When does The Spike get good?

Give it 1 hour. In the first 2 hours 1 in 4 reviews are negative (24%); after 10h it's 1 in 12 (8%). 92% of owners got the first achievement.

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The Spike

Jun 5, 2020 Steam: Very Positive

Give it 1 hour

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

Started playing 92% of owners

Steam reviews 91% positive of 2,368

What the data shows

In the first 2 hours 1 in 4 reviews are negative (24%); after 10h it's 1 in 12 (8%).
92% 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.

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Based on all 2,392 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 291 reviews: 19.2h for positive, 10.1h 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 (92.4% 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 (21)

Improve Attack Perform 10 spikes. 100%
Improve Shield Perform 5 blocks. 79%
Improve Serve Perform 10 jump floater serves. 78%
A cool win Beat level 5 by at least 4 points. 58%
Character master Upgrade one character to the limit. 36%
Ace potential Perform 50 spike touchouts. 29%
An impressive win Beat level 9 by at least 6 points. 28%
An excellent win Beat level 14 by at least 6 points. 26%
A tense match Take a deuce to 20 points. 21%
Iron wall Win a match with at least 10 blocks. (No soft blocks, success not required) 12%
Spike king Surpass 30,000 points in Spike Practice. 11%
overwhelming victory Beat level 18 by at least 8 points. 10%
Triple crown Perform 3 chance balls, 3 blocks, and 3 serve aces in one match. 9.6%
Joker Perform 10 or more feints in one match. (Success not required) 8.1%
A nerve-racking match Surpass 30 points in Deuce. 4.1%
Champion Win the tournament. 3.4%
Pacifist Win a match without spikes, only using feints, blocks, and serves. 3.2%
A first-rate victory Beat Allstar High by at least 10 points. 3.0%
Sniper Hit the white circle 30 total times. 2.5%
Bloc- KING Surpass 20,000 points in Blocking Practice. 2.5%
A rather boring match Take a deuce beyond 40 points. 2.1%

Steam page Updated: 2026-10-19.