Dreamscaper
Give it 3 hours
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 4 reviews are negative (28%); after 15h it's 1 in 17 (6%).
- Fully opens up by hour 15.
- 5% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “Nothing to Fear...” (Beat Fear) and “Out of the Dark” (Beat Isolation): from 100% to 53% of starters.
- Only 69% 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 3,226 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 297 reviews: 13.3h for positive, 1.6h 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 (68.7% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Nothing to Fear... Beat Fear. 100%
- Out of the Dark Beat Isolation. Most players quit here 53% −47
- Stop Dwelling Beat Regret. 31% −22
- Let Go Beat Resentment. 22% −8
- Face the Reflection Beat Negativity. 17% −5
- Confronting the Past Beat Loss. 16% −2
- Moving On Beat Loss' second phase. 5% −11
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (45)
story milestone ending side
- Nothing to Fear... Beat Fear. 100%
- Giver Give an NPC a gift they love. 75%
- Start the Collection Unlock 1 item. 64%
- Explorer 100% any floor. 64%
- Not So Secret Anymore Discover a Secret Room. 59%
- Start Daydreaming Unlock 5 upgrades via Daydreaming. 57%
- Out of the Dark Beat Isolation. 53%
- Working on Myself Complete 5 resolutions through Meditation. 52%
- Seek out the Past Discover 5 memories. 48%
- Perfect Beat a level without taking damage. 34%
- The Student Master 5 items. 33%
- Stop Dwelling Beat Regret. 31%
- Grow the Collection Unlock 10 items. 30%
- Daydream another Dream Unlock 25 upgrades via Daydreaming. 30%
- Problem Solver Complete 15 puzzles. 27%
- Explore the Past Discover 20 memories. 24%
- Artist Craft 40 gifts. 23%
- Changed my Mind Change Influences during a run. 23%
- Let Go Beat Resentment. 22%
- Centering Myself Complete 25 resolutions through Meditation. 22%
- Elemental Trigger a Critical Extinguish 200 times. 18%
- Face the Reflection Beat Negativity. 17%
- The Expert Master 25 items. 17%
- Loaded Acquire 6,000 Sand. 16%
- Confronting the Past Beat Loss. 16%
- Friendly Reached relationship level 5 across all available characters. 15%
- Run the Gauntlet Beat all levels without skipping bosses. 13%
- Nooks & Crannies Discover 45 Recipies in Redhaven. 13%
- Hoarder Hold 8 Bombs and 8 Keys. 9.3%
- Unstoppable Complete 100 Challenge Rooms. 8.4%
- Purified Destroy an enemy with a Bomb 30 times. 6.8%
- Charismatic Reached relationship level 9 across all available characters. 6.8%
- Magnetic Personality Gather 6 Companions in one run. 6.7%
- Finish the Collection Unlock 50 items. 6.4%
- Face Nightmares Beat all levels with a Dream Intensity rating of 3 or higher. 6.3%
- Daydream Big Unlock 100 upgrades via Daydreaming. 6.3%
- Accept the Past Discover 48 memories. 6.1%
- Loving Myself Complete 100 resolutions through Meditation. 5.4%
- Trailblazer 100% all floors in a single run. 5.4%
- Moving On Beat Loss' second phase. 4.9%
- Right Back at 'Cha Destroy an enemy with a reflected projectile 250 times. 4.7%
- The Master Master 95 items. 3.9%
- Conquer Nightmares Beat all levels with a Dream Intensity rating of 6 or higher. 3.2%
- Master of Dreams Clear all floors 10 times on any difficulty. 2.5%
- Exorcism Destroy a Cursed Keepsake 5 times in the Enchantment Room. 2.5%