ActionAdventureIndieSimulation
Escape: Malice
Give it 4 hours
Gets good by 4h then rated almost like by veterans
Started playing 73% of owners
Steam reviews 24% positive of 1,004
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours most reviews are negative (88%); after 4h it's most (67%).
- The opening is criticised more than in 100% of games we track.
- 73% 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 1,014 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 287 reviews: 4.7h for positive, 4.7h 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 (73% 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 (13)
- Seasonal Solve Seasons Door Knocker Puzzle 100%
- The Underground Mansion Complete Act 1 65%
- You May Enter...If You Dare Solve Door Knocker Puzzle 64%
- Family Is Everthing Solve Family Crest Puzzle 3.8%
- Key of Knowledge Solve Tube Lock Puzzle 3.7%
- Who are you Meet Eri for the first time 3.4%
- Hana's Desire Solve Hana Doll Puzzle 3.4%
- Universal Element Solve Element Puzzle 3.2%
- They're watching you... Solve Shogi Board Puzzle 3.2%
- Written Down Solve Hiragana Table Puzzle 3.0%
- Misunderstanding Release Hana from her bindings 2.6%
- Unwillingly Binded Solve LivingSeal Puzzle 2.6%
- Embers of Knowledge Solve Burning Book Puzzle 1.4%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-20.