BURIED STARS

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 2,287 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 298 reviews: 14.7h for positive, 10.6h 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 (94.5% 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 (46)

• The Beginning Played the game for the first time. 100%
• Basics of Conversation Began the first keyword conversation. 97%
• Reaction Acquired a new keyword with the conversation. 96%
• Recap Finished my first recapitulation. 94%
• Check Watch Opened the watch menu. 91%
• Change Settings Changed the watch settings. 91%
• Listening to Recordings Listened to a recording file. 77%
• Positive Recovered more than half of Mental Gage. 69%
• Bot Setting Changed the Auto-Write message. 65%
• Show Ended Saw the first ending. 49%
• Belated Rebound Saw a particular epilogue event after getting rescued. 31%
• On Safe Ground Saw a particular epilogue event after getting rescued. 31%
• On the Flip Side Saw a particular epilogue event after getting rescued. 31%
• Wreck Saw all of Gyu-hyuk's rapport events. 30%
• Lancer Saw all of Juyoung's rapport events. 30%
• Battle Resolve Saw a particular epilogue event after getting rescued. 30%
• Purgatory for Betrayer Saw a particular epilogue event after getting rescued. 27%
• Secret Entry Discovered the existence of the hidden command center. 27%
• Betrayer & Troll Saw the true ending. 27%
• Dispel Saw a particular epilogue event after getting rescued. 25%
• Mutual Reliance Saw a particular epilogue event after getting rescued. 23%
• Rash Verdict Rescued but gave up on truth. 23%
• Loser Saw all of Hyesung's rapport events. 23%
• Wanderer Saw all of Inha's rapport events. 19%
• With Both Feet Saw a particular epilogue event after getting rescued. 19%
• Retrial Saw a particular epilogue event after getting rescued. 17%
• Eternal Moment Saw a particular epilogue event after getting rescued. 17%
• Extinct Truth Couldn't take another step before the truth. 17%
• Request of the Dead Saw a particular epilogue event after getting rescued. 15%
• Despairers Encountered the conclusion of another possibility. 15%
• Unfinished Saw a particular epilogue event after getting rescued. 14%
• Isolated Bond Rescued but couldn't complete the picture. 13%
• Remaining Concealed Saw a particular epilogue event after getting rescued. 13%
• Revenant Fell into eternal purgatory. 12%
• Confession Saw all of Seil's rapport events. 12%
• Unescapable Saw a particular epilogue event after getting rescued. 12%
• To Abyss Saw a particular epilogue event after getting rescued. 12%
• Twisted Plot Encountered the attacker at the site. 12%
• Unstable Peace Rescued after failing to discover the truth. 10%
• Futile Calling Saw a particular epilogue event after getting rescued. 9.5%
• Betrayer Saw a particular epilogue event after getting rescued. 8.4%
• Lingering Question Saw a particular epilogue event after getting rescued. 7.8%
• Mental Breakdown You've gone crazy. 7.8%
• Abrupt Closing Encountered the attacker unexpectedly. 7.8%
• What Both Knows Saw a particular epilogue event after getting rescued. 5.5%
• Skeleton Tower Saw a particular epilogue event after getting rescued. 5.3%