20 Minutes Till Dawn
Hooks you almost right away
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 6 reviews are negative (17%); after 7h it's 1 in 11 (9%).
- The opening is criticised less than in 79% of games we track.
- The game has no story achievements, so drop-off points can't be measured.
- 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 29,504 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 300 reviews: 14.2h for positive, 13.8h 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 (73.2% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
This game has no story achievements, so we can't tell where players quit.
All achievements (34)
story milestone ending side
- Sunrise Survive the full 20 minutes. 100%
- Dark Night Survive the night on Darkness 1. 79%
- Gotta Catch 'Em ALL Survive the night with 8 summons as the end. 57%
- Darker Night Survive the night on Darkness 5. 43%
- Nimble Survive the night without getting hit. 35%
- Darkest Night Survive the night on Darkness 10. 25%
- On the Edge Survive the night with 1 Max HP at the end. 20%
- Pitch Black Survive the night on Darkness 15. 16%
- Pacifist Survive the night without firing your gun. 16%
- Batgun Mastery Use the Batgun to survive Darkness 15. 12%
- Reckless Survive the night with Abby and the Grenade Launcher, and only using Abby's special ability to fire. 12%
- SMG Mastery Use Dual SMGs to survive Darkness 15. 12%
- Bullet Mania Survive Darkness 15 with Abby. 12%
- Shotgun Mastery Use the Shotgun to survive Darkness 15. 12%
- Fallen Angel Survive Darkness 15 with Shana. 11%
- Thunder God Survive Darkness 15 with Spark. 11%
- Strongwoman Survive Darkness 15 with Diamond. 11%
- Revolver Mastery Use the Revolver to survive Darkness 15. 11%
- Necromastery Survive Darkness 15 with Lilith. 11%
- Grenade Launcher Mastery Use the Grenade Launch to survive Darkness 15. 10%
- Yokai Survive Darkness 15 with Yuki. 10%
- Flame Cannon Mastery Use the Flame Cannon to survive Darkness 15. 10%
- Pyromaniac Survive Darkness 15 with Scarlett. 10%
- Crossbow Mastery Use the Crossbow to survive Darkness 15. 10%
- Master Ninja Survive Darkness 15 with Hina. 9.4%
- Reindeer Survive Darkness 15 with Dasher. 9.2%
- Magic Bow Mastery Use the Magic Bow to survive Darkness 15. 9.2%
- Cyclone Sword Mastery Use the Cyclone Sword to survive Darkness 15. 9.0%
- Celestial Survive Darkness 15 with Luna. 9.0%
- Elder God Survive Darkness 15 with Hastur 8.6%
- Witch Survive Darkness 15 with Raven. 8.1%
- Salvo Knives Mastery Use the Salvo Knives to survive Darkness 15. 7.5%
- Master of the Blade Use Katana to survive Darkness 15. 7.2%
- Watering Gun Mastery Use the Watering Gun to survive Darkness 15. 7.0%