Out of the Park Baseball 21

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 1,680 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 299 reviews: 141.1h for positive, 76.9h 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 (44.9% 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 (144)

• Batting Around Bat around in an inning 100%
• HR Streak 4 game HR streak 96%
• Owner Goal Complete Complete an Owner Goal 94%
• RBI Streak 7 Game RBI Streak 94%
• Run Streak 9 Game Run Streak 94%
• Pitcher of the Month Win the pitcher of the month 93%
• Rookie of the Month Win the rookie of the month 93%
• Batter of the Month Win the batter of the month 91%
• Going to the Playoffs Reach the post-season 90%
• On a Roll Record an 8-game win streak 90%
• Double Dinger 2 HR Game 88%
• Hit Machine 4 hit game 88%
• Great Bat Win a silver slugger 86%
• Great Glove Win a fielder of the year award 86%
• Corner Painter Strike out 10 batters in a game 85%
• Traded for an All-Star Trade for a recent all-star 82%
• Hit Streak 20 Game Hit Streak 79%
• Team Effort Score 6 runs in an inning 79%
• Shared Shutout Shared Shutout for the team 77%
• Contact Inning 6 hits in an inning 76%
• 20/20 Player 20/20 Player 75%
• Leave them Loaded Strand the bases loaded 75%
• Grand Slam Hit a Grand Slam 74%
• Knock Them In Get 5 RBI in a game 74%
• XBH Machine 3 extra-base hits in a game 73%
• All Hits Have every player in the lineup get a hit 73%
• Most Pitching Wins Have a player lead the league in wins 72%
• Win Streak 10 Game Win Streak 67%
• Leading off in style Hit a leadoff HR 67%
• Save Streak 20 Game Save Streak 65%
• Comeback Come back from a 4 run deficit to win 65%
• Season Over - Fantastic Score Achieve a top season score 65%
• Most Popular Star Have the top vote-getter for the All-Star Game 65%
• Walk it Off Walk-off hit 64%
• Finals, Baby Reach the finals 64%
• ERA Crown Have a player lead the league in ERA 64%
• Rookie of the Year Win the rookie of the year award 62%
• Batting Champion Have a player lead the league in BA 62%
• Pitcher of the Year Win the pitcher of the year award 61%
• Home Run Champion Have a player lead the league in HR 61%
• MVP Win the MVP 60%
• Walk-Off HR Hit a walk-off HR 59%
• Reliever of the Year Win the Reliever of the Year award 59%
• How Sweep it is Sweep a playoff series 58%
• Season Over - Great Job Achieve a great season score 58%
• Champions! Win the championship 58%
• On a Roll Record a 12-game win streak 58%
• Season Over - Good Score Achieve a solid season score 55%
• Touch the Plate Score 4 runs in a game 55%
• Quality Outing First Quality Start 54%
• Gunning them down Throw out 2 runners on the bases 53%
• Putting up Zeros Pitch a shutout 52%
• In Control CG with no BB allowed 51%
• Saved! First Save 51%
• Slugfest Score 15 runs in a game 50%
• All-Star MVP MVP of the All-star game 48%
• Run Streak 13 Game Run Streak 48%
• 30/30 Player 30/30 Player 48%
• Power Inning 3 HR in an inning 48%
• Triple Play Turn a Triple Play 46%
• Milestone Win 500 Career Wins 45%
• RBI Streak 10 Game RBI Streak 45%
• Manager of the Year Win the manager of the year award 44%
• 1-2-3, Struck out the Side Closer strikes out the side 42%
• Turning Two 3 DP in a game 42%
• In the Wheelhouse 5 hit game 42%
• The Next Generation First Draft Pick 41%
• HR Streak 6 game HR streak 41%
• Save Streak 30 Game Save Streak 41%
• Dealmaker First Trade 39%
• Sweep! First Series Sweep 39%
• Passed with Flying Colors Complete all goals your owner tasks you with 38%
• Win Streak 15 Game Win Streak 37%
• Shutting Them Down Score 10 runs in a shutout 37%
• On a Roll Record a 16-game win streak 37%
• Doing it with Style Win the championship in a sweep 37%
• Hired Help First Free Agent Signing 35%
• Flavor of the Week First Player of the Week award 35%
• Traded for an MVP Trade for a recent MVP winner 34%
• Triple Dinger 3 HR Game 33%
• Running Fast 3 SB in a game 33%
• Pitching Triple Crown Win the pitching triple crown 33%
• Lock Him Up! First Contract Extension 32%
• It's Outta here! First Home Run 31%
• Hit Streak 30 Game Hit Streak 31%
• Victory! First Game Win 29%
• Hey Now, You're an All-Star First All-Star 29%
• Run Streak 16 Game Run Streak 28%
• Moneyball Win the championship on a low budget 28%
• Save Streak 40 Game Save Streak 27%
• Stealing it First Stolen Base 26%
• Double Digits Score 10 runs in an inning 26%
• RBI Streak 13 Game RBI Streak 26%
• HR Streak 7 game HR streak 25%
• Deliver on a Dynasty Successfully construct a dynasty for your owner 24%
• Rocket Game Strike out 15 batters in a game 24%
• XBH Machine 4 extra-base hits in a game 24%
• Throw a Maddux CG Shutout on under 100 pitches 23%
• 40/40 Player 40/40 Player 23%
• Contact Inning 9 hits in an inning 23%
• Win Streak 20 Game Win Streak 23%
• Score at Will Score 5 runs in a game 22%
• Rout Score 20 runs in a game 22%
• One Hitter Throw a 1-hitter 22%
• Hitting Triple Crown Win the hitting triple crown 21%
• Milestone Win 1500 Career Wins 20%
• Comeback Come back from a 7 run deficit to win 18%
• Walk-Off Slam Hit a walk-off Grand Slam 18%
• Plate the Runners Get 8 RBI in a game 17%
• Hi Def Inning 4 strikeout inning 16%
• Power Inning 4 HR in an inning 16%
• Down and Out Score 15 runs in a shutout 15%
• The Cycle Hit for the cycle 14%
• Immaculate Inning 9-pitch inning with 3 strikeouts 14%
• Domination Pitch a no-hitter 13%
• Running Hard 4 SB in a game 13%
• Turning Two 5 DP in a game 13%
• Gunning them down Throw out 3 runners on the bases 12%
• Pounding Score 30 runs in a game 12%
• Throwing Fire Strike out 18 batters in a game 11%
• Great Game Achieve a pitching game score of at least 100 10%
• Hit Streak 40 Game Hit Streak 9.1%
• Milestone Win 3000 Career Wins 8.9%
• Hot Bat 6 hit game 8.7%
• Crossing the Plate Score 6 or more runs in a game 7.1%
• Stealing Home Steal Home 6.9%
• Shared No-Hitter Combined no-hitter 6.7%
• Dominating Show Score 20 runs in a shutout 6.7%
• Perfection! Pitch a perfect game 5.8%
• Running Crazy 5 SB in a game 5.6%
• Bat a Bonds 5+ PA with no official AB in a game 5.3%
• Balanced Offense Score every inning 5.1%
• Slugger 4 HR Game 4.9%
• Blowout Inning Score 15 runs in an inning 4.7%
• Power Inning 5 HR in an inning 4.5%
• Drive 'em in Get 10 or more RBI in a game 4.2%
• Hit Streak 50 Game Hit Streak 4.0%
• Contact Inning 12 hits in an inning 3.8%
• XBH Machine 5 extra-base hits in a game 2.4%
• Turning Two 6 DP in a game 2.2%
• Comeback Come back from a 10 run deficit to win 2.0%
• Natural Cycle Hit for a natural cycle 1.1%
• Gunning them down Throw out 4 runners on the bases 1.1%
• Unassisted Triple Play! Turn an unassisted Triple Play 0.7%