Hotel Architect
Give it 4 hours
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 4 reviews are negative (28%); after 15h it's 1 in 30 (3%).
- Fully opens up by hour 15.
- Few early reviews, so this is a rough estimate.
- 11% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “Gothenburg” and “Santorini”: from 100% to 64% of starters.
- Only 69% 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 2,469 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 296 reviews: 37.2h for positive, 30.2h 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 (69.1% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Gothenburg Complete the Gothenburg scenario. 100%
- Santorini Complete the Santorini scenario. Most players quit here 64% −36
- Paris Complete the Paris scenario. 53% −11
- St. Anton Complete the St. Anton scenario. 38% −15
- New York Complete the New York scenario. 31% −6
- Las Vegas Complete the Las Vegas scenario. 25% −6
- London Complete the London scenario. 16% −10
- Black Forest Complete the Black Forest scenario. 11% −5
story milestone 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
- Gothenburg Complete the Gothenburg scenario. 100%
- Bankers Best Friend Pay back a loan. 68%
- Mopping Master Have a Staff member master the way of the mop. 64%
- Santorini Complete the Santorini scenario. 64%
- Vacuum Master Have a Staff member master the way of the vacuum. 63%
- Funny tummy Have a Guest vomit. 57%
- 5 Stars by the Eiffel Tower Achieve 5 Stars in Paris. 53%
- Paris Complete the Paris scenario. 53%
- Breaking Sound Barriers Have a Staff member with 200% movement speed. 50%
- Unique character Create a custom character using the Character Creator. 46%
- Ghosts! Have a Ghost at your hotel. 44%
- Overqualified Have a Staff member learn 5 skills. 44%
- St. Anton Complete the St. Anton scenario. 38%
- Dangerous Game Accept a Radioactive Waste Land Leasing Offer. 35%
- Freeze! Have a Guest freeze to ice. 34%
- Welcome to Sandbox! Get your first check-in in Sandbox Mode. 33%
- New York Complete the New York scenario. 31%
- Ghostbuster! Capture a Ghost. 31%
- 5 Stars by the Statue of Liberty Achieve 5 Stars in New York. 28%
- Las Vegas Complete the Las Vegas scenario. 25%
- A fabulous 5 Stars Achieve 5 Stars in Las Vegas. 24%
- Impressive Art Have an upper crust guest rate your Art at 100%. 22%
- Pump 'N Dump Sell a stock at a profit. 22%
- Say No to Darkness Defeat Lord Karthor. 16%
- 5 Stars by Big Ben Achieve 5 Stars in London. 16%
- London Complete the London scenario. 16%
- Meatballs and 5 Stars Achieve 5 Stars in Gothenburg. 16%
- Sunbathing in 5 Stars Achieve 5 Stars in Santorini. 16%
- 5 Stars at the slopes Achieve 5 Stars in St. Anton. 16%
- Pension Liability Have a Staff member reach retirement age. 15%
- 5 Stars in Black Forest Achieve 5 Stars in Black Forest. 14%
- Cash Elite! Have a bankroll of $1,337. 12%
- Black Forest Complete the Black Forest scenario. 11%
- Timeless Exchange Use the Age Manipulator. 10%
- Doing it the Hard Way Complete any scenario except Gothenburg on Challenging difficulty. 5.6%
- HR Nightmare Have at least 150 hired staff members at your hotel. 3.9%
- Blow 'em up! Destroy the UFO in Las Vegas. 2.5%