CULTIC
Hooks you almost right away
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 9 reviews are negative (11%); after 5h it's 1 in 50 (2%).
- The opening is criticised less than in 89% of games we track.
- 14% of players who start reach the ending.
- Most players drop off before “Case closed.” (Defeat the Abomination): only 60% of starters get there.
- Only 64% 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 8,860 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 299 reviews: 12h for positive, 9.4h 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 (64.3% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Case closed. Defeat the Abomination Most players quit here 60% −40
- Two-Time Champ Win the rematch. 41% −19
- Unstoppable Complete Chapter Two 14% −27
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (35)
story milestone ending side
- Stack 'em Up Get 2 or more headshots with a single Lever Action shot 100%
- Melon Popper Pop 250 enemy heads 78%
- Not today, thank you! Deflect 25 thrown hatchets 62%
- Case closed. Defeat the Abomination 60%
- Ow. Forget to throw the dynamite. 50%
- The Gungineer Fully upgrade a weapon 42%
- Two-Time Champ Win the rematch. 41%
- Don't tell David Obliterate an enemy with the soap 29%
- Here's lookin' at you Kill an enemy with an eyeball 27%
- Hail Mary Decapitate an enemy with a hatchet from over 20 meters away 25%
- No Scope Cope Headshot an enemy from 50 meters away with the pistol 25%
- Snuffed Out Kill a Martyr before they light up 23%
- There's no time for resting. Rest on the throne. 22%
- Rescue Mission Rescue a teddy bear from a map. 20%
- Barrels O' Fun Kill 5 enemies with an explosive barrel 16%
- My deepest shame Discover my deepest shame 16%
- Get Off My Train! Kill an enemy by ejecting them from the train 15%
- Unstoppable Complete Chapter Two 14%
- Prop Sniping Kill an enemy with a physics prop from over 25 meters away 14%
- Mad Minute Kill 15 enemies with the Bolt-Action Rifle in under a minute 12%
- Return to Sender Reject an incoming TNT delivery 9.6%
- Ma'am I do my own plumbing Clog a toilet with body parts 9.3%
- Great Minds Think Alike Kill a Ghost with the prop they're currently holding 7.8%
- Secret Hunter I Find all secrets in Chapter One. 7.8%
- A Quick Side Hustle Clear the billiards table without scratching or cheating. 6.2%
- It is done. Clear Chapter One on Extreme 6.2%
- Heh heh heh... thank you Spend $15,000 in the shop in a single Survival match 5.9%
- How Clear a map without taking any damage 4.8%
- Betrayal Trick an Armor Amalgamation into killing its brother 4.2%
- But You Have Heard of Me! Get a Perfect Score in Pirate Booty Shooty 3.1%
- Is There A Post-Credits Scene? Sit through all of MARROW's credits 3.1%
- Secret Hunter II Find all secrets in Chapter Two 2.6%
- New Dumb Friend! Befriend a Grenade Cultist 2.0%
- Truly Unstoppable Clear all Chapter Two maps on Extreme 1.9%
- Rescue Operation Rescue a stuffed animal in every non-boss campaign map. 1.1%