When does Untrusted get good?

Give it 5 hours. In the first 2 hours 1 in 3 reviews are negative (32%); after 5h it's 1 in 12 (9%). Only 28% of owners have even the first achievement — the rest barely played.

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Untrusted

May 9, 2021 Steam: Very Positive

Give it 5 hours

Gets good by 5h then rated almost like by veterans

Started playing 28% of owners

Steam reviews 82% positive of 1,307

What the data shows

In the first 2 hours 1 in 3 reviews are negative (32%); after 5h it's 1 in 12 (9%).
Only 28% 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 1,322 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 3 reviews: 29.6h for positive, 125.9h 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 (27.6% 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 (34)

As A Hacker Complete the NETSEC tutorial. 100%
As An Agent Complete the AGENT tutorial. 53%
Getting The Hang Of IT Win your first multiplayer match. 38%
Cast The First Stone Be the first to vote for someone's death. 34%
Identity Theft Equip a new avatar. 30%
Hello World Send a broadcast message. 25%
Blackhat Win a game as Blackhat 22%
Spearphisher Win a game as Spearphisher 21%
Operation Leader Win a game as Operation Leader 20%
Social Engineer Win a game as Social Engineer 20%
Improvised Hacker Win a game as Improvised hacker 20%
Network Specialist Win a game as Network Specialist 20%
Analyst Win a game as analyst 20%
Field Agent Win a game as Field Agent 20%
Agent Leader Win a game as Agent Leader 19%
CCTV Specialist Win a game as CCTV Specialist 19%
Enforcer Win a game as Enforcer 19%
Script Kiddie Win a game as Script Kiddie 18%
Inside Man Win a game as Inside Man 18%
Mole (Investigative) Win a game as a mole (Investigative) 17%
Journalist Win a game as Journalist 17%
Mole (Field Operations) Win a game as a mole (Field Operations) 17%
Mole (Offensive) Win a game as a mole (Offensive) 16%
Bounty Hunter Win a game as Bounty Hunter 15%
Corrupt Detective Win a game as Corrupt Detective 15%
Resentful Criminal Win a game as Resentful Criminal 15%
Rival Hacker Win a game as Rival Hacker 15%
Runaway Snitch Win a game as Runaway Snitch 15%
Sociopath Win a game as Sociopath 15%
Stop Hitting Yourself You exercised your curiosity and that almost backfired 14%
Panicked Blabbermouth Win a game as Panicked Blabbermouth 12%
Loose Cannon Win a game as Loose Cannon 12%
Forensics Specialist Win a game as Forensics Specialist 12%
Double-crosser Win a game as Double-crosser 11%

Steam page Updated: 2026-10-20.