Made in Abyss: Binary Star Falling into Darkness
Give it 15 hours
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (48%); after 35h it's 1 in 14 (7%).
- Fully opens up by hour 35.
- The opening is criticised more than in 75% of games we track.
- 16% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “The Edge of the Abyss” (Reach the first layer the first time) and “Forest of Temptation” (Reach the second layer the first time): from 100% to 59% of starters.
- 91% 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 2,862 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 298 reviews: 22.4h for positive, 9.1h 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 (90.8% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- The Edge of the Abyss Reach the first layer the first time. 100%
- Forest of Temptation Reach the second layer the first time. Most players quit here 59% −41
- The Great Fault Reach the third layer the first time. 25% −34
- Goblets of Giants Reach the fourth layer the first time. 20% −5
- Sea of Corpses Reach the fifth layer the first time. 18% −2
- Last Dive Clear DEEP IN ABYSS. 16% −3
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (32)
story milestone ending side
- The Edge of the Abyss Reach the first layer the first time. 100%
- First Step Obtained Relic for the first time. 99%
- Tier 4 Relic Collected 10 Relics. 89%
- Cave Raider Chef Cook a dish for the first time. 86%
- Trials of the Abyss Be affected by ascension strains. 80%
- Cave Raider Craftsman Craft something for the first time. 72%
- Forest of Temptation Reach the second layer the first time. 59%
- Cave Raider Investigator-in-Training Collected Information with the Monocular for the first time. 52%
- Red Whistle Become a Red Whistle. 52%
- Trainee Cave Raider Learn a new skill for the first time. 45%
- Tier 3 Relic Collected 50 Relics. 37%
- Start of a Legend Clear HELLO ABYSS. 36%
- Full-Fledged Cave Raider Unlocked 10 skills. 36%
- Tier 2 Relic Collected 100 Relics. 31%
- Blue Whistle Become a Blue Whistle. 31%
- The Great Fault Reach the third layer the first time. 25%
- Moon Whistle Become a Moon Whistle. 25%
- Tier 1 Relic Collected 200 Relics. 24%
- Artisan Cave Raider Unlocked 30 skills. 23%
- Goblets of Giants Reach the fourth layer the first time. 20%
- Connected by the Abyss Clear Rikofs episode. 19%
- Sea of Corpses Reach the fifth layer the first time. 18%
- Black Whistle Become a Black Whistle. 18%
- Abyss Master Visit over 40 stages. 17%
- White Whistle Become a White Whistle. 16%
- Last Dive Clear DEEP IN ABYSS. 16%
- Netherworld Star Unlocked 50 skills. 15%
- Not Yet, Not Now... Clear Regfs episode. 13%
- Completely Cursed Suffer the 1st to 5th layerfs strains. 13%
- My Own White Whistle... Defeat Detchuanga. 13%
- Nnaaa... Receive Nanachi's best dish review. 12%
- Binary Star Obtain all achievements. 9.4%