The Midnight Walk
Give it 3 hours
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 4 reviews are negative (28%); after 5h it's 1 in 45 (2%).
- Fully opens up by hour 5.
- 31% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “The Tale Of The Burnt One” (Complete the first Chapter) and “The Tale Of The Loathsome Molgrim” (Complete the second Chapter): from 85% to 50% of starters.
- 75% of owners got the first achievement.
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 3,036 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 298 reviews: 6.5h for positive, 1.6h 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 (74.8% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- The Tale Of The Burnt One Complete the first Chapter. 85% −15
- The Tale Of The Loathsome Molgrim Complete the second Chapter. Most players quit here 50% −35
- The Tale Of Coalhaven Complete the third Chapter. 41% −9
- The Tale Of The Craftsman's Heart Complete the fourth Chapter. 36% −5
- Burn Out Reignite the Sun. 31% −4
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (16)
story milestone ending side
- Fire Walk Rekindle your little flame. 100%
- Shadow Work Rest in darkness for a minute. 95%
- The Tale Of The Burnt One Complete the first Chapter. 85%
- Mind Over Body Re-enact the Great Beheading. 53%
- The Tale Of The Loathsome Molgrim Complete the second Chapter. 50%
- The Tale Of Coalhaven Complete the third Chapter. 41%
- The Tale Of The Craftsman's Heart Complete the fourth Chapter. 36%
- Burn Out Reignite the Sun. 31%
- Fade Away Keep on walking the Midnight Walk. 20%
- Face Your Fears Matchstick it to the Grinner. 9.8%
- Home Is Where The Heart Is Stay home for 10 minutes. 9.1%
- Who's There? Collect all of the Shellphones. 4.9%
- Mad God Collect all clay figurines. 4.5%
- Who Took The Sun Away? Collect the complete story of the Murkle. 4.1%
- There is Always Music In The Air Collect all gramophone discs. 3.9%
- Burn Baby Burn! Unlocked all achievements for the Midnight Walk 3.6%