Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon
Give it 2 hours
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 5 reviews are negative (19%); after 4h it's 1 in 55 (2%).
- Fully opens up by hour 4.
- At least 46% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “Moonlight Temptation” (Finish Stage 1 for the first time) and “Frigid Hell ” (Finish Stage 2 for the first time): from 100% to 81% of starters.
- 82% 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 4,581 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 296 reviews: 6.3h for positive, 2.3h 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 (81.9% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Moonlight Temptation Finish Stage 1 for the first time. 100%
- Frigid Hell Finish Stage 2 for the first time. Most players quit here 81% −19
- The Brilliant Void Finish Stage 3 for the first time. 72% −9
- Blasphemy unto Heaven Finish Stage 4 for the first time. 67% −5
- Sunder the Night Finish Stage 5 for the first time. 60% −7
- Tragedy of Slaughter Finish Stage 6 for the first time. 55% −5
- Defiler of Taboos Finish Stage 7 for the first time. 50% −5
- Cleave the Moon Finish Stage 8 for the first time. 46% −3
- Those Left Behind Recruit every adventurer and finish the game. ≥46%
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 (15)
story milestone ending side
- Moonlight Temptation Finish Stage 1 for the first time. 100%
- Frigid Hell Finish Stage 2 for the first time. 81%
- The Brilliant Void Finish Stage 3 for the first time. 72%
- Blasphemy unto Heaven Finish Stage 4 for the first time. 67%
- Sunder the Night Finish Stage 5 for the first time. 60%
- Tragedy of Slaughter Finish Stage 6 for the first time. 55%
- Defiler of Taboos Finish Stage 7 for the first time. 50%
- Cleave the Moon Finish Stage 8 for the first time. 46%
- Those Left Behind Recruit every adventurer and finish the game. 46%
- Fallen Moon's Requiem Finish Nightmare Mode. 22%
- Emperor of Darkness Sacrifice every adventurer and finish the game. 17%
- Nightmare's End Finish the game without sacrificing or recruiting any adventurers. 11%
- Blade Gleaming at Sunrise Adventure with your allies and see the Normal ending. 9.5%
- Big Game Hunting! Defeat every boss in Boss Rush mode. 8.4%
- That Man, Zangetsu Go it alone and see the Normal ending. 8.1%