Neverending Nightmares
Give it 3 hours
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 3 reviews are negative (37%); after 3h it's 1 in 8 (13%).
- At least 100% of players who start reach the ending.
- Only 30% 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 3,085 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 298 reviews: 2.9h for positive, 2.3h 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 (30.4% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Final Descent Completed the Final Descent nightmare. ≥100%
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 (4)
story milestone ending side
- Final Descent Completed the Final Descent nightmare. 100%
- Destroyed Dreams Completed the Destroyed Dreams nightmare. 79%
- Wayward Dreamer Completed the Wayward Dreamer nightmare. 78%
- Veins Unlocked all branching paths in the Nightmare Select screen. 38%