When does Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs get good?

Give it 5 hours. In the first 2 hours almost 1 in 2 reviews are negative (42%); after 5h it's almost 1 in 4 (22%). 62% of players who start reach the ending.

How many players finish Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs?

62% of players who start reach the ending.

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Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs

Sep 10, 2013 Steam: Mixed

Give it 5 hours

Gets good by 5h then rated almost like by veterans

Reach the ending 62% of players who started

Started playing 29% of owners

Steam reviews 70% positive of 12,219

What the data shows

In the first 2 hours almost 1 in 2 reviews are negative (42%); after 5h it's almost 1 in 4 (22%).
62% of players who start reach the ending.
The biggest drop-off is between “The Teeth” and “The Throat”: from 100% to 79% of starters.
Only 29% 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 12,348 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 285 reviews: 4.9h for positive, 4.3h 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 (29.3% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.

Started playing 100%
The Teeth Entered the cellars in Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs. 100%
The Throat Entered the factory in Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs. Most players quit here 79% −21
The Gut Entered the bilge in Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs. 66% −13
The Entrails Emerged on to the streets in Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs. 64% −2
The Heart Performed an act of self-butchery in Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs. 62% −2

story milestone ending biggest drop-off

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

All achievements (7)

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The Teeth Entered the cellars in Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs. 100%
The Throat Entered the factory in Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs. 79%
The Gut Entered the bilge in Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs. 66%
The Entrails Emerged on to the streets in Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs. 64%
The Heart Performed an act of self-butchery in Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs. 62%
Insanity Achieved all other achievements. 27%
Master Archivist Read all notes in the game. 27%

Steam page Updated: 2026-10-18.