ActionAdventureIndieRPG
The Vale: Shadow of the Crown
Give it 5 hours
Gets good by 5h then rated almost like by veterans
Started playing 72% of owners
Steam reviews 97% positive of 387
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 8 reviews are negative (13%); after 5h it's 1 in 215 (0%).
- The opening is criticised less than in 87% of games we track.
- Few early reviews, so this is a rough estimate.
- 72% 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 392 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 296 reviews: 6.8h for positive, 0.6h 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 (72.4% 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 (10)
- Blooded Defeat you first enemy 100%
- Well Traveled Complete a side quest 66%
- Battle Ready Purchase new melee weapon and armor piece in Braga 58%
- Trained Complete uncle training 33%
- Hardened Survive the Mara 32%
- Crowning Finish the game 23%
- Champion of Greeley Win Greeley street fights 21%
- Befriended Feed the dog 20%
- Adventurer Complete all side quests 12%
- Hunter Completed all hunting quests 9.9%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-21.