There Is No Game: Jam Edition 2015
Hooks you right away
What the data shows
- 97% of first-hour reviews are positive — about the same as players with 3+ hours (97%).
- The opening is criticised less than in 99% of games we track.
- The game has no story achievements, so drop-off points can't be measured.
- 79% 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 7,595 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 300 reviews: 0.4h 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 (78.7% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
This game has no story achievements, so we can't tell where players quit.
All achievements (7)
story milestone ending side
- Let's be friends You made the right choice. 100%
- Breakout master Break all the bricks before the program says "Goat." 89%
- Not nice at all You made the right choice. 77%
- Ready for the circus! Use the metal crate to bounce one of the letters from the title up and down 10 times in a row without letting it hit the ground. 64%
- Bad student I was expecting a word, you know, something that makes sense. But you think you’re smart. 63%
- Sharpshooter While the speaker is moving around, press it within 3 seconds. 59%
- Animal cruelty You should be ashamed of yourself! 51%