When does Shady Part of Me get good?

Hooks you almost right away. In the first 2 hours 1 in 8 reviews are negative (13%); after 5h it's 1 in 25 (4%). Fully opens up by hour 4.

How many players finish Shady Part of Me?

33% of players who start reach the ending.

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Shady Part of Me

Dec 10, 2020 Steam: Very Positive

Hooks you almost right away

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

Fully opens up by 4h rated like by long-time players

Reach the ending 33% of players who started

Started playing 82% of owners

Steam reviews 94% positive of 3,502

What the data shows

In the first 2 hours 1 in 8 reviews are negative (13%); after 5h it's 1 in 25 (4%).
Fully opens up by hour 4.
The opening is criticised less than in 86% of games we track.
33% of players who start reach the ending.
The biggest drop-off is between “What pushed me forward ?” (Finish the exposition) and “My long dream” (Finish act 1): from 100% to 60% of starters.
82% 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 3,539 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 295 reviews: 6.6h for positive, 5.3h 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 (82.4% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.

Started playing 100%
What pushed me forward ? Finish the exposition. 100%
My long dream Finish act 1 Most players quit here 60% −40
My own fault. Finish act 2. 43% −17
My goal Finish act 3. 35% −8
Me Finish the story. 33% −2

story milestone ending biggest drop-off

Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.

All achievements (16)

story milestone ending side

What pushed me forward ? Finish the exposition. 100%
The Other speaks Hear The Other for the first time. 70%
My long dream Finish act 1 60%
Where did she go? After you! No, after you! 44%
My own fault. Finish act 2. 43%
YOU CAN DO IT Get all origamis in the introduction 43%
My goal Finish act 3. 35%
Me Finish the story. 33%
Breathe. Take a moment to breathe when advised to. 29%
Leap of faith Do not rewind during the 5th scene of the backstage 13%
VERY GOOD Gather all origamis in act 4. 13%
TRY HARDER Gather all origamis in act 1. 12%
A CLEAR GOAL Gather all origamis in act 3. 11%
JUST ADVICE Gather all origamis in act 2. 11%
GOOD GIRL Ornithologist on paper 10%
All the Others Earn all achievements 9.2%

Steam page Updated: 2026-10-19.