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Horror Squad
The first 3 hours are a test
Gets good by 3h almost every game dips in hours 2–3
Started playing 83% of owners
Steam reviews 53% positive of 695
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (61%); after 3h it's 1 in 5 (22%).
- The opening is criticised more than in 90% of games we track.
- 83% of owners got the first achievement.
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 702 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 287 reviews: 2.5h for positive, 1.1h 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 (82.9% 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 (11)
- Researcher 100%
- Jail 94%
- It was fired! 80%
- Helpful 77%
- M4SK 72%
- Formatter 56%
- LAB 54%
- Ritual 48%
- The curse is broken 34%
- Locksmith 32%
- H4RDC0R3 17%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-20.