IndieSimulationStrategy
For the People
Give it 3 hours
Gets good by 3h almost every game dips in hours 2–3
Fully opens up by 4h rated like by long-time players
Started playing 87% of owners
Steam reviews 73% positive of 822
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours almost 1 in 2 reviews are negative (41%); after 4h it's 1 in 5 (22%).
- Fully opens up by hour 4.
- Few early reviews, so this is a rough estimate.
- 87% 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 835 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 297 reviews: 4.3h for positive, 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 (86.6% 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 (33)
- September 12th First day on the job 100%
- September 13th Papers, papers, papers... 88%
- September 14th Who are these people? 74%
- September 15th They all need something... 64%
- On a First-Name Basis Receive additional funding from the Party 60%
- September 16th Networking is key 59%
- Thirst for Knowledge Visit the library 52%
- September 17th Weekends? What are those? 52%
- September 18th Survived for a week! 45%
- September 19th Monday morning blues 39%
- Amateur Historian Read the full history of the UPOC 38%
- One With the Union Approve the rally 38%
- September 20th Tea with milk 36%
- Hitting Rock Bottom Finish the game one step away from being fired 33%
- September 21st Old friends and new enemies 32%
- September 22nd I think I need a drink... 29%
- September 23rd All or nothing 27%
- Workplace Romance Become more than just colleagues 27%
- September 24th I am in this For the People! 25%
- No One Likes a Moocher Be denied additional funding from the Party 23%
- People’s Committee Restore order to Iron-1 23%
- For Merit to the Fatherland Help the hero of the Revolution with the noisy neighbors 21%
- On Thin Ice Solve a crime case by accident 18%
- Systematic Oppression Imprison Anna Turner 17%
- Mistakes Were Made Imprison an innocent person 16%
- Voluntary Leave Undermine the trust of the people 14%
- No Insurgents Here! Refuse to hold the rally 14%
- I AM the City Committee Rely only on yourself 6.7%
- Unpaid Leave Fail to live up to the Party's expectations 5.8%
- No Money, No Honey Engage in a citywide corruption scheme 3.8%
- Loyal Only to Oneself Find dirt onWithhold incriminating evidence against comrade Reed Reed but hold back 3.6%
- Bloody Weekend Suppress the uprising of the working people 2.0%
- Everyone's Favorite Sink the City Committee's reputation in all four districts 1.6%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-20.