When does Spiral Knights get good?

Give it 3 hours. In the first 2 hours 1 in 3 reviews are negative (31%); after 10h it's 1 in 8 (12%). The game has no story achievements, so drop-off points can't be measured.

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Spiral Knights

Jun 14, 2011 Steam: Very Positive

Give it 3 hours

Gets good by 3h almost every game dips in hours 2–3

Started playing 78% of owners

Steam reviews 84% positive of 24,251

What the data shows

In the first 2 hours 1 in 3 reviews are negative (31%); after 10h it's 1 in 8 (12%).
The game has no story achievements, so drop-off points can't be measured.
78% 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 24,278 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 300 reviews: 23.7h for positive, 2.4h 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 (77.7% 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 (54)

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First Steps Successfully reach the Rescue Camp. 100%
Welcome, Stranger Cross the chasm into Haven. 66%
Swordsman Amass 3 swords in your Arsenal. 50%
Armorer Amass 3 armors in your Arsenal. 46%
Gunslinger Amass 3 guns in your Arsenal. 36%
Jump Start Revive yourself. 33%
Mission Accomplished Reach the first Clockworks Terminal. 32%
Expert Swordsman Amass 5 swords in your Arsenal. 29%
Hatter Amass 3 helmets in your Arsenal. 27%
One-Star Smith Alchemize a 1 star item. 21%
Pharma Suitable Use 10 Health Capsules. 21%
Expert Gunslinger Amass 5 guns in your Arsenal. 20%
O Frabjous Day! Defeat the fabled Snarbolax that lives deep within the Gloaming Wildwoods. 15%
World of Moorcraft Pay a visit to Moorcraft Manor. 15%
Helping Hand Revive a downed party member. 15%
Star-Spangled Bomber Obtain a Firecracker bomb. 14%
Bombardier Amass 3 bombs in your Arsenal. 13%
Apprentice Alchemist Alchemize 5 items. 13%
Shieldbearer Amass 3 shields in your Arsenal. 13%
Spiral Spelunker Earn clearance to explore Tier 2 of the Clockworks. 12%
Applied Entropy Build an item to heat level 10. 12%
Two-Star Smith Alchemize a 2 star item. 11%
Conditioned Response Use 10 Remedy Capsules. 10%
Expert Hatter Amass 5 helmets in your Arsenal. 8.9%
Adept Alchemist Alchemize 10 items. 8.4%
Expert Armorer Amass 5 armors in your Arsenal. 7.5%
Master Swordsman Amass 10 swords in your Arsenal. 7.2%
Bronze Survivor Complete a Tier 1 expedition without having to revive. 7.1%
Three-Star Smith Alchemize a 3 star item. 6.9%
Son of a Nutcracker! Hit an opponent with a snowball in Lockdown. 6.3%
Energize! Power up a derelict Mecha Knight. 6.2%
Royal Pain Defeat the Royal Jelly squatting in the Royal Jelly Palace. 5.4%
An Emberlight in the Dark Pay a visit to Emberlight, the town of gremlin outcasts. 5.1%
Accomplished Alchemist Alchemize 25 items. 4.5%
Four-Star Smith Alchemize a 4 star item. 4.0%
Terrible Twin Turrets Defeat the Roarmulus Twins. 3.6%
Expert Shieldbearer Amass 5 shields in your Arsenal. 3.6%
Expert Bombardier Amass 5 bombs in your Arsenal. 2.7%
Ascendant Alchemist Alchemize 50 items. 2.7%
Go Deep Earn clearance to explore Tier 3 of the Clockworks. 2.6%
Hardcore Descend to the Core Terminal. 2.2%
Five-Star Smith Alchemize a 5 star item. 1.8%
Free Spirit Defeat Lord Vanaduke in the heart of the Firestorm Citadel. 1.7%
Master Gunslinger Amass 10 guns in your Arsenal. 1.4%
Silver Survivor Complete a Tier 2 expedition without having to revive. 1.3%
Mad Hatter Amass 10 helmets in your Arsenal. 0.9%
Stellar Set Amass an Arsenal that includes a 5 star helmet, armor, shield, gun and bomb. 0.8%
Master Armorer Amass 10 armors in your Arsenal. 0.6%
Master Bombardier Amass 10 bombs in your Arsenal. 0.6%
Master Shieldbearer Amass 10 shields in your Arsenal. 0.5%
Cradle and All Travel the entire Clockworks from depth 0 to depth 29 in a single expedition. 0.4%
Gold Survivor Complete a Tier 3 expedition without having to revive. 0.4%
Fully Loaded Unlock and fill every equipment slot. 0.4%
Dauntless Delver Travel the entire Clockworks from depth 0 to depth 29 in a single expedition without having to revive. 0.3%

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