Exiled Kingdoms

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 1,155 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 296 reviews: 24.1h for positive, 1.8h 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 (79.8% 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 (67)

• Battle Master Defeat 20 enemies 100%
• Quester Complete 1 quest. Town hall quests don't count for this achievement. 98%
• Level Up! Reach level 2. 97%
• Battle Master - II Defeat 100 enemies. 78%
• Explorer Visit 4 different outdoor areas. 76%
• Gossip Hear about 3 different rumors while drinking at taverns. 62%
• Tourist Visit one of the four capital towns of the Exiled Kingdoms 61%
• Party leader Recruit one of the Companions available in the game. This doesn't include mercenaries for hire. 57%
• Quester - II Complete 6 different quests in the same game. Town hall quests don't count for this achievement. 57%
• Level Up! - II Reach level 6. 52%
• Battle Master - III Defeat 500 enemies. 52%
• Master Explorer Visit 12 different outdoor wild areas. 49%
• Companion: Grissenda Grissenda the warrior joined your party as companion. 48%
• Companion: Adaon You rescued Adaon the Rogue, and made him join your party. 48%
• Outsmart the greedy Be smarter than a greedy trader that tries to take advantage of you. 43%
• Lannegar Hero Thanks to your actions, the Lannegar Mine was reopened. 41%
• Quester - III Complete 18 different quests in the same game. Town hall quests don't count for this achievement. 38%
• Kingslayer Kill one monster king. 37%
• Kingsbridge Hero You stopped the orc tribe threatening Kingsbridge. 34%
• Legendary Explorer Visit 25 different outdoor wild areas. 33%
• To the Rescue! In the same game, rescue to safety 4 people that were abducted or enslaved. This doesn't include companions, or yourself. 31%
• Level Up! - III Reach level 12. 31%
• Public Service Complete succesfully 5 Town Hall quests. 28%
• Pilgrim Visit 4 shrines of The Three in the same game, and learn some wisdom from each of them (Gain XP during conversation). 27%
• Battle Master - IV Defeat 2,500 enemies. 26%
• No place like home Purchase or be granted a home of your own. 25%
• Companion: Hirge Hirge the Cleric joined your party. 25%
• Quester - IV Complete 36 different quests in the same game. Town hall quests don't count for this achievement. 24%
• Played 25 hours with the same character Not bad. but hardly enough to scratch the surface! Also this doesn't include time lost in deaths and reloads, so you played more. 23%
• Jabal Hero You defeated the evil druids in Jabal Hills 22%
• Level Up! - IV Reach level 18. 21%
• Dragonslayer Defeat a "named" Dragon or Wyvern. 19%
• Returning customer You've completed four quests given to you in Wizard Towers. 18%
• Deep Pockets You crafted a legendary Bag of Holding. And thus the screams of a million voices demanding more inventory space might be calmed - partially. 17%
• Cartographer Visit 42 different outdoor wild areas. 17%
• Brother in Arms As a Warrior, become a member of the Fighter's Guild. This organization of bodyguards and mercenaries has its main base in their keep in Freetown. 17%
• Public Service - II Complete succesfully 15 Town Hall quests. 15%
• Bank Robber! You have succesfully robbed a bank. You should be ashamed! It's supposed to be the other way around. 14%
• New Anthur Hero You eliminated the river poisoning. 13%
• Stop the Rage Kill the three "enraged" monsters in the game. 13%
• Fögas Hero You lifted the curse from the Fögas Forest, and made it safer at nights. 13%
• Epic Restorer You recovered 12 shards of the Eye of Tol and reconstructed the ancient artifact. 12%
• Played 50 hours with the same character Usually this is where a standard RPG ends. But I bet you still have lots of things to do. 11%
• Quester - V Complete 72 different quests in the same game. Town hall quests don't count for this achievement. 11%
• Journeyman Wizard You have become a member of the Mage's Guild, an organization which has its power base in the Thuramian capital of Icemist. 9.3%
• House of Shadows Become a member of the Seventh House, the powerful thieves' guild which operates through the Exiled Kingdoms 9.0%
• Friend of Minotaurs You forged a friendship with the King of Minotaurs. They still attack you, but it's their way to show appreciation. 8.5%
• No respect for the elderly You killed one of the most ancient creatures in the Exiled Kingdoms. For good or ill, time will tell. 8.4%
• Veteran Pilgrim Visit 9 shrines of The Three in the same game, and learn some wisdom from each of them (Gain XP during conversation). 7.1%
• Guess who I just met... You talked to a Living God. 7.0%
• Level Up! - V Reach level 25 6.9%
• Planeswalker You visited another Plane of Existence and survived to tell the tale. It happened by accident, but hey, what counts is that you did it. 6.5%
• Quester - VI Complete 85 different quests in the same game. Town hall quests don't count for this achievement. 6.4%
• World Savior You saved the Exiled Kingdoms, and all you get is this lousy achievement. Oh well. 6.0%
• Drama Queen Triumph on the stage! 5.9%
• The Ultimate Victory You fought the ultimate battle between man and machine, and were victorious! 5.5%
• Ordained of The Three As a Cleric, enter the service of The Three in a temple, and become part of their Church. This organization's main power base is the High Temple in Nivarian. 5.0%
• Battle Master - V Defeat 10,000 enemies. 4.9%
• Public Service - III Complete succesfully 40 Town Hall quests. 4.8%
• Played 100 hours with the same character You really want to do and see everything in this game, don't you? 3.6%
• Peace Be With You You walked into one of the most dramatic confrontations in the history of humanity, and resolved it without violence. You convinced the Magister of the Forsaken of the futility of his plan. Kids, don't try this at home! 3.5%
• You were not supposed to... nevermind. You defeated the Undermother without weakening her first and without any aid. Impressive! 2.8%
• Why the Rush? Complete the main quest of the game on Normal difficulty (or higher) before day 180. 2.3%
• Epic Plumber You completed the Sewer of Horrors quest in Hard or Ironman difficulty. Mario and Luigi couldn't have done it better! 2.1%
• Hardcore! You completed the game in Hard or Ironman difficulty. This wasn't your first RPG, was it? 2.0%
• Played 250 hours with the same character You are officially a citizen of the Exiled Kingdoms now. 1.1%
• Traveller You have crossed a Deep Gate and visited another world. Please send a postcard! 1.1%