When does Binary Domain get good?

Give it 7 hours. In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (57%); after 7h it's 1 in 25 (4%). The opening is criticised more than in 86% of games we track.

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Binary Domain

Apr 27, 2012 Steam: Very Positive

Give it 7 hours

Gets good by 7h then rated almost like by veterans

Started playing 64% of owners

Steam reviews 86% positive of 8,368

What the data shows

In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (57%); after 7h it's 1 in 25 (4%).
The opening is criticised more than in 86% of games we track.
Most players drop off before “HIT AND RUN”: only 68% of starters get there.
Only 64% 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.

before it gets good opening up fully opened up

Based on all 8,399 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 298 reviews: 10.2h for positive, 0.9h 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 (64.3% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.

Started playing 100%
HIT AND RUN Clear "HIT AND RUN." Most players quit here 68% −32
YEARN FOR REFUGE Clear "YEARN FOR REFUGE." 53% −16
BAD GROUND Clear "BAD GROUND." 49% −4
REFUSE AND RESIST Clear "REFUSE AND RESIST." 43% −6
INTELLIGENT ARTIFICE Clear "INTELLIGENT ARTIFICE." 42% −2
DENYING DESTINY Clear "DENYING DESTINY." 41% −1

story milestone ending biggest drop-off

Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.

All achievements (49)

story milestone ending side

Seek and Destroy Clear the swimming stage. 100%
Weapon Crafter Upgrade a weapon. 87%
Water Slider Clear the giant slide. 78%
Spendthrift Spend 10,000 credits at vending machines. 75%
HIT AND RUN Clear "HIT AND RUN." 68%
Jackpot Hit the jackpot on a vending machine. 68%
A Friend Indeed Purchase nanomachines for a teammate. 68%
Jumper Get onto the Grand Lancer's head. 59%
Assault Shooter Killer Destroy 100 Assault Shooters in Campaign. 57%
Aquatic Chase Clear the jet ski chase. 57%
YEARN FOR REFUGE Clear "YEARN FOR REFUGE." 53%
Spider Killer Destroy all of the Spider's legs. 52%
Fugitive Clear the car chase. 51%
Craftsman Fully upgrade one weapon category. 50%
BAD GROUND Clear "BAD GROUND." 49%
Tactician Get enemies to kill each other 50 times. 47%
Runaway Truck Clear the truck chase. 44%
REFUSE AND RESIST Clear "REFUSE AND RESIST." 43%
Hacker Destroy all enemies with the mobile gun battery. 43%
Headshot Master Get 50 headshot bonuses in Campaign. 43%
INTELLIGENT ARTIFICE Clear "INTELLIGENT ARTIFICE." 42%
DENYING DESTINY Clear "DENYING DESTINY." 41%
A Private Moment See the love scene with Faye. 39%
Comrades in Arms Earn Big Bo's loyalty in "DENYING DESTINY." 38%
One-Shot Master Get 50 one-shot bonuses in Campaign. 29%
Smash Master Get 50 smash bonuses in Campaign. 26%
Shindo: Max Trust Earn maximum trust with Shindo. 24%
Faye: Max Trust Earn maximum trust with Faye. 23%
All Members Add each teammate to the party at least once. 22%
Big Bo: Max Trust Earn maximum trust with Big Bo. 15%
Big Bo Rescue Save Big Bo from the Cerberus. 11%
Cain: Max Trust Earn maximum trust with Cain. 10%
Rust Crew Clear all chapters on SURVIVOR Mode. 9.6%
Lifesaver Use first-aid kits to revive teammates 10 times. 8.1%
Transport Takedown Destroy the Iron Whale's four engines. 7.8%
Data Collector Collect 20 SECURITY-COM in Campaign. 7.0%
Rachael: Max Trust Earn maximum trust with Rachael. 6.5%
Charlie: Max Trust Earn maximum trust with Charlie. 6.2%
Skill Master Get all nanomachines within 1 playthrough in Campaign. 5.1%
Shop Master Access all shopping terminals. 5.1%
First Victory Win an online vs. match with any rule set. 4.8%
Data Retrieval Complete Collect all SECURITY-COM in Campaign. 4.7%
Survivor Clear all chapters on NO MERCY Mode. 4.7%
Multi-Kill Master Get 50 multi-kill bonuses in Campaign. 4.4%
Challenge Master Clear all Online mode challenges. 4.0%
Battlemaster Win an Online vs. match with all rule sets. 4.0%
Resistance Hero Clear all stages in INVASION mode. 4.0%
Still Alive Clear a stage in INVASION mode. 4.0%
Veteran Soldier Reach level 50 Online. 4.0%

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