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Sam & Max: The Devil's Playhouse
Hooks you right away
Gets good instantly from the first hour
Started playing 59% of owners
Steam reviews 99% positive of 462
What the data shows
- 96% of first-hour reviews are positive — about the same as players with 15+ hours (99%).
- The opening is criticised less than in 98% of games we track.
- Few early reviews, so this is a rough estimate.
- Only 59% 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 465 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 295 reviews: 16.5h for positive, 5.2h 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 (59.2% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
Story milestones aren't labeled yet; all achievements are listed below.
All achievements (11)
- Penalizer Completed episode 1. 100%
- Tomb Raider Completed episode 2. 87%
- Brain Surgeon Completed episode 3. 80%
- I’m a Clone, I Know It and I’m Fine Completed episode 4. 75%
- Maxzilla Minus One Completed episode 5. 70%
- Soothsayer Saw a future vision of Sam in every possible environment. 42%
- Doppel Fluch Doubled up on Jurgen's curses. 42%
- Rhinoplastastic Transformed into every possible object. 40%
- Dumpster Diver Found the Nutri-Specs. 32%
- Genius in Its Simplicity Heard all the details of Stinky's origin. 28%
- Skunkape Loves You Experienced a lot of fan service. 19%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-21.