Vagrus - The Riven Realms

When it gets good

Share of positive reviews by how many hours the reviewer had played when writing the review.

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Based on all 1,919 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 300 reviews: 45.2h for positive, 13.5h 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 (62.9% 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 (99)

• A Second Chance Leave Scrapheap in ‘Pilgrims of the Wasteland’ 100%
• Press-ganged Reach Avernum in 'Pilgrims of the Wasteland' 81%
• The Package Deliver Narbo’s package to Skornar in ‘Pilgrims of the Wasteland’ 56%
• Conquered Die for the first time. 46%
• Randomized Roll 100 on an Accuracy roll. 39%
• Conciliator Successfully appease the foe during a crew combat encounter. 33%
• Breached Fail a Faction Task. 31%
• Tactician Start an in-game day with at least 250 Combat Strength and no more than 50 armed crew members. 30%
• Taskmaster Complete 50 Tasks. 29%
• Scribe Unlock 85 codex entries in a single playthrough. 28%
• Fight Another Day Successfully flee from a crew combat encounter. 21%
• Acquaintance Reach a Tier 3 standing with any faction. 20%
• Merchant Complete 100 Trade Tasks in a single playthrough. 19%
• Tail-wind Start an in-game day with a total of MP plus MMP higher than 20. 17%
• The More the Merrier Start an in-game day with 8 Companions in your crew. 17%
• Quartermaster Start an in-game day with at least 3000 Cargo capacity, no more than 50 work crew members and no more than 5 Beasts of Burden. 16%
• Pilgrimage's End Complete the main story in 'Pilgrims of the Wasteland' 16%
• Scholar Unlock 150 codex entries in a single playthrough. 15%
• Deputized Start an in-game day with 6 Deputy slots filled. 15%
• Strategist Start an in-game day with at least 500 Combat Strength and no more than 50 armed crew members. 15%
• Courier Exchange news 200 times in single playthrough. 14%
• Supercargo Start an in-game day with at least 3000 Cargo capacity, no more than 50 work crew members and no more than 4 Beasts of Burden. 11%
• Trouble at Fort Larius Complete 'the Trouble at Fort Larius' storyline. 11%
• Harbinger Get paid for recent news from a 'Far Away' source of origin. 11%
• Inquisitions of Discord Complete 'the Source of Discord' storyline. 9.2%
• Merchant Lord Complete 250 Trade Tasks in a single playthrough. 9.1%
• Been There, Done That Complete the 'To the Four Corners' storyline. 8.4%
• Despised Reach the lowest standing with a faction. 8.1%
• Spiritual Journey Gain access to the upper village in Sadirar. 8.1%
• Potential Unlocked Reach Prowess 9 with any Companion. 7.6%
• Xevarian Gambit Listen to Daneram Xevaris announce his intentions at his feast. 7.5%
• The Voice of Hereafter Complete Finndurarth's personal storyline. 7.2%
• A Terrible Will Complete Nedir's personal storyline. 6.8%
• Insectoid Propagator Complete the 'Insectoid Propagation' storyline. 6.8%
• Huntress Unbound Complete Criftaa's personal storyline. 6.7%
• Unseen Patterns Listen to the strangest sounds of the wasteland. 6.5%
• Life... Finds a Way Gain the Spirit Idol. 5.6%
• Legacy of a Mercenary Complete Harvek's personal storyline. 5.2%
• Business As Usual Complete Garrik's personal storyline. 5.1%
• A Real Battle Defeat a foe with at least 1000 Combat Strength in a crew combat encounter. 5.1%
• Accomplished Explorer Discover all accessible named locations and regions. 4.9%
• Glorious leader Unlock all Leadership Perks as well as reach the maximum Resourcefulness and Authority in a single playthrough. 4.9%
• Delayed Keep a Passenger for an in-game year. 4.8%
• Theory to Practice Complete 'the Golden' Theory storyline. 4.8%
• Talent Nurtured Reach Prowess 6 with at least 6 Companions in a single playthrough. 4.5%
• Bounty Hunter Complete all bounty hunting storylines in a single playthrough. 4.1%
• Trailblazer Reach the highest standing with House Oquo. 4.1%
• Loremaster Unlock 215 codex entries in a single playthrough. 4.0%
• Manticore Reach the highest standing with House Venari. 4.0%
• Moving At Odd Angles Start an in-game day with a total of MP plus MMP higher than 28. 3.8%
• Wyrmslayer Complete the 'Return of the Wyrms' storyline. 3.8%
• Forged in Battle Complete Gor'Goro's personal storyline. 3.7%
• Ever After Complete Eylani's personal storyline. 3.5%
• Watcher Reach the highest standing with the Church of Ahskul. 3.3%
• Loader Reach the highest standing with the Loaders' Guild. 3.3%
• Voracity Confronted Complete Vorax's personal storyline. 3.3%
• The Darkness Within Complete Renkailon's personal storyline. 3.2%
• The Last Voyage Complete Skornar's personal storyline. 3.0%
• Tax Evasion Avoid the highest tier of road tax. 3.0%
• Adept Unlock Tier 3 for all four Skills of a Companion during a single playthrough. 2.7%
• Chromatic Collector Own one of each Dragonstone. 2.7%
• What Lies Below Learn the truth about the Great Machine. 2.7%
• Making Contact Unlock access to the Abolitionist faction's headquarters. 2.5%
• Carpenter Reach the highest standing with the Carpenters' Guild. 2.4%
• Despoiler Reach the highest standing with the Ratharnak Alliance. 2.4%
• Company of Heroes Reach Prowess 9 with at least 6 Companions in a single playthrough. 2.2%
• Embellished Complete all side-stories in 'Pilgrims of the Wasteland' 2.2%
• Conqueror Win the game. 2.2%
• Escort Transport 100 Passenger groups to their destinations in a single playthrough. 2.2%
• Executor Reach the highest standing with the Church of Sergorod. 2.1%
• Arcanite Reach the highest standing with the Scythichnis Covenant. 2.1%
• Prepared For Anything Own at least 45 unique Equipment. 1.9%
• Diplomat Have Tier 4 standing simultaneously with 8 different factions. 1.9%
• Metropolitan Visit the four great cities within 14 in-game days or less. 1.9%
• All Geared Up Own at least 40 unique Gear. 1.9%
• Huntsmaster Gain at least 950 Supplies from a single Hunting camp action. 1.9%
• General Start an in-game day with at least 1000 Combat Strength and no more than 50 armed crew members. 1.7%
• Captain Reach the highest standing with House Darius. 1.7%
• Hired Help Extend an elite hireling's contract twice. 1.4%
• Mercenary Complete 100 Mercenary Tasks in a single playthrough. 1.4%
• And the Sky Full of Stars Complete the 'Sealed Beyond' storyline. 1.3%
• Factotum Have Tier 5 standing simultaneously with 6 different factions. 1.3%
• Settler Build your own outpost and develop it to its full potential. 1.3%
• Celebrity Win the game through the Renown Ambition. 1.3%
• Enterpreneur Win the game through the Wealth Ambition. 1.1%
• Liberator Reach the highest standing with the Abolitionists. 1.0%
• Forager Gain at least 500 Supplies from a single Foraging camp action. 0.8%
• Seeker Win the game through the Knowledge Ambition. 0.6%
• Handymen Gain at least 5 Bross from a single Odd Jobs city rest action. 0.6%
• Ruiner Have Velarias, Fort Larius, and the Omphalat Outpost destroyed in a single playthrough. 0.6%
• For the Cause! Unlock access to 10 different Abolitionist cells in a single playthrough and report your success to the faction. 0.5%
• Over the Horizon From the start of a campaign, reach the Last Oasis in 17 in-game days or less. 0.5%
• Beloved by Irafons Win the game without ever loading a manual savegame in the playthrough. 0.3%
• Death Denied Receive the Disdain of Ahskul during the first three in-game weeks and win the game without ever removing it. 0.2%
• Deceptions Disclosed Receive the Treachery of Bal Ur Kaal during the first three in-game weeks and win the game without ever removing it. 0.2%
• Mercenary Lord Complete 250 Mercenary Tasks in a single playthrough. 0.2%
• Rage Repressed Receive the Wrath of Sergorod during the first three in-game weeks and win the game without ever removing it. 0.2%
• Defiant Receive the Wrath of Sergorod, Disdain of Ahskul, and Treachery of Bal Ur Kaal during the first three in-game weeks and win the game without ever removing them. 0.2%
• Vagrus Supreme Receive the Wrath of Sergorod, Disdain of Ahskul, and Treachery of Bal Ur Kaal during the first three in-game weeks and then win the game without ever loading a manual savegame in the playthrough. 0.2%