Obduction
Give it 10 hours
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (62%); after 15h it's 1 in 11 (9%).
- Fully opens up by hour 15.
- The opening is criticised more than in 91% of games we track.
- 26% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “Power's On!” (Checked in with CW after turning on the power) and “The Glow Must Flow” (Hunrath connected to the Heart): from 78% to 51% of starters.
- 73% 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 4,026 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 300 reviews: 18.1h for positive, 11.9h 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 (72.8% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Let it Flow Redirected the water in Hunrath. 100%
- Power's On! Checked in with CW after turning on the power. 78% −22
- The Glow Must Flow Hunrath connected to the Heart. Most players quit here 51% −27
- Chain My Heart Kaptar connected to the Heart. 37% −14
- My Heart Soars Soria connected to the Heart. 33% −4
- Verdant Pulse Maray connected to the Heart. 32%
- Home Run Returned to Earth. 27% −6
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (15)
story milestone ending side
- Let it Flow Redirected the water in Hunrath. 100%
- Power's On! Checked in with CW after turning on the power. 78%
- The Glow Must Flow Hunrath connected to the Heart. 51%
- Personal Thanks Thanks to all of our backers! 39%
- Chain My Heart Kaptar connected to the Heart. 37%
- My Heart Soars Soria connected to the Heart. 33%
- Verdant Pulse Maray connected to the Heart. 32%
- Going Out With a Bang Destroyed the Bleeder in Hunrath. 31%
- Raising Arizona Viewed Earth from Soria. 31%
- Home Run Returned to Earth. 27%
- Scattered Seeds Left the nest. 26%
- Close to Death Approached an active Mofang WMD. 22%
- Sweet Revenge Destroyed the Box of Infinite Complexity. 22%
- Sweet Caroline Found Farley's pod in the Silo. 21%
- Eggcellent! Viewed an Easter Egg. 4.5%