ActionAdventureRPG
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night
Give it 4 hours
Gets good by 4h then rated almost like by veterans
Fully opens up by 20h rated like by long-time players
Reach the ending at least 38% of players who started
Started playing 94% of owners
Steam reviews 93% positive of 41,912
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 4 reviews are negative (24%); after 20h it's 1 in 30 (4%).
- Fully opens up by hour 20.
- At least 38% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “Storm Abolisher” (Eradicate the cause of the maelstrom) and “Samurai Showdown” (Drive back the samurai): from 86% to 68% of starters.
- 94% 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 42,160 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 300 reviews: 25.9h for positive, 10.1h 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 (93.9% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Storm Abolisher Eradicate the cause of the maelstrom. 86% −14
- Samurai Showdown Drive back the samurai. Most players quit here 68% −17
- Show of Hands Eradicate the wrathful work of art. 64% −4
- Wing Clipper Eradicate the iron marquess. 60% −4
- Snake Charmer Eradicate the twin-headed dragon. 58% −2
- Loco Motive Eradicate the runaway train. 56% −2
- Speed Demon Eradicate the hypersonic hellraiser. 55%
- Dragonslayer Eradicate the netherdrake. 54% −2
- Tourniquet Eradicate the bloodthirsty maiden. 53% −1
- Hermetically Sealed Subdue the alchemist. 49% −4
- Rodeo Star Eradicate the skeletal demihorse. 47% −2
- All Bets Are Off Eradicate the duke of high rollers. 43% −4
- Moonscraper Eradicate the mistress of the deathly moon. 41% −1
- Dethroned Eradicate the king of demons. ≥38% −3
story milestone ending (most common ending) biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (57)
story milestone ending side
- Shardbinder Absorb your first shard. 100%
- Storm Abolisher Eradicate the cause of the maelstrom. 86%
- Might've Known Discovered a hidden breakable wall. 82%
- Samurai Showdown Drive back the samurai. 68%
- Able Alchemist Transmute items 10 times. 66%
- Show of Hands Eradicate the wrathful work of art. 64%
- Wing Clipper Eradicate the iron marquess. 60%
- Moonwalker Backstep, backstep, backstep. A lot. 58%
- Marathon Travel 42.195 kilometers. 58%
- Snake Charmer Eradicate the twin-headed dragon. 58%
- Treasure Hunter Open 100 chests. 56%
- A New You Change your hairstyle. 56%
- Demon Hunter Slay 1,000 demons. 56%
- Loco Motive Eradicate the runaway train. 56%
- Speed Demon Eradicate the hypersonic hellraiser. 55%
- Dragonslayer Eradicate the netherdrake. 54%
- Tourniquet Eradicate the bloodthirsty maiden. 53%
- Just a Flicker Fulfill your promise to a friend. 52%
- Hermetically Sealed Subdue the alchemist. 49%
- Make a Wish Break 1,000 candleholders. 48%
- Transcendence Triumph over yourself. 48%
- Rodeo Star Eradicate the skeletal demihorse. 47%
- His Blade Inherit the blade that demons fear. 45%
- All Bets Are Off Eradicate the duke of high rollers. 43%
- Moonscraper Eradicate the mistress of the deathly moon. 41%
- True Haggler Earn at least 100,000G in total item sales. 39%
- Dethroned Eradicate the king of demons. 38%
- Arvantville's Angel Complete 30 quests. 36%
- Dare to Devour Consume 20 different recipes. 34%
- Usurper Observe the rise of the castle's new master. 33%
- Growing Pains Reach level 50. 31%
- Bookworm Borrow 10 books. 28%
- Down Pat Master a weapon technique. 26%
- Recital Listen to the faerie's song. 24%
- Déjà vu Bounce a certain chair repeatedly. 23%
- Army of the Night Thank you, everyone, for your endless kindness and support. 22%
- Kickstopper Jump kick 10 times without touching the ground. 22%
- Scrap Heaper Break down items into materials 10 times. 21%
- Demonologist Complete the demon list. 19%
- Bloodstained Take in a large quantity of blood. 18%
- Cartographer Complete the map. 17%
- Gilded Youth Amass a fortune of at least 500,000 G. 17%
- Shardmaster Absorbed every single shard. 16%
- Item Collector Complete the item list. 8.9%
- Overlord Unlock every other achievement. 7.1%
- Manic Mansion Overcome the Infernal Fortress. 1.0%
- Like Clockwork Wake from a Clockwork Nightmare. 0.9%
- Fortress of Water Demons Escape the Fallen City. 0.9%
- A Discerning Eye Catch a demon in a lie. 0.9%
- Gateway to Abyss Show Gremory who's boss. 0.7%
- Believe in the Dawn Conquer the King of Demons. 0.7%
- Organ Trade Earn 1000 Coins via Remains Exchange. 0.7%
- Nailed It Strike a foe immediately after a dash attack 25 times. 0.7%
- Perfect Selection Buy every available Shard and Upgrade. 0.6%
- Limbo Coin Defeat any Duke of Hell without taking damage. 0.6%
- Hunter Coin Defeat any Hunter without taking damage. 0.6%
- In The End Experience every twist of fate. 0.6%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-18.