At Dead Of Night
Hooks you almost right away
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 5 reviews are negative (18%); after 7h it's 1 in 25 (4%).
- The opening is criticised less than in 76% of games we track.
- 41% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “You completed Amy's story” and “You completed Dr Bose's story”: from 100% to 72% of starters.
- Only 38% 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 3,650 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 296 reviews: 8.3h for positive, 2.8h 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 (37.9% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- You completed Amy's story You completed Amy's story 100%
- You completed Dr Bose's story You completed Dr Bose's story Most players quit here 72% −28
- You completed Harvey's story You completed Harvey's story 61% −11
- You completed Rose's story You completed Rose's story 53% −8
- You completed the main story You completed the main story 52% −1
- You completed At Dead Of Night You completed At Dead Of Night 41% −11
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (13)
story milestone ending side
- You completed Amy's story You completed Amy's story 100%
- You completed Dr Bose's story You completed Dr Bose's story 72%
- You completed Harvey's story You completed Harvey's story 61%
- You completed Rose's story You completed Rose's story 53%
- You completed the main story You completed the main story 52%
- You completed At Dead Of Night You completed At Dead Of Night 41%
- You rescued everyone in a quick game You rescued everyone in a quick game 4.2%
- You completed the main story in EXTREME MODE You completed the main story in EXTREME MODE 4.0%
- You completed At Dead Of Night in EXTREME MODE You completed At Dead Of Night in EXTREME MODE 4.0%
- You completed the main story without being hit! You completed the main story without being hit! 4.0%
- You completed At Dead Of Night with ZERO HITS! You completed At Dead Of Night with ZERO HITS! 3.4%
- You completed the main story in EXTREME MODE with ZERO HITS! You completed the main story in EXTREME MODE with ZERO HITS! 3.2%
- You completed At Dead Of Night in EXTREME MODE with ZERO HITS! You completed At Dead Of Night in EXTREME MODE with ZERO HITS! 3.2%