When does Sam & Max Save the World get good?

Give it 1 hour. In the first 2 hours 1 in 4 reviews are negative (26%); after 7h it's 1 in 45 (2%). Only 54% of owners have even the first achievement — the rest barely played.

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Sam & Max Save the World

Dec 2, 2020 Steam: Very Positive

Give it 1 hour

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

Started playing 54% of owners

Steam reviews 94% positive of 2,094

What the data shows

In the first 2 hours 1 in 4 reviews are negative (26%); after 7h it's 1 in 45 (2%).
Only 54% 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 2,120 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 298 reviews: 11.5h for positive, 0.7h 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 (54.1% 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 (12)

Soda Popper Completed episode 1. 100%
Reality Star Completed episode 2. 72%
No Accomplishment Here Completed episode 3. 63%
Greatest President Ever Completed episode 4. 54%
Rat King Got a score of 21 or more on Whack Da Ratz. 48%
Internet Wizard Completed episode 5. 46%
More Than Jerks Got Whizzer to sing the Soda Poppers song. 44%
Saved the World Completed episode 6. 43%
Dairy Creamer Used the shaving cream on Bessy. 41%
Headless Hugh Cut off Hugh Bliss' head. 28%
Powerful Stash Found a “bug” in Sybil’s VR. 26%
Achievement Hunter Found the easter egg at the White House. 24%

Steam page Updated: 2026-10-19.