Dead In Vinland
Give it 10 hours
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (58%); after 20h it's 1 in 6 (17%).
- Fully opens up by hour 15.
- The opening is criticised more than in 87% of games we track.
- Few early reviews, so this is a rough estimate.
- 13% of players who start reach the ending.
- Most players drop off before “Volcano Killer” (Kill the volcano): only 14% of starters get there.
- Only 64% 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 1,854 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 298 reviews: 37.6h for positive, 12.7h 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 (64.3% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Volcano Killer Kill the volcano Most players quit here 14% −86
- Nice little vacation Finish the game (Nice Vacation difficulty) 13% −1
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (50)
story milestone ending side
- First blood Win your first fight 100%
- We are not alone! Recruit your first ally 85%
- Stroller Explore 10 areas 82%
- Skilled survivor Get a character to level 5 75%
- Good Little Ponies Give the maximum tribute to Elof 72%
- Seasoned warrior Win 10 fights (multiple playthroughs) 69%
- Sucks to be you Accumulate 10 negative traits on one character 66%
- Death in Vinland Lose a character 64%
- I'm the best at what I do Get a skill up to 100 49%
- Headcleaver Deal more than 15 damage in a single hit 44%
- Expert survivor Get a character to level 10 41%
- Hiker Explore 50 areas 33%
- A village is born Craft all stations in the camp 32%
- Huscarl Win 50 fights (multiple playthroughs) 31%
- Master blacksmith Forge 150 items (multiple playthroughs) 31%
- Skull Ball Get the Skull Ball 29%
- Master builder Craft 75 upgrades (multiple playthroughs) 28%
- Survivalist Get a character to level 15 27%
- Dark was the night... Spend a night without fire 26%
- Orichalcum Helmet Get the Orichalcum Helmet 22%
- Adventurer Explore 100 areas 22%
- Crowded Have 10 characters in your village 21%
- You're fired! Kick a character 20%
- Highwaymen Win a fight with 2 looters in your team 20%
- Orichalcum Gauntlets Get the Orichalcum Gauntlets 20%
- The silent hunter Convince Grim to join your cause 19%
- The giant sword wielding woman Convince Gwendolen to join your cause 18%
- Orichalcum Greaves Get the Orichalcum Greaves 17%
- The small angry dude Convince Egill to join your cause 17%
- Shepherd Raise 5 sheeps simultaneously 17%
- The scrawny smug warrior Convince Njall to join your cause 17%
- Cartographer Explore every area of the island 16%
- Orichalcum Breastplate Get the Orichalcum Breastplate 16%
- Volcano Killer Kill the volcano 14%
- Nice little vacation Finish the game (Nice Vacation difficulty) 13%
- The good, the bad, and Elof Kill Elof 11%
- Thor Avenged Kill Loki 9.6%
- Tough victory Slay Björn 9.3%
- Murder in Vinland Have one of your characters murder another one 9.3%
- Clever victory Slay Björn after poisoning him 9.0%
- True survivor Finish the game (Survival difficulty) 8.7%
- Einherjar Win a fight with only one character 8.4%
- Triple Kill Defeat 3 enemies with single attack 8.1%
- Not the real threat You succeeded, yet you didn't survive... 7.8%
- Volcano Survivor Go inside the volcano without protection and get out alive 5.0%
- Nobody will be left behind Finish the game without losing anyone (min. Survival difficulty) 4.7%
- You play better than the devs Finish the game (Survival difficulty and True Viking) 3.1%
- Don't poke the bear Make Björn loses his patience 3.0%
- Ready for Ragnarök Finish the game (Extreme Conditions difficulty) 2.3%
- You're not human Finish the game (Extreme Conditions difficulty and True Viking) 2.2%
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