AdventureIndie
Overboard!
Give it 3 hours
Gets good by 3h almost every game dips in hours 2–3
Started playing 82% of owners
Steam reviews 90% positive of 681
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 4 reviews are negative (25%); after 3h it's 1 in 12 (8%).
- Few early reviews, so this is a rough estimate.
- 82% 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.
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Based on all 692 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 297 reviews: 3.9h for positive, 1.7h 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 (81.9% 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 (26)
- Banged Up Get the killer sent to prison 100%
- Escaped Justice Allow the killer to escape from justice! 88%
- Hooked Up Get yourself a nice man 84%
- Liaison Officer Establish relations with an officer 77%
- Double Homicide Two down 60%
- Make a Killing Earn a small fortune for your efforts 53%
- Take the Wheel Steer the ship 51%
- Reunited! Reunite with Malcolm 43%
- Sleep Well Dear Put an old lady to sleep 30%
- Triple Homicide Three down 30%
- No Loose Ends Everything ship-shape and Bristol fashion 29%
- Smooth Operator Get off in 5 hours or less 28%
- Tighten the Knots Get your way the hard way 21%
- Excellent Execution Money, man and murderer in 5 hours or less 20%
- Quadruple Homicide Four down 20%
- Fast Work Get off in 3 hours or less 19%
- God: I Hate Poetry Discuss literature with the highest authority 19%
- Quintuple Homicide Five down 17%
- Hextuple Homicide Six down 17%
- Septuple Homicide Seven down 16%
- Leap of Faith Talk someone down 15%
- Storm Protocol Everything ship-shape in 5 hours or less 12%
- Fast Finagling Money, man and murderer in 2 hours or less 9.9%
- Tornado Protocol Everything ship-shape in 4 hours or less 9.6%
- Take the House Clean someone out at cards 9.5%
- It's All Over All of Malcolm's possessions, into the sea 8.5%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-21.