Thief Simulator 2
The first 3 hours are a test
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (50%); after 10h it's 1 in 14 (7%).
- Fully opens up by hour 10.
- The opening is criticised more than in 78% of games we track.
- 20% of players who start reach the ending.
- Most players drop off before “First heist”: only 37% of starters get there.
- 82% 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 7,002 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 294 reviews: 13h for positive, 4.9h 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 (82.2% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- First heist Complete the first heist Most players quit here 37% −63
- Free man Complete the story mode 20% −16
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (50)
story milestone ending side
- Escape cops Escape from cops without leaving the location 100%
- Whoops Get caught by the police 91%
- Lawbreaker Go to jail 73%
- Pay rent Pay rent like a normal citizen would 63%
- So hot it burns Sell a hot item 63%
- Prison break Escape jail 62%
- Traveler Travel 15km 61%
- Special item Steal a special item 56%
- GTA Escape a 3 star police chase 46%
- Garage owner Buy a garage 43%
- Who am I? Buy the ski mask 42%
- I like stealing Steal 250 items 41%
- House Flipper Fix your house 39%
- Treasure hunter Dig 5 holes 37%
- First heist Complete the first heist 37%
- Blackbay Complete 20 lists on Blackbay 35%
- Errand boy Complete 25 missions 29%
- Knowledge Get to Level 25 29%
- Shh, time to sleep Buy the tranquilizer gun 29%
- Carrier Steal 25 big items 28%
- A month Pass 30 in-game days 27%
- Thief discoverer Discover 200 stealable items 27%
- Money maker Make total of 175k$ 26%
- Half a thousand Steal 500 items 25%
- Safe thief 50k$ balance in DarkBank 21%
- Free man Complete the story mode 20%
- So special Learn 8 special skills 20%
- Suspicious van Find the kidnapper's van 19%
- Police down Take out a policeman / policewoman 18%
- Thief Contract Complete 10 contracts 17%
- Mr. Lockpick Open 150 locks 16%
- Courier Open 5 parcel lockers 16%
- Need for speed Buy the Shadowhawk GT 16%
- Blackbay Master Complete 50 lists on Blackbay 15%
- Long hand Pickpocket 25 people 13%
- Madison St. Complete all residences in Madison Street 11%
- StolenRewards Get all rewards on StolenRewards 11%
- Brutal thief Knock out 30 people (baton / sleeping gas / tranquilizer) 10%
- Hillville St. Complete all residences in Hillville Street 9.6%
- I'M CELEBRATING Get so drunk you can't drink any more 8.0%
- Dude, get sober Steal an item while drunk 7.4%
- My poor trunk Steal 75 big items 7.3%
- Quick work Complete payphone missions in Madison St. 6.7%
- Car dealer Steal all cars / vehicles 6.6%
- Art collector Fill all places with paintings in your hideout 6.3%
- Quick, hard work Complete payphone missions in Hillville St. 5.8%
- Collect all 5 easter eggs Find all photos from Thief Simulator 1 5.5%
- Survivalist Survive a week on Survival mode 3.8%
- Hardcore thief Complete the story on hardcore mode 3.3%
- Clever eye Find 10 hidden items 3.3%