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Give it 3 hours
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 3 reviews are negative (38%); after 7h it's 1 in 15 (7%).
- The game has no story achievements, so drop-off points can't be measured.
- Only 38% of owners have even the first achievement — the rest barely played.
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 5,673 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 300 reviews: 10.7h for positive, 2.9h 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 (38.4% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
This game has no story achievements, so we can't tell where players quit.
All achievements (58)
story milestone ending side
- Sneak Attack Eliminate all attacking warriors with an Ambush. 100%
- Wrecking Crew Destroy 2 enemy buildings in a single battle. 83%
- All Your Base Have all three bases on the map at once as the Woodland Alliance. 82%
- Dominance Victory Win a game using Dominance. 72%
- Revolutionary Destroy 5 or more enemy pieces in a single revolt as the Woodland Alliance. 59%
- The Mightiest Army Have 25 Warriors on the map as the Marquise de Cat. 50%
- Collector Have at least one of each kind of item at once as the Vagabond. 48%
- Socialite Improve your relationship with 3 different factions in one game as the Vagabond. 43%
- Iron Grip Complete an entire game without entering Turmoil as the Eyrie Dynasty. 42%
- Workaholic Overwork two turns in a row as Marquise de Cat. 42%
- Craftsmen Craft 50 times. 38%
- Vagabond Commander Command allied warriors to move or battle as the Vagabond. 30%
- It's All Connected Perform 3+ Conspiracies in a single round. 27%
- Grand Decree Have a dozen cards in your decree at once as the Eyrie Dynasties. 26%
- Coalition Victory Share a victory in a Coalition. 19%
- Plotter End a turn with one of each Plot type on the map. 16%
- Underground Express Move 5 or more warriors from the Burrow to the map in a single move. 16%
- Towering Success Score the Tower for 3 turns in a row on the Mountain Map. 15%
- Kaboom! Remove 5 or more enemy pieces with a single Bomb Plot. 13%
- Amphibious Warfare Start a battle in a clearing you just moved to with the Ferry on the Lake Map. 8.9%
- Faithful Crusader Crusade 15 times. 8.3%
- Corner the Market Establish a Trade Post in every river clearing. 8.1%
- Dissenters will Burn Remove 10 or more enemy pieces in a single turn as Lord of the Hundreds. 8.1%
- Crushing Dominion Oppress 7 clearings in one turn as the Lord of the Hundreds. 6.8%
- Full Assembly Have a full Retinue (10 cards) as Keepers in Iron. 5.7%
- Vagabond King Win 25 games as the Vagabond. 3.1%
- Dirty Rotten Scoundrel Remove 10+ pieces in a single action with the Scoundrel's Scorched Earth ability. 2.9%
- Lord of all Lords Have all three lord ministers in play at once. 2.9%
- Found City Rule the clearing with the Lost City for 3 or more consecutive turns. 2.6%
- Liberator of the Woodlands Win 25 games as the Woodland Alliance. 2.3%
- No Badger Left Behind Complete a game without losing any warriors to Live off the Land as Keepers in Iron. 2.3%
- Pulling the Strings End your turn ruling a landmark clearing without any of your faction pieces there. 2.3%
- Eyrie Emperor Win 25 games as the Eyrie Dynasties. 2.1%
- Challenger Complete all challenges. 2.1%
- Bodyguard Assist 10 players in battle as the Arbiter. 2.1%
- Relic Mastery Score 3 columns of Relics in a single game as Keepers in Iron. 2.1%
- Duke de Cat Win 25 games as the Marquise de Cat. 1.8%
- Mountaineer Clear 20 closed paths on the Mountain Map. 1.8%
- Prosperous Peddler Sell 100 services. 1.6%
- Ferrier Use the Ferry 20 times on the Lake Map. 1.6%
- Omnipresence End a turn with control of two hirelings and ruling two landmarks clearings. 1.6%
- The Exile's Revenge Deal 3 hits with The Exile hireling in a single combat. 1.0%
- Cult Leader Win 25 games as the Lizard Cult. 0.8%
- All the Feels Experience every mood in a single game as Lord of the Hundreds. 0.8%
- Concert Force multiple enemy players to move in a single turn with the Popular Band hireling. 0.8%
- Company Man Win 25 games as the Riverfolk Company. 0.5%
- Spring Awakening Remove 5 or more enemy pieces with the Spring Uprising hireling in a single turn. 0.5%
- Twin Strike Battle twice in one turn with the Last Dynasty hireling. 0.5%
- Treetoppled Remove an enemy building in the Elder Treetop building slot. 0.5%
- Underground Supremacy Win 25 games as the Underground Duchy. 0.3%
- Grand Conspiracy Win 25 games as the Corvid Conspiracy. 0.3%
- Iron WIll Win 25 games as the Keepers in Iron. 0.3%
- Hundreds Reign Win 25 games as the Lord of the Hundreds. 0.3%
- On the March Move 6 or more Forest Patrol hireling warriors from one clearing to another. 0.3%
- Small but Mighty Remove a Marquise Keep or Alliance Base with hirelings. 0.3%
- Proxy War Remove 2 or more hireling warriors in a single combat with another hireling. 0.3%
- Legendary Craftsmanship Craft 4 items from the Legendary Forge in a single game. 0.3%
- Market Manipulation Swap 5 cards with the Black Market in a single game. 0.3%