ActionRPG
Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance
The first 3 hours are a test
Gets good by 3h almost every game dips in hours 2–3
Reach the ending 11% of players who started
Started playing 85% of owners
Steam reviews 49% positive of 4,702
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours most reviews are negative (78%); after 4h it's almost 1 in 2 (40%).
- The opening is criticised more than in 99% of games we track.
- 11% of players who start reach the ending.
- Most players drop off before “Champion of the Dale” (Defeat seven threats to Icewind Dale): only 11% of starters get there.
- 85% 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 4,767 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 294 reviews: 13.4h for positive, 9h 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 (85.3% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Champion of the Dale Defeat seven threats to Icewind Dale Most players quit here 11% −89
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (54)
story milestone ending side
- Gear Up Equip first item of any rarity 100%
- I'll Do It Myself Perform a 50-hit combo by yourself 70%
- Stick and Move Perform 300 Evades 68%
- Sending a Message Kill 75 enemies in one mission 65%
- It's a Rare Thing Equip first Legendary item 60%
- Shield Breaker Defeat every duergar archetype in its Elite form 56%
- Combo Carousel Perform a 200-hit combo 56%
- Goblinbane Defeat every goblin archetype in its Elite form 47%
- Pedestrians of the Hall Complete 5 missions with other players 39%
- Commerce Calls Collect 100,000 gold 38%
- Hidden Gems Loot 200 chests 24%
- A Message to Stygia Defeat an elite Stygian Charger 23%
- Group Healer Perform 25 revives actions on allies 22%
- Giants of the Past Defeat the Spirit of Kelvin 20%
- The Hearts of Crenshinibon Defeat every cultist archetype in its Elite form 17%
- Wasted Lives Defeat every wraith archetype in its Elite form 17%
- Companions of the Hall Complete a mission at difficulty 4 or higher without anyone dying 17%
- Dreaming the Dream Defeat Hagedorn the Beholder 16%
- Warden of the Dale Reach Level 10 with Drizzt 15%
- Dale Commander Reach Level 10 with Catti-Brie 14%
- Unleashing Your Power Perform 100 Ultimates 13%
- Great White Defeat Icewind, Queen of Storms 13%
- Taking Names Defeat 300 Elite monsters 12%
- Giants, Beholders, and Dragons - Oh my. Complete all Dungeons 12%
- Champion of the Dale Defeat seven threats to Icewind Dale 11%
- Chief of Chiefs Reach Level 10 with Wulfgar 11%
- All Dressed Up Equip 8 pieces of the same Gear Set 11%
- Combat Coordinator Perform 50 Team Attacks 11%
- Thin the Pack Defeat every gnoll archetype in its Elite form 11%
- King of the Valley Reach Level 10 with Bruenor 10%
- Erudite Upgrade all Usable Recipes 10%
- Saving Face Defeat every verbeeg archetype in its Elite form 10%
- Fancy Duds Equip all appearance-changing suits for any hero 8.8%
- Dual Wielding Mastery Acquire all of Drizzt's Moves 8.2%
- Master of the Bow Acquire all of Catti-Brie's Moves 8.1%
- Blood in the Snow Defeat 2000 monsters 8.0%
- Hammermaster Acquire all of Wulfgar's Moves 6.3%
- Bearing the Brunt Block 150 Attacks 6.2%
- Master of Axe and Shield Acquire all of Bruenor's Moves 5.5%
- Master Archer Acquire all of Catti-brie's Feats 5.3%
- Trollslayer Defeat every troll archetype in its Elite form 5.2%
- Master of the Melee Magthere Acquire all of Drizzt's Feats 5.0%
- Reghed Mastery Acquire all of Wulfgar's Feats 4.0%
- Shield Dwarf Mastery Acquire all of Bruenor's Feats 3.3%
- Striketeam of the Hall Complete a co-op mission with 4 players at difficulty 3 or higher without anyone dying 3.0%
- Check Me Out Have Legendary items equipped in all equipment slots 2.9%
- No More Troll Trouble Defeat the Abandoned Mines Boss 2.1%
- Stop the Abyssal Ritual Defeat the Sisterhood of Yeenoghu 1.6%
- Chosen of Asmodeus Reach Level 10 with Auralla 1.2%
- Spellcasting Mastery Acquire all of Auralla's Moves 0.8%
- It's All About Timing Perform 500 parries 0.8%
- Warlock Mastery Acquire all of Auralla's Feats 0.6%
- Now It Makes Sense Collect all Lore Objects 0.5%
- Now It Makes Even More Sense Collect all Lore Objects in the Spawn of Yeenoghu and Abandoned Mines missions 0.4%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-19.