Deponia
Give it 7 hours
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 3 reviews are negative (33%); after 7h it's 1 in 14 (7%).
- 34% of players who start reach the ending.
- Most players drop off before “Hussa - Who's gonna care?” (Finally made it out of Kuvaq): only 41% of starters get there.
- 74% 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 14,896 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 80 reviews: 9.2h for positive, 5.2h 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 (74% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Hussa - Who's gonna care? Finally made it out of Kuvaq. Most players quit here 41% −59
- Hussa - Get On With The Plot! And so the journey continues... 38% −4
- Hussa - The Chorus-Guys Rule! Finish Deponia. 34% −4
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (19)
story milestone ending side
- Kindergarten Learn the first steps. 100%
- Brushhunter Good tooth care is important. 84%
- Bullseye Always keep an eye on your target. 71%
- Stand-In Waiter Did someone order an Espresso? 49%
- Hussa - Who's gonna care? Finally made it out of Kuvaq. 41%
- Hussa - Get On With The Plot! And so the journey continues... 38%
- Master Of Switches Help? Just to adjust a few switches? Well, you can count me out! 37%
- DIY'er I can assemble that all on my own. 35%
- Hussa - The Chorus-Guys Rule! Finish Deponia. 34%
- That seems about right... I can sort my pigeons without your help. 29%
- Newton would be proud Lets see... what else could I invert? 27%
- Loving The Truth Say, Goal... 27%
- Missing Postage What do you mean “not enough postage“? 24%
- Demolition Expert A good demolition expert doesn't need a second try. 23%
- Paradox Meet yourself. 21%
- Lever lover These levers just HAVE to make some sense . 18%
- History of Deponia Inform yourself explicitly about Deponia. 18%
- Gourmet A true gourmet is not afraid to try something new! 18%
- Droggeljug Droggeljug 6.9%