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Give it 20 hours
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 4 reviews are negative (25%); after 35h it's 1 in 15 (7%).
- Fully opens up by hour 35.
- 19% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “Maid of Toulon” (Complete Chapter II) and “Cinderella in Military Boots” (Complete Chapter VII): from 100% to 64% of starters.
- Only 64% 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.
before it gets good opening up fully opened up
Based on all 8,437 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 298 reviews: 34.7h for positive, 6.5h 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 (64.2% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Maid of Toulon Complete Chapter II. 100%
- Cinderella in Military Boots Complete Chapter VII. Most players quit here 64% −36
- Armoire de fer Complete Chapter XII. 41% −23
- The Grey Battlefields Complete Chapter XVIII. 30% −11
- The Maid Returns Complete Chapter XXIII. 23% −7
- Lights Above Paris Complete Chapter XXVIII. 20% −3
- Finale Complete the Final Chapter. 19% −1
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (24)
story milestone ending side
- Maid of Toulon Complete Chapter II. 100%
- école Militaire Learn an ability in the école Militaire in Paris. 67%
- Cinderella in Military Boots Complete Chapter VII. 64%
- Break In Complete the challenge in Chapter V, "Heavy Fortification". 49%
- Promoted Perform a Promotion for any character. 43%
- Armoire de fer Complete Chapter XII. 41%
- The Grey Battlefields Complete Chapter XVIII. 30%
- Les Riches Complete the Salon Achievement "Les Riches". 27%
- Battle Tested Any Character reaches Level 30. 26%
- Star of Paris Complete the Salon Achievement "Star of Paris". 23%
- The Maid Returns Complete Chapter XXIII. 23%
- Master of Deception Complete the challenge in the side quest "Diary of the Nameless". 22%
- Lights Above Paris Complete Chapter XXVIII. 20%
- Legion Complete the Salon Achievement "Legion". 19%
- Finale Complete the Final Chapter. 19%
- Battle Front Complete the main campaign in Officer or General mode. 16%
- Unfinished Business Complete the challenge in Chapter XVI, "Knight in the Deep Valley". 16%
- Records of the Past Complete the Salon Achievement "Records of the Past". 15%
- Mirabeau's Story Complete the Salon Achievement "Mirabeau's Story". 14%
- Valorous Complete the Salon Achievement "Valorous". 14%
- Road of Thorns Complete the Salon Achievement "Road of Thorns". 13%
- Treasure of the Scholar Complete the Salon Achievement "Treasure of the Scholar". 11%
- Story of the Fool Complete the Salon Achievement "Story of the Fool". 10%
- Commander Complete the main campaign in General mode. 6.2%