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Ten Bells
Hooks you right away
Gets good instantly from the first hour
Started playing 94% of owners
Steam reviews 97% positive of 599
What the data shows
- 94% of first-hour reviews are positive — about the same as players with 3+ hours (97%).
- The opening is criticised less than in 96% of games we track.
- 94% 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 609 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 298 reviews: 3.2h for positive, 1.2h 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 (93.5% 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 (19)
- The Bell Tolls Returned to The Bell 100%
- Tertile Reached The Three Bells 92%
- Hexile Reached The Six Bells 81%
- Unalived Player Died 74%
- The End In Sight Reach The Nine Bells 72%
- Underworld Reached The Basement 68%
- Ten Bells Reached The Ten Bells 68%
- House Of Cards The Mats Flew 37%
- Bar Slam Not Allowed Behind The Bar 33%
- Up Close and Personal Curiosity Got The Best Of You 31%
- Flying Orbs The Balls Were Disturbed 30%
- Endless Reached The Endless Bells 26%
- Flying Ooze Further Reading 25%
- The Full Context Unlocked All Items 24%
- Not Santa An Unusual Entrance 24%
- Perfectionist Correctly Identified all Anomalies 24%
- Ascension Escaped The Ten Bells 24%
- Ten Bells Tour Guide Reached The 25 Bells 7.5%
- Discovered The Truth Explored The Staff Only Area 6.8%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-21.