Grim Nights
Give it 5 hours
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 4 reviews are negative (25%); after 7h it's 1 in 12 (9%).
- Few early reviews, so this is a rough estimate.
- 27% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “Slay it!” (Defeat Mergle) and “Slay that one too!” (Defeat Ughant): from 72% to 39% of starters.
- 76% 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 1,566 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 296 reviews: 10.9h for positive, 5.2h 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 (75.6% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Slay it! Defeat Mergle. 72% −28
- Slay that one too! Defeat Ughant. Most players quit here 39% −33
- ... And that one! Defeat Grim. 27% −12
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (30)
story milestone ending side
- Poor things... Kill 10 bunnies. 100%
- Getting somewhere Reach Village Level II. 95%
- So far so good... Reach day 5. 82%
- Slay it! Defeat Mergle. 72%
- Top notch! Reach Village Level III. 71%
- Bling bling! Gain a total of 1000 gold. 52%
- Slaughter Kill 1000 of the undead. 45%
- Still alive! Reach day 10. 43%
- Slay that one too! Defeat Ughant. 39%
- Lives lost Lose 100 villagers. 33%
- ... And that one! Defeat Grim. 27%
- You monster! Kill 50 bunnies. 26%
- Massive slaughter Kill 2000 of the undead. 20%
- Endurance test! Reach day 15. 12%
- Cosy days Have an elven village for 5 days. (Elven Curse DLC) 9.4%
- Grow taller! Reach level II with your elfes. (Elven Curse DLC) 8.9%
- Slay the satyr! Defeat the first demon boss. (Elven Curse DLC) 7.8%
- Are you still here? Reach day 20. 7.1%
- Spiritful Accumulate 1000 earth mana. (Elven Curse DLC) 7.1%
- So very tall! Reach level III with your elfes. (Elven Curse DLC) 6.5%
- Dead demons Kill 1000 demons. (Elven Curse DLC) 5.2%
- More cosy days! Have an elven village for 10 days. (Elven Curse DLC) 5.0%
- Dead elves Lose 100 elves. (Elven Curse DLC) 5.0%
- Slay Belial! Defeat the second demon boss. (Elven Curse DLC) 4.8%
- Juiced! Accumulate 1000 elven energy. (Elven Curse DLC) 4.2%
- Slay Chaosyn! Defeat the third demons boss. (Elven Curse DLC) 3.7%
- Plenty dead elves Lose 200 elves. (Elven Curse DLC) 3.6%
- Demon massgrave Kill 2000 demons. (Elven Curse DLC) 3.2%
- Plenty, plenty cosy days! Have an elven village for 15 days. (Elven Curse DLC) 2.2%
- The last of the elven days... Have an elven village for 22 days. (Elven Curse DLC) 1.7%
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