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MageQuit
Hooks you almost right away
Gets good by 1h almost every game dips in hours 2–3
Fully opens up by 2h rated like by long-time players
Started playing 69% of owners
Steam reviews 94% positive of 1,435
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 7 reviews are negative (15%); after 4h it's 1 in 30 (3%).
- Fully opens up by hour 2.
- The opening is criticised less than in 82% of games we track.
- Only 69% 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 1,466 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 293 reviews: 6h for positive, 0.8h 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 (69% 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 (10)
- Yer a wizard, hairy Complete the MageQuit tutorial. 100%
- ...and 7 Tears ago Hit the same enemy with all 7 Tears. 31%
- Purist Draft a full set of spells from a single element. 19%
- Baby's first showdown End a free-for-all match in a tie and win the showdown. 17%
- Now you're thinking with wormholes Have 4 of your own worms on the battlefield at one time. 15%
- Pentakill Get 5 kills in a single round. 13%
- 4 Scorch... Hit the same enemy with 4 Scorches within 4 seconds. 13%
- Beard oil is a luxury few can afford Reach 20 kills in a 9 round game. 7.2%
- MageQuit great for parties Complete a couch game with at least 8 players. 4.9%
- Somebody's Fabulous Unlock a full elemental outfit set. 3.3%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-20.