Heaven's Vault
The first hour is a test
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours most reviews are negative (70%); after 15h it's 1 in 14 (7%).
- Fully opens up by hour 15.
- The opening is criticised more than in 96% of games we track.
- 31% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “Maersi” (A moon of fresh air and pigs) and “Elboreth” (Home): from 81% to 54% of starters.
- 91% 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 2,527 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 300 reviews: 21.5h for positive, 6h 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 (91.1% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Meet Six Another robot to add to the collection... 100%
- People: Huang Meet a friendly scholar 87% −13
- Maersi A moon of fresh air and pigs 81% −6
- Elboreth Home Most players quit here 54% −27
- Complete the Game All things must come to an end... 31% −23
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (44)
story milestone ending side
- Meet Six Another robot to add to the collection... 100%
- People: Huang Meet a friendly scholar 87%
- Maersi A moon of fresh air and pigs 81%
- Language: Initiate Learn 1 Word 78%
- Language: Beginner Learn 3 Words 62%
- Language: Fast Learner Learn 5 Words 58%
- Translations: Starter Completed 1 Translation 55%
- Elboreth Home 54%
- Language: Scholar Learn 10 Words 53%
- People: Oroi Meet a mechanicist 50%
- People: Tapi Meet a thief 49%
- People: Timor Meet a bartender 48%
- Language: Adept Learn 20 Words 45%
- Translations: Reader Completed 3 Translations 43%
- Language: Linguist Learn 30 Words 40%
- People: Sya Meet a survivor 40%
- Translations: Decipherer Completed 5 Translations 38%
- Pilgrim's Progress Pilgrims are welcome 38%
- Renaki A moon of deals and spices 37%
- Language: Speaker of Ancient Learn 50 Words 35%
- A Voice from Stone An ancient voice 34%
- The Funeral Pay your last respects 33%
- People: Yazi Meet an injured labourer 33%
- Translations: Reader of the Lost Marks Completed 10 Translations 32%
- Complete the Game All things must come to an end... 31%
- Inside the Vault What is this place...? 31%
- Heaven's Vault? A name from the past... 29%
- Translations: Tomb Reader Completed 20 Translations 26%
- Face to Face An ancient Empress lies buried... 22%
- Bought a Gecko A new friend! 22%
- Lost a Gecko I lost my friend. 22%
- Translations: Discoverer of the Past Completed 30 Translations 22%
- A Change of Heart Things will never be the same again... 20%
- Restored the Nebula Leave the Past Behind 19%
- The Old Sea A legend from the Old Sea 18%
- Looking Deeper New game plus! 17%
- Vaulted Leave Everything Behind 15%
- The Wisdom of Swine The pigs have something to say after all... 14%
- A Crowning Secret Discover something priceless - and keep it secret 11%
- A Reunion A friend has found a place to hide. 9.4%
- Sold a Friend It's only business... 8.6%
- Enrollment Bring a new student to the University 8.2%
- The Gates of Iox Seal the University 4.5%
- Breaking In A spot of burglary 4.1%