Heroes of Hammerwatch II
Give it 2 hours
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (48%); after 10h it's 1 in 6 (16%).
- Fully opens up by hour 3.
- 42% of players who start reach the ending.
- Most players drop off before “Arista”: only 62% of starters get there.
- 83% 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 6,674 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 294 reviews: 19.7h for positive, 12.6h 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 (82.6% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Arista Defeat Arista. Most players quit here 62% −38
- Harbingers of Dread Defeat the Harbingers of Dread. 57% −5
- Serpents of Demise Defeat the Serpents of Demise. 49% −7
- Dark Citadel Beat the Dark Citadel. 42% −7
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (45)
story milestone ending side
- Mysterious Citadel Find the entrance to the Dark Citadel. 100%
- Combo Sphere Find the combo sphere. 78%
- Monolith Master Use 10 monoliths. 65%
- Arista Defeat Arista. 62%
- Harbingers of Dread Defeat the Harbingers of Dread. 57%
- Serpents of Demise Defeat the Serpents of Demise. 49%
- Combo Kills Reach a combo streak of 150. 49%
- Dark Citadel Beat the Dark Citadel. 42%
- Trinket Attuner Attune to a trinket. 37%
- Adept Paladin Reach level 20 with a Paladin. 19%
- Adept Wizard. Reach level 20 with a Wizard. 18%
- Town Builder Build 50 buildings. 17%
- Dark Citadel+ Beat the Dark Citadel in NG+. 17%
- Adept Ranger Reach level 20 with a Ranger. 16%
- Adept Warrior Reach level 20 with a Warrior. 15%
- Adept Warlock Reach level 20 with a Warlock. 13%
- Adept Sorcerer Reach level 20 with a Sorcerer. 12%
- Adept Rogue Reach level 20 with a Rogue. 11%
- Dark Citadel++ Beat the Dark Citadel in NG+2. 9.3%
- Imp Empire Find 25 imps. 7.7%
- Dark Citadel+++ Beat the Dark Citadel in NG+3. 6.1%
- Dark Citadel++++ Beat the Dark Citadel in NG+4. 4.5%
- Dark Citadel+++++ Beat the Dark Citadel in NG+5. 3.5%
- Expert Wizard Reach level 40 with a Wizard. 2.2%
- Expert Warlock Reach level 40 with a Warlock. 2.1%
- Expert Warrior Reach level 40 with a Warrior. 2.1%
- Expert Ranger Reach level 40 with a Ranger. 1.9%
- Expert Sorcerer Reach level 40 with a Sorcerer. 1.8%
- Expert Paladin Reach level 40 with a Paladin. 1.7%
- Expert Rogue Reach level 40 with a Rogue. 1.6%
- Master Wizard Reach level 60 with a Wizard. 1.2%
- Master Ranger Reach level 60 with a Ranger. 1.1%
- Master Warlock Reach level 60 with a Warlock. 1.1%
- Master Warrior Reach level 60 with a Warrior. 1.1%
- Master Paladin Reach level 60 with a Paladin. 1.0%
- Master Rogue Reach level 60 with a Rogue. 1.0%
- Master Sorcerer Reach level 60 with a Sorcerer. 1.0%
- Adept Priest Reach level 20 with a Priest 0.5%
- Trials and Tribulations I Reach rank 1 in any Spirit Trial 0.4%
- Trials and Tribulations II Reach rank 2 in any Spirit Trial 0.2%
- Trials and Tribulations III Reach rank 3 in any Spirit Trial 0.2%
- Trials and Tribulations IV Reach rank 4 in any Spirit Trial 0.1%
- Trials and Tribulations V Reach rank 5 in any Spirit Trial 0.1%
- Expert Priest Reach level 40 with a Priest 0.1%
- Master Priest Reach level 60 with a Priest 0.1%