Halloween: The Game
The first 3 hours are a test
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours most reviews are negative (71%); after 7h it's 1 in 4 (27%).
- Fully opens up by hour 4.
- The opening is criticised more than in 96% of games we track.
- 30% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “Escape” (Complete Smith’s Grove story mode Chapter) and “The Jump Suit”: from 100% to 82% of starters.
- Only 66% 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 17,381 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 295 reviews: 22.9h for positive, 25.4h 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 (66.4% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Escape Complete Smith’s Grove story mode Chapter. 100%
- The Jump Suit Complete the Road to Haddonfield story mode Chapter. Most players quit here 82% −18
- The Mask Complete Main Street story mode Chapter. 68% −14
- He Came Home Complete Returning Home story mode Chapter. 55% −13
- Babysitters Complete the Babysitters story mode Chapter. 46% −9
- Into the Shadows Complete Into the Shadows story mode Chapter. 30% −16
- The End Complete the Story mode. 30%
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (50)
story milestone ending side
- Escape Complete Smith’s Grove story mode Chapter. 100%
- A Personal Touch As Michael, Execute 5 Victims. 100%
- Pardon Me I’m Uh...Loomis Come back into a match as Dr. Samuel Loomis. 94%
- Totally Customize your profile card. 89%
- The Jump Suit Complete the Road to Haddonfield story mode Chapter. 82%
- This isn't a Man As Michael, kill a victim within 10 seconds of exiting Shape Jump. 75%
- Right of Passage As Michael, stalk a Resident to level 3 and Execute them with a Kitchen Knife. 73%
- The Mask Complete Main Street story mode Chapter. 68%
- I shot Him 6 times! As Loomis, shoot Michael into a downed state with your revolver 65%
- Convincing As a Civilian, convince 25 Civilians to listen to you. 64%
- Haddonfield Local Play and complete 50 Multiplayer Matches. 64%
- You can't kill the Boogeyman As a Civilian, Knock Michael Down 5 Times. 63%
- Off to a Great Start Claim victory in 10 matches. 62%
- It's your funeral As Michael, kill a victim within 25m of an open escape. 61%
- No Friend Left Behind As a Civilian, rescue a special target or civilian from Michaels grasp. 56%
- He Came Home Complete Returning Home story mode Chapter. 55%
- Improvisational Evil As Michael, use 10 different context executions. 46%
- Eye Witness As a Civilian, successfully complete a very convincing call 5 times. 46%
- Babysitters Complete the Babysitters story mode Chapter. 46%
- Purist As Michael, win a match only using the kitchen knife to kill. 41%
- Hunker Down As a Civilian, send 50 Residents to hide in hiding spots. 39%
- Slaughterhouse As Michael, kill 100 Residents of Haddonfield. 37%
- Payback As Michael, kill Loomis with any execution. 36%
- Unchained As a Civilian, use bolt cutters to remove 15 chains or padlocks. 34%
- Heroic As a Civilian, Help 100 Residents Escape. 33%
- Ready or Not As Michael, Pull 10 victims out of hiding spots. 31%
- Into the Shadows Complete Into the Shadows story mode Chapter. 30%
- The End Complete the Story mode. 30%
- Natural As a Civilian, hit Michael with thrown weapons or items 10 times. 29%
- Afraid of the Dark As Michael, successfully cut the lights on 50 victims. 28%
- Wrong Number As Michael, disable a Phone Box while a Civilian or Resident is placing a call to the Police. 26%
- Purely and simply Evil As Michael, Kill 250 Residents of Haddonfield. 25%
- Stalker As Michael, fully stalk 100 victims. 22%
- Thorough Complete all secondary challenges in a story mode chapter. 20%
- Heavy Handed As Michael, Kill 75 victims with a 2 handed melee weapon. 19%
- Speed Kills As Michael, Stop and stall a car by standing in front of it. 18%
- As a matter of fact, it was. As Laurie strode, use a pocket knife to escape Michael's grasp. 17%
- Natural Observer As Michael, fully stalk a target while standing inside a stealth bush. 11%
- Put him away As Loomis, Detain Michael to end the match. 10%
- Close Quarters As Michael, execute a victim inside of a hiding spot. 10%
- Off Balance As Michael, Hit a person with a thrown body to stumble them back. 6.3%
- Pumpkin Smasher Destroy 50 Pumpkins throughout Haddonfield. 6.0%
- The Perfect Killer Get a perfect score on a story mode chapter. 5.9%
- Determination Successfully Prestige your profile. 5.1%
- Pincushion As Michael, kill 15 victims with thrown weapons. 5.1%
- Twice the Hero As a Civilian, Reach Max level on 2 different Civilian Characters. 4.5%
- Risky Escape As a Civilian, get drunk and escape the map driving the car. 4.2%
- Collector Find and retrieve all the story mode collectible recordings. 2.7%
- I found the Car! As a Civilian, escape with a car full of residents. 2.7%
- No Page Unturned 100% Complete any passive challenge book. 0.6%