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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 505 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 275 reviews: 1.1h for positive, 0.9h 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 (19.6% 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 (17)

• Voyager Complete the celestial mode without getting hit 100%
• Too Zen to Care Get hit ten times in one minute 94%
• Hipster Complete the retro mode without getting hit 51%
• Composer Complete the string mode without getting hit 42%
• Tracker Complete the tile mode without getting hit 40%
• Nautilus Complete the underwater mode without getting hit 40%
• Zen Baron Complete the dogfight mode without getting hit 38%
• Eight Pages Complete the foggy mode without getting hit 38%
• Hacker Complete the digital mode without getting hit 36%
• Punch it Complete the hyperspace mode without getting hit 35%
• Summoner Complete the summoning mode without getting hit 34%
• Slacker Go one minute without moving on survival mode 34%
• Zen Master Get to level 1000 on survival mode 34%
• Wintermute Complete the neon mode without getting hit 33%
• Never odd or eveN Complete the symmetrical mode without getting hit 33%
• Raver Complete the rave mode without getting hit 30%
• Wizard Get 2,000 points on arcade mode 30%