Home Safety Hotline
Give it 2 hours
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours almost 1 in 3 reviews are negative (30%); after 3h it's 1 in 18 (6%).
- Fully opens up by hour 3.
- At least 49% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “Tuesday” (Complete your second day on the job) and “Wednesday”: from 91% to 80% of starters.
- 94% 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 3,029 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 299 reviews: 4.2h for positive, 3.1h 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 (94.5% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Monday Complete your first day at Home Safety Hotline. 100%
- Tuesday Complete your second day on the job. 91% −9
- Wednesday Complete your third day on the job. Wednesdays, am I right? Most players quit here 80% −11
- Thursday Complete your fourth day on the job. 71% −9
- Friday Complete your fifth day on the job. 62% −8
- Saturday Complete your sixth day on the job. 56% −6
- Junior Supervisor Complete the game. ≥49% −7
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 (11)
story milestone ending side
- Monday Complete your first day at Home Safety Hotline. 100%
- Tuesday Complete your second day on the job. 91%
- Wednesday Complete your third day on the job. Wednesdays, am I right? 80%
- Job Perks Earn an exclusive employee discount. 78%
- Thursday Complete your fourth day on the job. 71%
- Friday Complete your fifth day on the job. 62%
- Saturday Complete your sixth day on the job. 56%
- Junior Supervisor Complete the game. 49%
- Behind the Screams Read through the Art Book. 40%
- Unemployed Part ways with Home Safety Hotline. 37%
- Home Safety Expert Complete the game with 100% Accuracy. 14%