Tell Me Why
The first 3 hours are a test
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (60%); after 10h it's 1 in 13 (8%).
- Fully opens up by hour 10.
- The opening is criticised more than in 89% of games we track.
- At least 26% of players who start reach the ending.
- Most players drop off before “Chapter One”: only 44% of starters get there.
- 78% 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 16,310 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 300 reviews: 10.5h 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 (77.5% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Chapter One You completed Chapter One Most players quit here 44% −56
- Chapter Two You completed Chapter Two 31% −13
- Twins4life Complete the story with the twins strongly bound together ≥26% −5
story milestone ending (most common ending) biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (30)
story milestone ending side
- Rear View Mirror Leave Fireweed Residential Center 100%
- Homecoming Enter the Ronan House 74%
- One For The Collection Find your first hidden Book of Goblins figure 65%
- Crafty Goblins Solve the puzzle on Mary-Ann's door 54%
- Bound To A Lie Remember the night the twins agreed to lie 45%
- Chapter One You completed Chapter One 44%
- Arborglyph Correct the old graffiti on the tree 34%
- Cold Case Discover intel about Mary-Ann's past and her death 33%
- Rest In Peace Make peace with Mary-Ann at the cemetery 32%
- Sharp Shooter Win the plush battle 31%
- Chapter Two You completed Chapter Two 31%
- Guess Who? Figure out who inspired each Book of Goblin character 31%
- Full Confession Make Tessa tell the twins everything she knows 29%
- State Your Emergency Find a recording of the twins' 911 call 28%
- Are You My Daddy? Learn the truth about Sam's relationship to the twins 28%
- We Need To Talk Take time to talk things over with your twin. 27%
- The Princess' Lost Treasure Uncover the princess' lost treasure 26%
- Fish all the Fish Catch all the fish with Michael 26%
- Twins4life Complete the story with the twins strongly bound together 26%
- Lock-Up And Go Lock-up and leave the Ronan House with Tyler 25%
- Hacking 101 Find the password to unlock the Police Station computer 23%
- Kick Me Stick a note on Tyler's back 20%
- Mailbox Bandit Find out who the Mailbox Bandit really is 15%
- Just One Fix Help Sam fix the engine 15%
- Remember Strange Vampyr Find three classic posters 12%
- This Is Despicable When we say locked, it's locked 12%
- Moo'd Changer Prove to Tyler that moo boxes are actually funny 11%
- A New Chapter Start writing a new chapter with Alyson 8.6%
- And Everything In Its Place Place all collectibles in the attic 8.5%
- Life Tears Us Apart Complete the story with the twin's bond weakened 6.7%