1) and “The Facilities” (Complete episode 2): from 91% to 52% of starters.
- Only 49% 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 25,825 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 298 reviews: 9.8h for positive, 2.5h 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 (48.9% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- The Foothills Complete episode 1 91% −9
- The Facilities Complete episode 2 Most players quit here 52% −39
- The Nameless City Complete episode 3 44% −8
- Only the Beginning Complete all three episodes 42% −2
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (30)
story milestone ending side
- Go Away Find a "You aren't supposed to be here go away" sign 100%
- The Foothills Complete episode 1 91%
- Completionist Earn the 'Completionist' award 61%
- Frag your Friends Open Duskworld 54%
- The Facilities Complete episode 2 52%
- Pacifist Earn the 'Pacifist' award 49%
- The Nameless City Complete episode 3 44%
- Only the Beginning Complete all three episodes 42%
- 5 Survived Get past wave 5 in Endless Mode 42%
- Swamped Reach E1MS 37%
- Spin 2 Win Kill an enemy by spinning your weapons 37%
- Gotta Go Fast Beat par time in a level 33%
- Untouchable Earn the 'Untouchable' award 32%
- Low Tech Earn the 'Low Tech" award 28%
- Duskwife Find Rachael's secret 27%
- 10 Survived Get past wave 10 in Endless Mode 24%
- Thanks! Watch the credits to the end 24%
- Mother! Find 'Wife of Intoxigator' 23%
- It Lives Find Dopefish 22%
- Not Even Remotely Fair Beat a level on 'Duskmare' 17%
- UNWORTHY Use cheats 14%
- Hardcore Parkour Reach E2MS 14%
- So I Hear You Like... Reach E3MS 14%
- Telefragged Telefrag the Guardian 14%
- 20 Survived Get past wave 20 in Endless Mode 13%
- Intoxigated Kill Intoxigator while intoxicated 13%
- Duskbaby Find Lavender's secret 9.6%
- Somebody's Poisoned the Waterhole! Neutralize Chomper 7.6%
- True 100% Earn the 'Completionist' award in every level 5.1%
- Don't Drop It Pick up a bar of soap in each level 4.7%