Our Life: Beginnings & Always
Hooks you almost right away
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 6 reviews are negative (16%); after 15h it's 1 in 250 (0%).
- Fully opens up by hour 4.
- The opening is criticised less than in 81% of games we track.
- 38% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “Your Life” (Begin the prologue) and “Our Life” (Reach the end of the game): from 100% to 38% of starters.
- 88% 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 13,902 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 300 reviews: 21.8h for positive, 9.6h 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 (88.5% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Your Life Begin the prologue 100%
- Our Life Reach the end of the game Most players quit here 39% −61
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (22)
story milestone ending side
- Your Life Begin the prologue 100%
- Relaxed Start playing Step 1, 2, or 3 using the "relaxed" comfort level 68%
- Childhood Friendship Start playing Step 1 using the "fond" interest level 56%
- Youthful Affection Start playing Step 2 using the "crush" interest level 46%
- Matured Affection Start playing Step 3 using the "crush" or "love" interest level 46%
- Direct Start playing Step 1, 2, or 3 using the "direct" comfort level 44%
- Our Life Reach the end of the game 39%
- Nervous Start playing Step 1, 2, or 3 using the "nervous" comfort level 35%
- Budding Relationship During Step 2 confess to Cove that you like him 35%
- Childlike Affection Start playing Step 1 using the "crush" interest level 34%
- Bloomed Romance During Step 3 ask Cove to be your boyfriend or confess to Cove that you're in love with him 30%
- Childish Indifference Start playing Step 1 using the "disinterest" interest level 28%
- Teenaged Friendship Start playing Step 2 using the "fond" interest level 28%
- Return Begin the prologue again after playing all the way to the end in a previous file 24%
- The Deal (1) During Step 1 tell Cove about the deal his dad wanted to make with you 23%
- The Deal (2) During Step 2 tell Cove about the deal his dad wanted to make with you 21%
- Overwhelming Emotions During Step 3 give Cove a chance to confess his romantic feelings first 21%
- The Deal (3) During Step 3 tell Cove about the deal his dad wanted to make with you 18%
- Another Step Forward Reach the end of the game after completing it once before 17%
- Full-Grown Friendship Start playing Step 3 using the "fond" interest level 13%
- Adolescent Indifference Start playing Step 2 using the "disinterest" interest level 10%
- Unadulterated Indifference Start playing Step 3 using the "disinterest" interest level 7.3%