CaseCracker
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What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 3 reviews are negative (31%); after 10h it's 1 in 19 (5%).
- Fully opens up by hour 10.
- 49% of players who start reach the ending.
- Most players drop off before “Mastermind”: only 49% of starters get there.
- Only 65% 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 3,523 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 300 reviews: 8.7h for positive, 5.4h 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 (64.8% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Mastermind Uncover the true identity of the mastermind. Most players quit here 49% −51
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (27)
story milestone ending side
- Find the Singer Biggest fan! 100%
- Ride Hailing Find clues related to the ride-hailing app. 88%
- Eagle Eye Only the eagle-eyed can locate this tattoo parlor. 80%
- An Open Letter Find the open letter that reveals no names. 74%
- Mysterious Explosion Locate the explosion site. 72%
- Drunk Dog Encounter the dog that loves to drink and bark. 68%
- Mysterious Signal Find the message hidden in the interference. 66%
- The Cuckolded Guard His wife is someone else's girlfriend. 65%
- Streamer I'm a huge fan. I breached the Steam database to hide this achievement here. Locate the hidden clues to unlock it. — E01014191 64%
- Workaholic Work "voluntarily" even on public holidays. 62%
- Notorious Fruit Identify the key ingredient for Cheer cakes. 60%
- Redundant Move Perform an action that insults one's intelligence. 59%
- Mysterious Man Identify the mysterious man. 58%
- Online Shopping Well-known online shopping platform 58%
- The Neighboring City Find the city famous for its coal. 57%
- Gambling Den This gambling den was very well hidden. 56%
- Infiltration Find the hit novel based on true events. 55%
- RoboCop Find the police officer's code name. 52%
- Mastermind Uncover the true identity of the mastermind. 49%
- Search Engine Find the powerful search engine. 47%
- Locker No. 7 Not many people can open locker number 7. 46%
- Crop Circle Message Find the message in the wheat field. 42%
- TwoPiece Find TwoPiece. 38%
- Purchase Date Find the purchase date of Zhang Kai's camera. 33%
- Best Workplace Locate the Black Robe Inc. HQ next to Ol' Ge's home. 31%
- Chance of Survival Become an Agent! 30%
- Chillout_B Find the system designer's employee ID. Designer's classmate B takes gaming too seriously. Everyone says: "Chillout_B." 23%