Sonic the Hedgehog 4 - Episode I
Give it 4 hours
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours most reviews are negative (73%); after 4h it's 1 in 2 (50%).
- The opening is criticised more than in 97% of games we track.
- 17% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “Crush Dr. Eggman” (Defeat a boss for the first time) and “All Stages Cleared!” (Defeat the final boss and view the ending): from 65% to 17% of starters.
- 76% 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 3,945 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 294 reviews: 3.8h for positive, 2.8h 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 (75.5% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- The Story Begins Clear SPLASH HILL ZONE, ACT 1. 100%
- Crush Dr. Eggman Defeat a boss for the first time. 65% −35
- All Stages Cleared! Defeat the final boss and view the ending. Most players quit here 17% −48
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (12)
story milestone ending side
- The Story Begins Clear SPLASH HILL ZONE, ACT 1. 100%
- Crush Dr. Eggman Defeat a boss for the first time. 65%
- The First Chaos Emerald Acquire a Chaos Emerald. 54%
- All Stages Cleared! Defeat the final boss and view the ending. 17%
- Immortal Build up 99 or more extra lives. 12%
- Super Sonic Genesis Acquire all seven Chaos Emeralds. 12%
- Speed's My Game Clear SPLASH HILL ZONE ACT 1 in less than a minute. 8.9%
- Ring Collector Collect all the Rings in 'Special Stage 1' and Clear the stage. 7.2%
- Golden Flash Clear all Acts as Super Sonic. 6.2%
- Contender Upload your recorded scores and clear times for all stages. 4.5%
- Untouchable Clear the E.G.G. STATION ZONE without taking any damage. 4.2%
- Enemy Hunter Defeat 1,000 enemies. 4.1%