MicroWorks

When it gets good

Share of positive reviews by how many hours the reviewer had played when writing the review.

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Based on all 2,004 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 300 reviews: 3.4h for positive, 0.6h 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 (65.7% 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 (100)

• Beats Nothing Get awarded less than 200 score in Scorematch. 100%
• Breaking The Rules Play with mutators enabled. 97%
• Combo Novice Get a combo streak of 5. 87%
• A New Look Wear a cosmetic. 67%
• Look Ma, I Won! Win your first game. 61%
• Double Edged Sword Push your groupmate away in "Group Up With X" 43%
• The Longest Frag Hit a player on the other side of the map in the "Railwars" boss. 38%
• Excellent Score two frags in two seconds. 35%
• In The Nick Of Time Get on the right platform during the last second in the "Falling Platforms" boss. 33%
• Impressive Score two accurate hits in a row with the Railgun. 33%
• King Of The Hill Push a player off a platform, and cause them to lose. 30%
• Frogrunner Pass 3 obstacles in under 30 seconds in the "Jetfrogs" boss. 28%
• Viva La Kai Hold the flag for over 10 seconds in the "Kai With A Flag" boss. 28%
• Scorematch Novice Get a high score of 20,000 points in Scorematch. 26%
• Combo Pro Get a combo streak of 10. 26%
• Railpage Score 5 frags in the "Railwars" boss. 25%
• Every Single Time...! It's time to start paying attention to the arguments. 24%
• It's Not A Lie Have a slice of cake in the "Pathfinder" boss. 22%
• Uno Dos Tres Strike out 3 players in the "Dodgeball" boss. 22%
• Unfreezable Don't get frozen in the "Circuitfreezer" boss. 21%
• Icebreak Break over 3/4th of the ice rink in the "Dont Fall" boss. 20%
• Better Than Banana Peels Get a player to crash into your obstacle in the "Kai Karts" boss. 18%
• Finders Keepers Push a player off your box in "Get In A Box". 18%
• Floaties Off Finish the "Trivia Mastermind" boss without using any lifesavers. 18%
• The Shortest Path Finish the "Pathfinder" boss in half the time. 18%
• Just Warming Up Strike out a player on your very first throw in the "Dodgeball" boss. 15%
• Microgame Novice Win 5 games. 15%
• Merciful King Win a game, but spare your victims. 14%
• Don’t Fall Champion Get the highest score in the "Don’t Fall" boss. 14%
• Jump The Rope Champion Get the highest score in the "Jump The Rope" boss. 14%
• Last 2 Fall Be the last person left in the "Don't Fall" boss. 14%
• Pathfinder Champion Get the highest score in the "Pathfinder" boss. 14%
• Railwars Champion Get the highest score in the "Railwars" boss. 14%
• Circuitfreezer Champion Get the highest score in the "Circuitfreezer" boss. 14%
• Knowledge Is Power Answer over 5 questions correctly in the "Trivia Mastermind" boss. 14%
• Dodgeball Champion Get the highest score in the "Dodgeball" boss. 14%
• Falling Platforms Champion Get the highest score in the "Falling Platforms" boss. 14%
• Reach The End Champion Get the highest score in the "Reach The End" boss. 14%
• Jetfrogs Champion Get the highest score in the "Jetfrogs" boss. 13%
• Kai With A Flag Champion Get the highest score in the "Kai With A Flag" boss. 13%
• Paranormal Janitor Capture all ghosts as a hunter in the "Ghosthunt" boss. 13%
• Yoink Frag a player who just picked up the flag, and pick up the flag instead in "Kai With A Flag" boss. 13%
• Kai Karts Champion Get the highest score in the "Kai Karts" boss. 13%
• Wheels Of Speed Get first place in the "Kai Karts" boss. 13%
• Trivia Mastermind Champion Get the highest score in the "Trivia Mastermind" boss. 12%
• Nitro Overboost Stack your local nitro boost with the powerup nitro boost in the "Kai Karts" boss. 11%
• Push It To The Limit Defeat an opponent in the "Robot Rumble" boss while low on health. 11%
• Pointmatch Novice Get a high score of 20 points in Pointmatch. 9.7%
• Modern Pythagoras Answer a hard math question correctly. 9.6%
• Scorematch Pro Get a high score of 25,000 points in Scorematch. 9.1%
• We Are The Champions Win a game in a team based gamemode. 9.0%
• All's Fair In Jump The Rope Push a player unto the rope in the "Jump The Rope" boss. 8.5%
• Snooping As Usual Use "Answer Peek" in the "Trivia Mastermind" boss, and get the answer correctly. 8.5%
• Oops, All Crab Survive Bob Infernoclaws. 8.4%
• Robot Rumble Champion Get the highest score in the "Robot Rumble" boss. 8.4%
• Standoff Champion Get the highest score in the "Standoff" boss. 8.4%
• Ghosthunt Champion Get the highest score in the "Ghosthunt" boss. 8.2%
• The Good, The Bad, and The Kai Be the last player standing in the "Standoff" boss. 8.2%
• Dodgebot Survive the entirety of the "Dodgeball" boss. 7.6%
• Oh Baby, A Triple Get awarded 3 points from a single microgame in Pointmatch. 6.4%
• Pointmatch Pro Get a high score of 25 points in Pointmatch. 6.4%
• See You Later, Alligator Push a player into a trap in the "Reach The End" boss. 6.2%
• Sticky Situation Pull in a player with your tongue and cause them to die in the "Jetfrogs" boss. 6.2%
• Combo Master Get a combo streak of 15. 5.9%
• There Can Only Be One Win a game with more than one winner, and frag your winning opponent. 5.5%
• Bombs Away! Throw over 15 bombs in the "Don't Fall" boss. 5.3%
• Microgame Pro Win 10 games. 5.3%
• First To Reach The End Get first place in the "Reach The End" boss. 5.2%
• Know The Way Finish the maze in the "Pathfinder" boss without using any powerups. 5.0%
• Cold Call Finish the "Circuitfreezer" boss with your freeze meter above 80%. 4.6%
• Frosty Comeback Get Frozen in the "Circuitfreezer" boss, and still finish with the highest score. 4.4%
• Ghosthider Avoid getting caught as a ghost during the "Ghosthunt" boss. 4.4%
• Second Time's The Charm Miss a shot in the "Standoff" boss, and still manage to frag your opponent the second time. 4.4%
• One Punch Kai Defeat an opponent with one hit in the "Robot Rumble" boss. 4.0%
• Shields Off Break an opponent's shield shell in the "Railwars" boss. 3.8%
• Mechanical Brawler Defeat 3 opponents in the "Robot Rumble" boss. 3.7%
• Fastest Rail In The West Score 3 frags in the "Standoff" boss. 3.3%
• Scorematch Master Get a high score of 30,000 points in Scorematch. 3.3%
• Pointmatch Master Get a high score of 30 points in Pointmatch. 3.2%
• Microgame Master Win 15 games. 2.9%
• LPS Novice Get a high score of 5 rounds in Last Player Standing. 2.6%
• Lucky Guess Answer a trivia question correctly in under 2 seconds. 2.3%
• Coco Fever Stun a player with the coconut in the "Jump The Rope" boss, and have them lose. 2.0%
• MicroGod Win 20 games. 1.8%
• Instruction Processor Successfully survive over 3 special instruction sets in the "Falling Platforms" boss. 1.7%
• Flagbait Frag a player using your flag in the "Kai With A Flag" boss. 1.5%
• Rush Hour Finish the "Reach The End" boss in half the time. 1.5%
• Total Fragger Frag a total 100 times. 1.5%
• Alive And Kicking Finish a game of Survival with at least 3 lives. 1.1%
• In Crab We Trust Finish the "Jump The Rope" boss without dying, and while holding the crab. 1.1%
• On The Hue Survive all 10 rounds in the "Falling Platforms" boss. 1.1%
• Robot Revolution They really put lore in this?! 1.1%
• Tis' But A Scratch Finish a game of Survival with only one life. 1.1%
• LPS Pro Get a high score of 10 rounds in Last Player Standing. 0.9%
• No Hard Feelings LOL at a player after fragging them. 0.9%
• Cosmetic Designer Upload a workshop item. 0.8%
• Friends With A Ghost Save a ghost friend being captured during the "Ghosthunt" boss. 0.8%
• LPS Master Get a high score of 15 rounds in Last Player Standing. 0.8%
• Professional Frog Finish the "Jetfrogs" boss without any deaths. 0.8%
• Trivia Nerd Answer a total of 50 trivia questions correctly. 0.8%