Back to Bed
Give it 2 hours
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 4 reviews are negative (28%); after 3h it's 1 in 10 (10%).
- Fully opens up by hour 3.
- 24% of players who start reach the ending.
- Most players drop off before “Deeper Into the Dream” (Help Bob through the first dream world): only 44% of starters get there.
- Only 31% 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.
before it gets good opening up fully opened up
Based on all 2,967 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 222 reviews: 3.5h for positive, 1.8h 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 (31.2% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Deeper Into the Dream Help Bob through the first dream world. Most players quit here 44% −56
- Back to Bed Get Bob safely to the end of the last level. 24% −19
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (20)
story milestone ending side
- Understanding the Basics Complete the first 3 levels to learn the basics of the game. 100%
- Deeper Into the Dream Help Bob through the first dream world. 44%
- Groundhog Night Make Bob walk over the edge 10 times in a single level. 39%
- The Button is Stuck! Use the fast forward function for a combined 5 minutes. 38%
- Grown Attached Spend 10 minutes in one level. 28%
- Checkmate Scare five chess pieces. 27%
- Now You are Thinking With… Walk through portals 30 times. 25%
- Patience is a Virtue Watch the credits to the end. 25%
- Back to Bed Get Bob safely to the end of the last level. 24%
- If at First You Don't Succeed Retry a single level 5 times. 24%
- Open Sesame Open a door in nightmare mode. 22%
- No Time to Explain! Skip five cutscenes. 21%
- A Dog, a Whale and a Clock Walks Into a Hole… Allow Bob to be woken by a dog, an alarm clock, a whale train and a manhole. 20%
- Smart Guy, Huh? Complete level 8 in the second dream world by having Bob take a shortcut. 19%
- Elitist Play the game at 13:37. 18%
- Conserving Your Resources Complete level 8 by moving only one apple. 18%
- Just Five More Minutes Send 10 wheel clocks over the edge. 17%
- Have We Been Here Before? Complete the first dream world in nightmare mode. 17%
- So Much Easier the First Time Complete the game in nightmare mode. 15%
- Speedrunner Complete levels 1-30 in under 45 minutes. 14%