Neon Beats
Hooks you right away
What the data shows
- 95% of first-hour reviews are positive — about the same as players with 3+ hours (98%).
- The opening is criticised less than in 97% of games we track.
- 58% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “Beginner” (Complete the level 1) and “Expert” (Complete the level 2): from 87% to 73% of starters.
- 80% 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 6,633 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 300 reviews: 1.4h for positive, 0.5h 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 (79.6% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Beginner Complete the level 1 87% −13
- Expert Complete the level 2 Most players quit here 73% −14
- Master Complete the level 3 63% −10
- Yes, only 3 levels... Complete all levels 58% −5
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (27)
story milestone ending side
- Simple, Basic Complete the tutorial 100%
- Beginner Complete the level 1 87%
- Expert Complete the level 2 73%
- Master Complete the level 3 63%
- Catch'em all! Collect all collectibles of a level 60%
- Yes, only 3 levels... Complete all levels 58%
- Beats & furious Complete a level quickly 8.7%
- A beat further... Complete the level 4 (require the DLC "A beat further") 6.7%
- Finding your marks yet? Complete the level 5 (require the DLC "A beat further") 6.4%
- Good vibes. Complete the level 6 (require the DLC "A beat further") 6.2%
- Good luck for the next one... Complete the level 7 (require the DLC "A beat further") 6.0%
- Neon never dies! Complete a level without dying 5.7%
- ...until the end? Complete all "A beat further" levels (require the DLC "A beat further") 5.5%
- u ok? Complete the level 8 (require the DLC "A beat further") 5.4%
- You got it! Complete one level quickly, without dying and with all collectibles 3.6%
- Neon BEAST! Complete all levels quickly, without dying and with all collectibles 2.9%
- It's a bird! It's a plane! It's supercube! Find the last collectibles in the level 6 (require the DLC "A beat further") 2.5%
- Feeling it! Complete the level 4 quickly, without dying with all collectibles (require the DLC "A beat further") 2.0%
- They can't reach you! Move on the topside of the spikes' corridor in the level 6 (require the DLC "A beat further") 2.0%
- Day 146 among them, no one suspect a thing... Become a spike in the level 4 (require the DLC "A beat further") 2.0%
- Feeling it a bit too much..! Complete the level 5 quickly, without dying with all collectibles (require the DLC "A beat further") 1.9%
- My controller seems hot..? Complete the level 6 quickly, without dying with all collectibles (require the DLC "A beat further") 1.9%
- My controller is on fire!!! Complete the level 7 quickly, without dying with all collectibles (require the DLC "A beat further") 1.9%
- *Call 911* Complete the level 8 quickly, without dying with all collectibles (require the DLC "A beat further") 1.9%
- God? Is that you? Complete all DLC' levels quickly, without dying with all collectibles (require the DLC "A beat further") 1.9%
- Cheater! Complete the level 8 without dying (require the DLC "A beat further") 1.9%
- What a speedrunner! Complete the level 8 under 2min40 (require the DLC "A beat further") 1.9%