Have a Nice Death
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What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 4 reviews are negative (23%); after 5h it's 1 in 8 (12%).
- 5% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “#CancelYourBoss” (Defeat a game boss for the first time) and “#CancelBrad” (Defeat Barnaby Proudfoot): from 84% to 34% of starters.
- Only 66% 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.
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Based on all 10,948 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 298 reviews: 10.6h for positive, 6.7h 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 (65.6% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- #CancelYourBoss Defeat a game boss for the first time. 85% −15
- #CancelBrad Defeat Barnaby Proudfoot. Most players quit here 34% −50
- You Call It Hell, I Call It Death, Inc. Defeat Major Pliskhan. 23% −11
- Insubmersible Defeat Ms. Catherine Imamura. 13% −10
- Finally, Vacation Time! Finish the game. 5% −8
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (37)
story milestone ending side
- Simple Formality Gain a curse. 100%
- Burnout Die once. 97%
- Cash = Money Unlock your first item at Joe’s. 89%
- Turning a Profit! Reach the maximum discount level on an item at Joe’s. 87%
- #CancelYourBoss Defeat a game boss for the first time. 85%
- Koffee? Visit the break room. 84%
- Disciplinary Action Defeat a Thanager. 79%
- Scythe Swap Equip a different scythe. 78%
- Not Here to Suffer Play in easy mode. 40%
- The Calm before the Storm Visit the relaxation room. 37%
- Word on the Street Finish the rumor narrative quest. 35%
- #CancelBrad Defeat Barnaby Proudfoot. 34%
- One Style, One Vision Buy your first item from Muriel. 34%
- Welcome to the Afterlife! See all Patrick’s dialogs during the guided tour. 34%
- The Best Intern Speak to Pump Quinn (very) often. 34%
- A Koffee a Day Finish the koffee competition narrative quest. 33%
- A Victory for One Is a Victory for All! Finish the strike narrative quest. 29%
- Jacob's Masterpiece Reach the maximum upgrade level for a weapon. 29%
- A Well-Stocked Tool Rack Unlock all the scythes. 23%
- You Call It Hell, I Call It Death, Inc. Defeat Major Pliskhan. 23%
- R&D Sponsor Transform a scythe to the maximum level. 22%
- April Ghouls! Finish the April Ghouls narrative quest. 17%
- Petrifying Pumpkin Finish the Halloween narrative quest. 14%
- Get in Line! Max out the soul counter. 14%
- Insubmersible Defeat Ms. Catherine Imamura. 13%
- Save Time Waste Time. 12%
- Field Experience Indispensable Reach Level 20 with your experience. 7.3%
- The Gift of Giving Finish the Christmas narrative quest. 6.9%
- Thanager Thrasher Defeat all the Thanagers. 6.7%
- Actually, That Was a Piece of Cake! Complete a run with a difficulty level. 6.2%
- Finally, Vacation Time! Finish the game. 5.0%
- A Well-Stocked Wardrobe Unlock all the Cloak’s weapons. 1.8%
- Chunky Pitbook Unlock all spells. 1.2%
- I’M HAVING A BREAKDOWN! Complete a run on maximum difficulty. 1.1%
- Deal Unlock all the items at Joe’s. 0.9%
- Oh Shoo, O’Shah Unlock all the curses in the encyclopedia. 0.6%
- Look at the Chubby Lil Pitbook! Unlock all the descriptions in the Employee Handbook. 0.6%