When does Actual Sunlight get good?

Give it 1 hour. In the first 2 hours 1 in 4 reviews are negative (27%); after 3h it's 1 in 4 (27%). Only 39% of owners have even the first achievement — the rest barely played.

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Actual Sunlight

Apr 3, 2014 Steam: Mostly Positive

Give it 1 hour

Gets good by 1h almost every game dips in hours 2–3

Started playing 39% of owners

Steam reviews 74% positive of 617

What the data shows

In the first 2 hours 1 in 4 reviews are negative (27%); after 3h it's 1 in 4 (27%).
Only 39% 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.

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Based on all 631 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 298 reviews: 1.8h for positive, 1.3h 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 (38.6% 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 (1)

Actual Sunlight Thank you. 100%

Steam page Updated: 2026-10-21.