Indie
Press Ctrl
Hooks you right away
Gets good instantly from the first hour
Started playing 99% of owners
Steam reviews 90% positive of 618
What the data shows
- 87% of first-hour reviews are positive — about the same as players with 3+ hours (89%).
- The opening is criticised less than in 90% of games we track.
- 99% 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 622 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 283 reviews: 0.8h for positive, 0.5h 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 (99% 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 (7)
- You Did It! Press Ctrl 100%
- Out of Ctrl Beat level 1 82%
- Voluntary Esc Press Esc 66%
- There is No Esc Beat level 2 55%
- Esc Artist Beat level 3 35%
- Ctrl Freak Beat the game 21%
- You're in Ctrl Beat level 4 21%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-21.