DreadOut
Give it 4 hours
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 3 reviews are negative (35%); after 7h it's 1 in 9 (12%).
- Fully opens up by hour 7.
- At least 19% of players who start reach the ending.
- Most players drop off before “School's out” (Left the school): only 29% of starters get there.
- Only 70% 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 5,795 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 293 reviews: 5.5h 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 (69.8% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- School's out Left the school Most players quit here 29% −71
- Director's cut Defeated the school principal's ghost 28% −1
- Rest in Pieces Solved graveyard puzzle 26% −2
- Is That Goodbye? Deal with Suzzie 25% −1
- Woman in the Mirror Found the secret of the mansion 23% −2
- The End is the Beginning is the End Finished DreadOut ≥19% −3
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 (42)
story milestone ending side
- Flashes before your eyes Took a picture of a ghost 100%
- Olympian medalist Travelled for a long distance 96%
- Are we dead yet? Entered Limbo 90%
- BFF Took a picture of Shakira Irawati 68%
- Back to School Trapped alone 66%
- KEPO Found an article 63%
- I scan dead people Stay scanning for ghosts 44%
- #cat #cute #funny #lol Took a picture of the cat 42%
- All planets perfectly alligned Solved a puzzle 38%
- Cloud connected Added any picture to the gallery 35%
- Tomb Ridller Solved all puzzles 30%
- School's out Left the school 29%
- Director's cut Defeated the school principal's ghost 28%
- Stay hungry Took a picture of Sundel Bolong at the school cafeteria 28%
- Teenage Photographer Acquired the Camera 27%
- Rest in Pieces Solved graveyard puzzle 26%
- We're a Happy Family Banish many Pocongs in single shot 26%
- Power up Collected all special items 25%
- Is That Goodbye? Deal with Suzzie 25%
- DreadOut true experience Endured all the scary moments on DreadOut so far 24%
- Woman in the Mirror Found the secret of the mansion 23%
- Stay Awhile and Listen Listen to her story 23%
- #instafood #foodism #f00dp0rn :P~ 22%
- The End is the Beginning is the End Finished DreadOut 19%
- Witching hour Playing DreadOut on Thursday night 18%
- Inner Beauty Took a picture of Palasik 18%
- Let It Go! Resistance is futile against the hand of fate 15%
- Sweet Child O Mine Solved the mistery of the crying widow 14%
- Tomb Reader Collected all articles 13%
- Wrong Turn Reached an alternate ending 13%
- Got Ahead Took a picture of Gundul Pringis 10%
- They come in peace Took a picture of UFOs 9.3%
- Move along. Nothing to see. Thank You 8.6%
- Attack on Titan Took a picture of Genderuwo 8.0%
- Call Me Maybe Dial the correct number 7.9%
- Cat Attack! It's a cute way to die 7.4%
- Ghost Rider Took a picture of Pocong on a motorcycle 7.4%
- Take It Easy Playing DreadOut with convenience 7.2%
- YOLO! Finished the game without entering Limbo in Act 1 5.7%
- Betsy & Friends Took a picture of Betsy 5.4%
- Book of the Dead Collected all ghost pictures 4.9%
- My Way or The Highway Playing DreadOut without any clues 4.2%