Thought Experiment Simulator

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 746 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 298 reviews: 2.7h for positive, 1.1h 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 (62.3% 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 (20)

• Buridan's Ass Get all the stars. 100%
• Trolley Problem Get all the stars. 85%
• Brain in a Vat Get all the stars. 75%
• Sisyphus Get all the stars. 67%
• Prisoner's Dilemma Get all the stars. 67%
• Getting Over It I got the permission. Really. 62%
• Veil of Ignorance Get all the stars. 54%
• Infinite Monkey Get all the stars. 54%
• Sorites Paradox Get all the stars. 50%
• Famous Violinist Get all the stars. 48%
• Allegory of the Cave Get all the stars. 46%
• Ship of Theseus Get all the stars. 46%
• Winner Takes All It used to be a star, you know. 45%
• Grandfather Paradox Get all the stars. 45%
• Schrodinger's Cat Get all the stars. 42%
• Tragedy of the Commons Get all the stars. 42%
• A Tree Falls Get all the stars. 38%
• Public Domain Hope I won't get trouble for this. 36%
• Backstage Don't forget to buy the OST to support our composer. 35%
• Challenge! Complete Challenge Mode 27%