In Stars And Time
Give it 15 hours
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours almost 1 in 3 reviews are negative (29%); after 20h it's 1 in 75 (1%).
- Fully opens up by hour 20.
- Few early reviews, so this is a rough estimate.
- 53% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “Welcome to the show!” (Finish getting ready) and “Curtains!” (Beat the King): from 100% to 53% of starters.
- 84% 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 9,093 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 295 reviews: 29h for positive, 12.1h 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 (83.5% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Welcome to the show! Finish getting ready. 100%
- Curtains! Beat the King. Most players quit here 53% −47
- Encore! Get to the end. 53%
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (43)
story milestone ending side
- Welcome to the show! Finish getting ready. 100%
- Break a leg! Die for the first time. 94%
- Jackpot! Do a Jackpot Attack for the first time. 83%
- So cute! Something about spicy food… 64%
- Intermission Die against the King. 59%
- Curtains! Beat the King. 53%
- Encore! Get to the end. 53%
- Best idea you've ever had! Snack on some pineapple slices. 51%
- One! Loop 20 times. 49%
- Fetch Quest Hang out with Odile. 49%
- Companion Quest Hang out with Mirabelle. 49%
- Tutorial Quest Hang out with Bonnie. 48%
- Really? He doesn't need your help with a quest? Hang out with Isabeau. 48%
- Did you see that? See a ghost. 47%
- In this moment… Hang out with everyone, and get to the end. 46%
- Nostalgie Talk to the King. 44%
- More! Loop 50 times. 43%
- IS THIS IT? Learn more about the loops. 42%
- Epilogue Save Vaugarde. 42%
- Aaaaaand SCENE!!! Get to the end. 41%
- Your favorite play Get to the end 5 times. 41%
- Wait for it… Wait for it. 36%
- What's inside your hat, Bonnie? Something about snacks… 32%
- No thanks, stardust! Show Loop a souvenir. 32%
- Teachable moment Something about teaching… 31%
- Warning! Sharp! Think about your dagger. 29%
- Here's some change Find out about The Incident. 25%
- Stupid rotten adults!!! Have a talk. 24%
- Bad Touch Something about a shoulder… 23%
- but then who was phone??? Talk to a statue. 22%
- Time! Loop 100 times. 21%
- What was that about…? Show Loop a specific souvenir, at a specific time. 21%
- You've said this joke before Something about a joke... 17%
- Fashionable Get every accessory. 16%
- Like talking to yourself Have one last chat with Loop. 16%
- Kinda sus… Act suspicious. 16%
- Armory Get every weapon in the same loop. 14%
- …You are loved. Hang out with everyone, and get to the end, thrice. 13%
- (reloads dagger) house's haunted See three ghosts in a single loop. 9.7%
- 1000 ways to die Die every way possible. 8.7%
- OP Get everyone to their max level in the same loop. 5.1%
- Head Empty Get every memory. 5.1%
- Behind the scenes Get every chat with Loop. 3.0%
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