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The House of Da Vinci 3
The first hour is a test
Gets good by 1h almost every game dips in hours 2–3
Fully opens up by 10h rated like by long-time players
Started playing 93% of owners
Steam reviews 89% positive of 1,398
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (60%); after 10h it's 1 in 19 (5%).
- Fully opens up by hour 10.
- The opening is criticised more than in 89% of games we track.
- Few early reviews, so this is a rough estimate.
- 93% 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 1,410 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 299 reviews: 10.8h for positive, 5.8h 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 (93.3% 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 (30)
- Dear Diary Find a new notebook in the first chapter. 100%
- Pest Control Block the rats from getting into the catacombs in the first chapter. 98%
- Catacomb Crawl Finish the first chapter. 96%
- Target Practice Shoot all the required targets in the second chapter. 88%
- All in a Day's Work Finish the second chapter. 86%
- The Bald Lady Finish the third chapter. 83%
- Chimney Sweeper Infiltrate Borgia's hideout in the fourth chapter. 83%
- Devil's Bargain Finish the fourth chapter. 79%
- Collector of Secrets Find a sketch of a secret passage in the fifth chapter. 76%
- Man of Faith Finish the fifth chapter. 76%
- Uninvited Guests Finish the sixth chapter. 75%
- Control Pests Pick up the stepladder in the seventh chapter. 71%
- Cave Exploration Finish the seventh chapter. 71%
- Fireman Put out the flames of the past in the eighth chapter. 69%
- Secrets of Justice Finish the eighth chapter. 68%
- Seeker of Mysteries Find a uniquely mysterious place and record it in your diary in the final chapter. 68%
- Ancient Enigma Finish the final chapter. 67%
- Slow and Steady Finish the game in under 11 hours. 48%
- Writer Complete all records in your diary in all chapters in a single playthrough. 43%
- Curious Soul Inspect a suspicious letter at the first opportunity. 33%
- Healthy Moderation Finish the game in under 8 hours. 32%
- Short History of Time Travel Read the final, complete version of Giacomo's Chronicle in the main menu. 21%
- Dangerous Manipulation Use the letter opener in the first chapter without using the Oculus Perpetua. 21%
- I Could Do This Blindfolded Break into the pope's study in the fifth chapter without using the Oculus Perpetua. 18%
- Artist Complete all sketches in your diary in all chapters in a single playthrough. 16%
- Makes You Stronger Find every possible death in the safe minigame in the fourth chapter. 11%
- Mistakes Were Made In the Zodiac minigame on the astrology counter in the eighth chapter, arrange all Sagittarius discs on the left and all Capricorn discs on the right. 7.5%
- Feel the Rush Finish the game in under 5 hours. 6.5%
- Archivist Collect all letters and notes in your diary in all chapters in a single playthrough. 4.5%
- The One with All Complete all diary-related achievements in a single playthrough. 3.9%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-20.