When does Stoneshard: Prologue get good?

Give it 3 hours. In the first 2 hours 1 in 5 reviews are negative (19%); after 3h it's 1 in 13 (8%). 25% of players who start reach the ending.

How many players finish Stoneshard: Prologue?

25% of players who start reach the ending.

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Stoneshard: Prologue

Jun 5, 2018 Steam: Very Positive

Give it 3 hours

Gets good by 3h almost every game dips in hours 2–3

Reach the ending 25% of players who started

Started playing 74% of owners

Steam reviews 87% positive of 3,558

What the data shows

In the first 2 hours 1 in 5 reviews are negative (19%); after 3h it's 1 in 13 (8%).
25% of players who start reach the ending.
The biggest drop-off is between “Watch Me Rise” (Complete the tutorial) and “Bela Lugosi is Dead” (Kill Ascended Archon): from 100% to 27% of starters.
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 3,609 Steam reviews in every language. 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 (74.1% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.

Started playing 100%
Watch Me Rise Complete the tutorial. 100%
Bela Lugosi is Dead Kill Ascended Archon. Most players quit here 27% −73
The Bitter Beginning Complete the Prologue. 25% −2

story milestone ending biggest drop-off

Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.

All achievements (11)

story milestone ending side

Watch Me Rise Complete the tutorial. 100%
Absolutely Legal Use Ether Inhaler. 97%
That's Brutal! Die during the tutorial 61%
Dressed to Kill Equip an item to every slot. Cape, rings and amulet slots don’t count. 42%
Bela Lugosi is Dead Kill Ascended Archon. 27%
Comeback! Have your health reduced to 1 point, survive and restore it back to at least 50%. 26%
The Bitter Beginning Complete the Prologue. 25%
Bad Luck Cultist Extravaganza Kill at least one Proselyte of every type in a single playthrough. 23%
Archivist Read all lore notes in a single playthrough. Treatises aren't required. 22%
Eternal Hunger Kill Ascended Archon without letting him eat a single corpse. 6.5%
Legalise Drugs and Murder Kill any enemy while experiencing Bad Trip. 5.8%

Steam page Updated: 2026-10-19.