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Dark Devotion
The first 3 hours are a test
Gets good by 3h almost every game dips in hours 2–3
Fully opens up by 10h rated like by long-time players
Reach the ending at least 14% of players who started
Started playing 75% of owners
Steam reviews 74% positive of 2,518
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (60%); after 10h it's 1 in 12 (8%).
- Fully opens up by hour 10.
- The opening is criticised more than in 89% of games we track.
- At least 14% of players who start reach the ending.
- Most players drop off before “Defeat the Executioner”: only 40% of starters get there.
- 74% 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 2,544 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 299 reviews: 16.5h for positive, 1.2h 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 (74.5% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Defeat the Executioner Gabe will probably be happy to know that the false leader has fallen off his throne. Most players quit here 40% −60
- Defeat Jezebel She went mad seeing her dear and beloved made into a martyr. 25% −15
- Defeat the Ancient The need to bring back her people led her to blasphemy. 24% −1
- An outcast amidst the chosen ones Reach the Cloister of the Chosen. Be careful, you are not welcomed here. 24%
- Defeat the First one You have sinned by bringing down one of your people, you have to redeem yourself. 21% −3
- Defeat Elemiah The crow lady commands an army of royal assassins. Know they will want to avenge her. 18% −3
- Defeat the Ritualist The night’s kingdom is a charming name demonologists use to mean Hell. 18%
- Gott ist tot Ignoring a God is the best way to defeat them. However, fighting sometimes cannot be avoided. ≥14% −4
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 (45)
story milestone ending side
- Deus lo vult Time has come to bring the light. 100%
- He slipped through your fingers! This nosy creature collects shiny objects. Make sure to pounce on it next time! 59%
- Defeat the Executioner Gabe will probably be happy to know that the false leader has fallen off his throne. 40%
- The eye never has enough of seeing, nor the ear its fill of hearing Discover a lost room. Pay attention, there are many more secrets inside the Temple. 35%
- Chosen by the divine Gather ten blessings or more. God watches over you. 27%
- Freeing a charming stranger The Escapees are a very generous nomadic people. Jael will remember your help. 26%
- Defeat Jezebel She went mad seeing her dear and beloved made into a martyr. 25%
- Defeat the Ancient The need to bring back her people led her to blasphemy. 24%
- An outcast amidst the chosen ones Reach the Cloister of the Chosen. Be careful, you are not welcomed here. 24%
- Little mouse The library is the best place to take the time to understand the Temple. 24%
- The crows are watching you Defeat a dark assassin. Stay alert, another one could come... 24%
- Those who oppose the Lord will be broken Hit for more than 200 damage to let your thrill to kill be felt. 22%
- Help thy neighbor Give a poultice to knight Kraumdeith, met in a lost room. 21%
- Rigorously pious Pray twelve times in one life, your devotion is rewarded. 21%
- Defeat the First one You have sinned by bringing down one of your people, you have to redeem yourself. 21%
- Defeat Elemiah The crow lady commands an army of royal assassins. Know they will want to avenge her. 18%
- Defeat the Ritualist The night’s kingdom is a charming name demonologists use to mean Hell. 18%
- Giant killer A divine wrath animates them. Purge at least twelve of these elite monsters in one session. 17%
- The Moth Gatherer He burns bodies and makes potions, which will come in handy. 15%
- Helping one’s family Rescuing Balamb was courageous. Keep saving your people if you can. 15%
- Shared pugilism techniques Balthasar seems to be a great boxer. His knowledge will be useful if you are foolish enough to fight barehanded. 15%
- Gott ist tot Ignoring a God is the best way to defeat them. However, fighting sometimes cannot be avoided. 14%
- Skreed, a dubious Templar Your shield showed him you belonged to his people. However, sharing his opinions does not mean he should be trusted. 13%
- Graveless Most of the dead were forgotten in this secret charnel ground during the third Revolution, the last one. 12%
- Plague-stricken! Amass eight diseases and curses. Be careful, however! 12%
- Ezechiel: a bloody baptism Gilad dragged you into his blasphemy by wanting to free this innocent beast from its chains. 12%
- Blood sisters Fate had you cross paths with princess Amaris on several occasions. 11%
- The Ancients’ technology The Ancients thought coitus was impure and thus cultivated children in some sort of incubators. 11%
- Let him sit alone in silence, for the Lord has laid it on him Free the heir from his prison and find him inside the Filthblood Library. 11%
- David and Goliath Defeat a boss barehanded. The art of pugilism will hold no secrets for you anymore. 9.9%
- Almighty Goddess You entered the Temple as a simple warrior. You will exit sacred by the divine. 9.3%
- Magnanimous Show mercy by sparing the virgin, forgotten amidst the darkness. 8.9%
- Child murder Purge at least twenty of these children born of incest and morbid experiments in one session. 8.6%
- Model Templar Complete the set of quests given by the Filthblood Shelter emissary. 7.7%
- Mistress of the Donjon Index the Ancient dungeon. 7.1%
- Mistress of the Corrupted den Index the Den of Corrupted Nature. 6.6%
- Reuniting Ariuk and Gabrielle It is crucial to remain united as a group during this pilgrimage. 5.5%
- Mistress of the Citadel Index the Alabaster Citadel. 5.4%
- Holy champion Upgrade the faith bar to its maximum. The strongest warriors are also the most devout. 5.1%
- Woof! This small lost dog will not survive long in the forest. 4.3%
- A minute of silence for the princes The youngest suffered a punishment worse than his older brother. 3.9%
- Reaping the Reaper It is a true disgrace for a King’s envoy such as Elemiah to die by her own minion's scythe. 3.6%
- Templar versus Templar: a fair fight It was very honorable of you to face your foe with a Templar's weapons. 3.4%
- The Messiah Reach the end of the Temple while wearing the Redeemer’s curse. Be an example, show the path. 2.6%
- Philomathy Gather every single piece of text. You have everything you need to theorize about the Temple’s history. 2.4%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-19.