Killer Frequency
The first 3 hours are a test
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (50%); after 5h it's 1 in 30 (3%).
- Fully opens up by hour 5.
- The opening is criticised more than in 78% of games we track.
- 55% of players who start reach the ending.
- Most players drop off before “Let Me In”: only 63% of starters get there.
- 75% 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 6,337 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 299 reviews: 7.1h for positive, 3.8h 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 (75.2% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Let Me In Gain access to the station after being locked out Most players quit here 63% −37
- Let There Be Light Restore power to the station after the blackout 55% −8
- The End? Reach the end of Whistling Night 55%
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
- Dead Air Don't respond when prompted for 30 seconds 100%
- Sound Blaster Master Play a sound on the soundboard during a call 100%
- A Shocking Turn of Events Deputy Martinez survived The Whistling Man 94%
- Keep Talking and Nobody Dies Sandra Sharpe survived The Whistling Man 92%
- Somebody Order a Savior? Virginia Sullivan survived The Whistling Man 69%
- Game Over Maurice Russell survived The Whistling Man 66%
- Child of the Corn Maze Eugene Stine survived The Whistling Man 64%
- Let Me In Gain access to the station after being locked out 63%
- From Beyond The Grave Uncovered Clive's Research 59%
- Master of Unlocking Unlock all doors in the station 56%
- Let There Be Light Restore power to the station after the blackout 55%
- The End? Reach the end of Whistling Night 55%
- The Man, The Myth, The Scream Forrest Nash survived The Whistling Man 54%
- Jason Lives Jason Parker survived The Whistling Man 51%
- For Fernando! Murphy survived The Whistling Man 48%
- An Alarming Development Roller Ricky survived The Whistling Man 48%
- An Explosive Escape Chuck Brody survived The Whistling Man 47%
- A Tale of Two Sisters Peggy Weaver survived The Whistling Man 47%
- Took a Swing for Teddy Gallows Teddy Gallows Jr survived The Whistling Man 43%
- Not So Stupid Teens All Teens (except Jimmy) survived The Whistling Man 40%
- Complete Discography Collect all hidden records around the station 33%
- Disc Jockey Play all records during the course of the night 24%
- A Word from our Sponsors Play all radio ads during the course of the night 23%
- Not All Talk Save all Whistling Man Targets 22%
- Fridge Horror Place the mannequin head into the fridge 16%
- Forrest Dash Finish the game in under 4 hours with all callers surviving 5.9%
- Killer Frequently Nobody survives The Whistling Man 5.3%