When does The Day Before get good?

Give it 4 hours. In the first 2 hours most reviews are negative (91%); after 4h it's most (73%). The opening is criticised more than in 100% of games we track.

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ActionAdventureMassively MultiplayerEarly Access

The Day Before

Dec 7, 2023 Steam: Overwhelmingly Negative

Give it 4 hours

Gets good by 4h then rated almost like by veterans

Steam reviews 16% positive of 23,163

What the data shows

In the first 2 hours most reviews are negative (91%); after 4h it's most (73%).
The opening is criticised more than in 100% of games we track.
The game has no achievements; this is based on reviews only.

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 23,481 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 289 reviews: 6.9h for positive, 2.4h 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

This game has no achievements.

Steam page Updated: 2026-10-18.