When does Angry Video Game Nerd I & II Deluxe get good?

Hooks you almost right away. In the first 2 hours 1 in 11 reviews are negative (10%); after 4h it's 1 in 35 (3%). The opening is criticised less than in 91% of games we track.

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Angry Video Game Nerd I & II Deluxe

Oct 29, 2020 Steam: Overwhelmingly Positive

Hooks you almost right away

Gets good by 1h almost every game dips in hours 2–3

Started playing 74% of owners

Steam reviews 95% positive of 806

What the data shows

In the first 2 hours 1 in 11 reviews are negative (10%); after 4h it's 1 in 35 (3%).
The opening is criticised less than in 91% of games we track.
Few early reviews, so this is a rough estimate.
74% 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 812 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 295 reviews: 5.1h for positive, 3.4h 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 (74.4% 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 (20)

No! YOU listen!! Kill Naggi 100%
NERD Collect all cartridges in a level 95%
Yeah, That Just Happened! Ride the Fire Shark 73%
ASS! Die 100 times 71%
On The Naughty List For Life Kill Santa 70%
Perfect Nerd Perfect a stage (No deaths!) 68%
F*ck You Fred F*cks! Beat Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures 53%
It's So Bad Find the Glove of Power 47%
That's What Friends Are For Unlock all playable characters 35%
F*cks You Fred F*ck! Beat Angry Video Game Nerd II 35%
Max Advantage Find the Turbo Pad 33%
Can I Fly Out Of This Game? Find the Cape 32%
Over 9000 is a Very Old Meme Find the Swear'n'Scout 31%
YIKES! Beat the Tower of Torment 28%
Playing With UBER Power Find the Uber Scope 28%
Super Nerd! Find all the upgrades 28%
Poopy Pickle Find all S*** Pickles 18%
Completionist NERD Collect all cartridges in all chapters! 16%
Nerd To The Future Find all the Future Nerds 13%
Totally Perfect Nerd Achieve a perfect on all stages in all games 5.8%

Steam page Updated: 2026-10-20.