AdventureRPG
Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales
Give it 10 hours
Gets good by 10h then rated almost like by veterans
Fully opens up by 20h rated like by long-time players
Reach the ending 30% of players who started
Started playing 77% of owners
Steam reviews 90% positive of 17,441
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours almost 1 in 2 reviews are negative (40%); after 20h it's 1 in 25 (4%).
- Fully opens up by hour 20.
- 30% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “I'll show them!” (Finish the Thronebreaker tutorial) and “Never give up, never surrender!” (Complete the main story line for Lyria): from 100% to 53% of starters.
- 77% 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 17,534 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 298 reviews: 32.4h for positive, 4.6h 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 (77.4% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- I'll show them! Finish the Thronebreaker tutorial. 100%
- Never give up, never surrender! Complete the main story line for Lyria. Most players quit here 53% −47
- Among the Ashes Complete the main story line for Aedirn. 43% −10
- We have the high ground! Complete the main story line for Mahakam. 38% −5
- Witcher to the Rescue Complete the main story line for Angren. 34% −4
- There's no place like home... Complete the main story line for Rivia. 30% −4
- Return of the Queen Finish the Thronebreaker campaign. 30%
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (39)
story milestone ending side
- I'll show them! Finish the Thronebreaker tutorial. 100%
- All Present and Accounted For Win a non-Puzzle Battle without any of your units being killed. 70%
- Was that supposed to hurt? Win a non-Puzzle Battle with less than 10 damage taken in total. 59%
- Plutocracy Earn 10,000 or more gold. 58%
- Once more! Again! Use Meve to trigger allies' Loyal abilities 100 times. 54%
- Never give up, never surrender! Complete the main story line for Lyria. 53%
- Hoarder Obtain 10 trinkets. 52%
- I'll probably need this later... Gather 5,000 wood throughout the game. 51%
- Arf! Arf! Grrr... Recruit the dog into your army. 47%
- I want YOU for the Lyrian Army Recruit 200 Soldiers. 46%
- Lord of the Moulderwood Defeat Eldain. 44%
- Among the Ashes Complete the main story line for Aedirn. 43%
- 1. Do no harm Recruit Isbel into your army. 42%
- Distillation of Filth Kill the Manticore. 41%
- Pilgrim Pray at 10 Shrines. 41%
- Party's over! Kill 9 enemies simultaneously. 40%
- In Good Company Play 5 or more characters in one battle. 40%
- Perfectly harmless... Defeat Kelltulis the dragon. 39%
- For the Good Book states... Recruit Eyck into your army. 38%
- We have the high ground! Complete the main story line for Mahakam. 38%
- Those gears are turning... Complete 20 Puzzles. 37%
- Revenge is best served cold... Kill count Caldwell. 35%
- At ease, Private! Train your first Raynard Unit. 35%
- Witcher to the Rescue Complete the main story line for Angren. 34%
- Dog Trainer Train your first Gascon Unit. 33%
- Out of the sizzlixer into the fire Recruit Barnabus Beckenbauer into your army. 32%
- Gvaern Ichaer Defeat Gernichora. 31%
- There's no place like home... Complete the main story line for Rivia. 30%
- A-ten-hut! Unlock all of Raynard's Buildings. 30%
- Dogs of War Unlock all of Gascon's Buildings. 30%
- Return of the Queen Finish the Thronebreaker campaign. 30%
- Army Camp Tycoon Fully upgrade your army camp. 28%
- Through the Fourth Wall Find an Easter Egg. 26%
- I have the power! End a round with a score of over 300. 24%
- Cartographer Collect 15 Treasure Maps. 22%
- Burn After Reading Read all spymaster letters. 19%
- One Big Happy Family Own at least one copy of each non-Reynard, non-Gascon unit. 14%
- Tax Collector Find all golden chests. 11%
- Arms Race Obtain all weapons. 7.9%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-18.