Indie
I'm on Observation Duty 4
Hooks you almost right away
Gets good by 1h almost every game dips in hours 2–3
Fully opens up by 4h rated like by long-time players
Started playing 74% of owners
Steam reviews 97% positive of 857
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 12 reviews are negative (8%); after 4h it's 1 in 85 (1%).
- Fully opens up by hour 4.
- The opening is criticised less than in 93% of games we track.
- Few early reviews, so this is a rough estimate.
- 74% 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 872 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 296 reviews: 4.8h for positive, 3.4h 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 (73.6% 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 (8)
- R.I.P. Die 100%
- The witching hour Survive the witching hour 86%
- City life Complete "The City House" 67%
- Country life Complete "The Country House" 40%
- !!HUGE MAN!! Fix !!HUGE MAN!! 36%
- The head banger Get spooked by a certain intruder 33%
- To protect and to serve Complete "The Station" 30%
- The state of Timothy Discover the secret 26%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-20.