Primordia
Give it 4 hours
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 5 reviews are negative (20%); after 7h it's 1 in 55 (2%).
- Fully opens up by hour 5.
- Few early reviews, so this is a rough estimate.
- At least 56% of players who start reach the ending.
- Most players drop off before “Defragmented” (Wake a slumbering giant): only 68% of starters get there.
- Only 62% 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 3,447 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 297 reviews: 8.9h for positive, 4h 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 (62.5% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Defragmented Wake a slumbering giant Most players quit here 69% −31
- Machina ex Machina Get help from a new friend 63% −6
- Gone courting Unlock the courthouse 61% −2
- Sacrifice Victory at what cost? ≥56% −5
story milestone ending (most common ending) biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (29)
story milestone ending side
- Knotcutter An easy solution to an impossible problem 100%
- Charged up That hit the spot. But for how much longer? 100%
- Needle in a haystack Use technology to do the impossible 80%
- Defragmented Wake a slumbering giant 69%
- Machina ex Machina Get help from a new friend 63%
- Gone courting Unlock the courthouse 61%
- Peeping tom Look at all the sensor coordinates 57%
- KEEPINGTHEFAITH Help a lost pilgrim find his way 57%
- Wingman Train Crispin for his big date 57%
- Melted heart Change Factotum's mind 56%
- Sacrifice Victory at what cost? 56%
- Ghost whisperer Find Memento Moribuilt 55%
- Call me David Use brawn instead of brains 46%
- Smells of rotten custard Unlock Horatio's past 44%
- Live free or die Stay true to yourself 42%
- I told you to stop Stop Scraper once and for all 40%
- Resistance is futile Join your foe for the greater good 38%
- Lawyer robot hero Pass a legal test on the first try 37%
- Too much power Resort to blackmail, and emerge the victor 32%
- I always wanted to fly. . . Take a leap of faith 31%
- Open sesame Unlock the tower door, without outside help 29%
- Not bluffing She pushed you too far 29%
- Robotmitzvah Pass Ever-Faithful's test on the first try 28%
- Thanatos Fulfill your true mission 26%
- Gear head Clean two gears using different methods 18%
- Keeping it reel Find the hidden tape deck 15%
- Three musketeers Reunite Surly Company 9.8%
- We're all in this together Finish the game with all possible robots. 9.0%
- Know it all Find every entry in the information kiosk 7.0%