The Witness
Give it 15 hours
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours almost 1 in 2 reviews are negative (44%); after 20h it's 1 in 18 (5%).
- Fully opens up by hour 20.
- 100% of players who start reach the ending.
- Only 19% 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 21,692 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 298 reviews: 17.9h for positive, 9.8h 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 (18.7% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Endgame Finished. 100%
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (2)
story milestone ending side
- Endgame Finished. 100%
- Challenge Completed a certain challenge. 29%