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Killer is Dead - Nightmare Edition
Give it 5 hours
Gets good by 5h then rated almost like by veterans
Fully opens up by 7h rated like by long-time players
Reach the ending 18% of players who started
Started playing 69% of owners
Steam reviews 74% positive of 8,775
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (51%); after 7h it's 1 in 11 (9%).
- Fully opens up by hour 7.
- The opening is criticised more than in 79% of games we track.
- 18% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “Toast to Forerunner” (Completed Episode 2) and “Alice in Dead Land” (Completed Episode 3): from 92% to 65% of starters.
- Only 69% 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 8,838 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 287 reviews: 10h for positive, 1.9h 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 (68.8% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Kidnapper Executed Completed Episode 1. 100%
- Toast to Forerunner Completed Episode 2. 92% −8
- Alice in Dead Land Completed Episode 3. Most players quit here 65% −26
- 9 to 1 on Goliath Completed Episode 4. 40% −26
- Had a Bad Dream Completed Episode 5. 33% −7
- No More Spoils Completed Episode 6. 28% −5
- Scratch One Samurai Completed Episode 7. 24% −4
- In Your Dreams Completed Episode 8. 22% −2
- Brought Down to Size Completed Episode 9. 20% −1
- The Skinny Controller Completed Episode 10. 19% −1
- Won't Play With You Completed Episode 11. 18% −1
- Moon King Completed Episode 12. 18% −1
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (48)
story milestone ending side
- Kidnapper Executed Completed Episode 1. 100%
- Toast to Forerunner Completed Episode 2. 92%
- Alice in Dead Land Completed Episode 3. 65%
- Suck Like a Leech Killed an enemy using the "Burst Rush." 51%
- Have You Got Clean Hands? Killed an enemy with an enemy attack. 42%
- 9 to 1 on Goliath Completed Episode 4. 40%
- Had a Bad Dream Completed Episode 5. 33%
- No More Spoils Completed Episode 6. 28%
- Scratch One Samurai Completed Episode 7. 24%
- In Your Dreams Completed Episode 8. 22%
- Scarlett Chaser Unlocked 6 challenge missions. 21%
- Brought Down to Size Completed Episode 9. 20%
- Float Like a Gadfly Sliced an enemy upward and finished it in the air. 20%
- Brilliant Shoulder Throw Killed an enemy using the "Burst Rush." 20%
- The Skinny Controller Completed Episode 10. 19%
- Won't Play With You Completed Episode 11. 18%
- Perfect Job Cleared all missions. 18%
- Feeling So High Sliced an enemy upward and finished it in the air. 18%
- Moon King Completed Episode 12. 18%
- Office's Affairs Cleared 3 sub-missions. 16%
- Killer at the Gate of Dawn Cleared all episodes on Normal Mode. 14%
- Office Workers Cleared 6 sub-missions. 12%
- Passionate Girl Made Natalia your prisoner in body and soul. 12%
- Geisha Girl Made Koharu your prisoner in body and soul. 11%
- Right-Hand Man Increased all Attack and Special skills. 11%
- Gigolo Begins Cleared 6 challenge missions. 9.9%
- Scarlett Stalker Unlocked 12 challenge missions. 9.4%
- Reliable Friends Got revived by Mika 20 times. 9.0%
- Assassins Never Say Die Cleared all sub-missions. 8.3%
- Passport to Infinity Changed costume to Ulti-mondo. 6.8%
- Sexy Man Whose Blood is Dripping Increased BLOOD to maximum upgrade level. 6.7%
- Ultimate Physical Beauty Increased HEALTH to maximum upgrade level. 6.5%
- Bryan-Approved Sniper Killed 100 enemies using the "Head Shot." 6.2%
- Gigolo Side Story Cleared 12 challenge missions. 6.1%
- The Criminal is Dead Ranked AAA executioner on 12 missions. 5.8%
- Cash Enough For Love Have a total of $100 million in cash. 5.7%
- Left-Hand Man Increased all sub-weapons to maximum upgrade level. 5.7%
- Lucky Girl Made Scarlett your prisoner in body and soul. 5.7%
- Obscured by the Moonlight Cleared all episodes on Hard Mode. 5.7%
- Scarlett-Approved Stalker Unlocked all challenge missions. 5.2%
- Mondo's Girls Collection Collected all female costumes. 4.9%
- Darksider of the Moon Cleared all episodes on Very Hard Mode. 4.7%
- Gigolo Mastership Cleared all challenge missions. 4.7%
- The Maniac is Dead Ranked AAA executioner on 24 missions. 4.7%
- Gift Collector Gave a present 50 times or more. 4.5%
- Happiest Man on Earth Received 20 rewards from the beauties. 4.4%
- The Mass Murderer is Dead Ranked AAA executioner on 44 missions. 4.4%
- Perfect Killer All achievements completed 4.2%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-19.