When does Scarlet Hollow — Episode 1 get good?

Hooks you almost right away. In the first 2 hours 1 in 25 reviews are negative (4%); after 3h it's 1 in 25 (4%). The opening is criticised less than in 98% of games we track.

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Scarlet Hollow — Episode 1

Sep 25, 2020 Steam: Overwhelmingly Positive

Hooks you almost right away

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

Started playing 53% of owners

Steam reviews 96% positive of 703

What the data shows

In the first 2 hours 1 in 25 reviews are negative (4%); after 3h it's 1 in 25 (4%).
The opening is criticised less than in 98% of games we track.
Only 53% of owners have even the first achievement — the rest barely played.

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 717 Steam reviews in every language. 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 (53.2% 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 (23)

Cooking by the book. Follow the recipe. 100%
That Damned Smile. Get your cousin to flash her Pearly Whites. 92%
Poor Trigger Discipline An unfortunate accident. 79%
Ditchling Finish Episode 1 70%
Urban Explorer Explore every room of the estate before going to town in Episode 1. 68%
Mail Time Finish Episode 1 with Keen Eye as one of your traits. 51%
Pasta Puppeteer Finish Episode 1 with Talk to Animals as one your traits. 49%
Fusion Take a menu option that requires two traits. 47%
Ebony Dark'ness Dementia Raven Way Finish Episode 1 with Mystical as one of your traits. 44%
Candy From a Baby Finish Episode 1 with Street Smart as one of your traits. 42%
Old Yeller Do what has to be done. Yourself. 39%
Bell Pepper Finish Episode 1 with Hot as one of your traits. 37%
The Very Hungry Caterpillar Finish Episode 1 with Book Smart as one of your traits. 35%
Can You Pet the Dog? You can pet the dog in Scarlet Hollow. 32%
Master Codebreaker Break into the forbidden wings of the Estate. 32%
What were you expecting? Pet Frou-frou more than once in Episode 1. 26%
Porqué no los Dos? Use a trait to get out of a sticky situation. 25%
Mx North Carolina Finish Episode 1 with Powerful Build as one of your traits. 24%
Exclusive Club Welcome two characters in Episode 1 to the Dead Moms club. 23%
Squelch Punch a Ditchling 18%
Patient Zero Puke in front of the whole town. 13%
The Boy Who Cried Nice House Lie to Tabitha about liking your room after already getting caught lying to her. 10%
Ya blew it Get a bad outcome while you had a trait that could have avoided it. 9.0%

Steam page Updated: 2026-10-20.