Beholder 3
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What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours almost 1 in 2 reviews are negative (45%); after 7h it's 1 in 3 (34%).
- Fully opens up by hour 5.
- At least 14% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “A new Carl, a new Janitor!” (Start a new Game) and “Welcome to the ministry” (Gain access to the ministry): from 100% to 57% of starters.
- 86% 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 2,914 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 298 reviews: 11.5h for positive, 7.5h 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 (86.5% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- A new Carl, a new Janitor! Start a new Game 100%
- Welcome to the ministry Gain access to the ministry Most players quit here 57% −43
- Aaaand it's gone! Shred File 313 48% −9
- A nice place to live ... Help Stephen Huberts with his plans. ≥14% −35
story milestone ending (most common ending) biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (37)
story milestone ending side
- A new Carl, a new Janitor! Start a new Game 100%
- Seems familiar Install your first camera 92%
- One does not simply walk into... Break into an apartment for the first time 81%
- Need something? Buy something from the Black Market Trader 75%
- Whoops, wrong door! Get caught while entering an apartment 68%
- Say my name! Have drugs in your inventory. 65%
- Cake is no lie! Receive cake from Walter as a gift 65%
- Mama bear Get to know Lotte Altmann 57%
- Welcome to the ministry Gain access to the ministry 57%
- Oh shiny! You can read and write, right? 52%
- Aaaand it's gone! Shred File 313 48%
- Computer says NO! Interact with the Server for the first time 46%
- State-of-the-art Get to know Stephen Huberts 45%
- Go away from here! Warn Walter Bullhauser 42%
- Camp Grenada Put up a flag. 41%
- There's Evil Afoot! Find the pistol in the bush 39%
- Safety at work Install 10 Cameras 38%
- For the Nation! Write reports about 5 people 36%
- Problem solved Pay the ransom for Sabine 34%
- Dark Soul You died. 29%
- Multipass! Gain access to all ministry floors! 27%
- Good Deal! Do business with Magnus Hermann 21%
- Passport to Freedom Help Elisabeth Weckert to flee 21%
- Voyuer Catch the lovers in the act 19%
- Reliable Father Pay for the operation for Alex 19%
- Happy Wheels Do not pay for the operation for Alex 17%
- A nice place to live ... Help Stephen Huberts with his plans. 14%
- For the Family Help Kim to flee. 12%
- Overtime! Get kicked out of Ministry at night 12%
- Unemployed Don't pay the ransom for Sabine 11%
- A dead dream of freedom Try to flee with Kim. 9.0%
- Part of the Revolution Help Wolf Henker 8.0%
- A war on terror Help Lotte Altmann 7.7%
- Goldfish brain Fail a simple dictation 3x times in a row 7.2%
- A story of a man Refuse to help Lotte Altmann 6.6%
- On the Street Refuse to help Stephen Huberts 6.2%
- Goodbye, Frank Refuse to help Wolf Henker 6.2%