Darkestville Castle

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 748 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 295 reviews: 6.3h for positive, 5.1h 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 (75.5% 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 (44)

• Sworn Enemy Finish the prelude. 100%
• Wimp Use the hint option for a fist time. 92%
• Repair guy Fix the broken machine in the basement. 87%
• 147 times Talk through every dialogue option with Dan. 81%
• Vengeful Spirit Finish The First Chapter. 76%
• Honorary Biologist Read the whole biology textbook. 69%
• Lullaby for Walrus Give some sedative to Walrus. 68%
• Big Pie Raptor Get the second key. 68%
• Double-Face Finish The Second Chapter. 66%
• Hell gate Keymaster Get all 3 keys. 66%
• Old habits Poke around in every trashcan in Darkestville. 65%
• Freedom! Get out of the castle cell. 65%
• Pickupartist Try to flirt with Foxy. 65%
• Gismo! Talk with Jeff about Good stuff. 64%
• Small Time Con Man Finish The Interlude. 64%
• Bureaucrat Talk with Pig Demon about joining Demon Trade Union. 62%
• Imagination Talk with Sailor Demon about his… ship and find a way to get it from him. 60%
• Secrets fan Try to find a secret safe behind every picture in Darkestville. 60%
• Cheater Win at dice with sugar cubes. 59%
• EL CAFE DE LA MUERTO! Get Walrus his coffee. 58%
• Evil Without Frontiers Finish The Third Chapter. 57%
• Medic! Medic! Cure both Mongoose and Walrus. 57%
• Strike Fulfil every strike demand of Pig Demon. 57%
• There's Something About Dan Ask all three of Romero brothers about Dan. 56%
• The Best Villain Finish The Game. 56%
• Know your rights Talk through every dialogue option with Werewolf by the tavern. 56%
• Thank you for your call Solve the Underworld Gateway puzzle. 55%
• Terror of the Hell Meet Alberto. 52%
• Handyman Build a bridge over the Lavafall. 51%
• Huckster Buy video recorder back. 51%
• Burglar Find a secret entrance at the Lavafall. 50%
• Hi there! Summon the ghost and talk through every dialogue option with him. 50%
• Family ties Find a message from Cid’s parents and get the detonator. 49%
• Bookworm Read the whole book about ghosts. 49%
• Catch me if you can Run into Vigo for three times. 46%
• Nam Flashbacks Get a tomato and talk through every dialogue option with Vegetable Demon. 46%
• Survivalist Read the Survivalist Magazine. 46%
• Who’s there? Talk with Giovanny in the Tavern about T.Rex. 44%
• Death is fun Have a look at every tombstone in Darkestville. 37%
• Connoisseur of drinks Try every drink at the bar and find 3 diamonds. 33%
• ACCESS DENIED Try all possible Underworld Gateway password combinations. 31%
• Sid’s personal friends Club Have a look at every single person in Darkestville. 28%
• Language barrier Talk through every dialogue option with Fly. 22%
• Demonologist Have a look at every demon in Darkestville. 19%