ELDERBORN
Give it 2 hours
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 3 reviews are negative (38%); after 4h it's 1 in 16 (6%).
- Fully opens up by hour 4.
- 25% of players who start reach the ending.
- Most players drop off before “Knee-Deep in the Dead” (Finish 1st Chapter of ELDERBORN): only 46% of starters get there.
- Only 61% of owners have even the first achievement — the rest barely played.
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 3,171 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 298 reviews: 4.8h for positive, 1.9h 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 (60.6% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Knee-Deep in the Dead Finish 1st Chapter of ELDERBORN. Most players quit here 46% −54
- Big City Life Finish 2nd Chapter of ELDERBORN. 26% −20
- Do you believe me now, Scully? Finish 3rd Chapter of ELDERBORN. 25% −1
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (27)
story milestone ending side
- Can I play, Daddy? Acquire complete knowledge of game's basics. 100%
- This is ELDERBORN! Make Leonidas proud. Kill 300 enemies. 57%
- Knee-Deep in the Dead Finish 1st Chapter of ELDERBORN. 46%
- Big City Life Finish 2nd Chapter of ELDERBORN. 26%
- Do you believe me now, Scully? Finish 3rd Chapter of ELDERBORN. 25%
- No leftovers Purge all enemies in the last chapter without respawning. 24%
- DOOMSLAYER The devil spins in his grave. Mutilate 999 adversaries. 21%
- script kiddie d0 y0u 5p34k l337? pwn 1337 n00b5. 13%
- Winners don't do drugs Kill 10 essence conduits. 6.9%
- Surgical precision Collect all codex entries about ELDERBORN's monsters. 6.8%
- Big %#!$& Sword Master all codex weapon entries. 6.1%
- Tomb Raider Gather essence from every chest in the Catacombs. 5.8%
- Groundhog Day Finish ELDERBORN in new game+ mode. 3.6%
- The gravekeeper Purge all enemies in the Catacombs without respawning. 3.5%
- Dr. Jones Gather essence from every chest in the City. 3.1%
- No chest left behind Gather essence from every chest in ELDERBORN. 3.0%
- Mr. Wise Guy Collect all codex lore entries 3.0%
- There's a leveling system?! Finish 1st Chapter of ELDERBORN without leveling up. 3.0%
- Gotta catch'em all! Master all codex entries. 2.8%
- A Challenger Appears Complete all challenges. 2.6%
- Jurmums's garbage collector Purge all enemies in Jurmum without respawning. 2.6%
- I'm Winston Wolf. I solve problems Purge all enemies in ELDERBORN. 2.5%
- Grinding? Pff... Finish 2nd Chapter of ELDERBORN without leveling up. 2.5%
- Leeroy Jenkins! Finish 3rd Chapter of ELDERBORN without leveling up. 2.5%
- I AM IRON MAN Complete the game in Iron Man Mode. 2.3%
- OK, Boomer Finish ELDERBORN without dying. 2.3%
- The Elderborn Unlock all achievements. 2.1%