Click Mage
The first hour is a test
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (61%); after 5h it's 1 in 30 (4%).
- Fully opens up by hour 5.
- The opening is criticised more than in 89% of games we track.
- Few early reviews, so this is a rough estimate.
- 32% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “One brick at a time” (You started building the portal) and “A way home” (You finished building the portal): from 86% to 32% of starters.
- 99% 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 2,664 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 300 reviews: 5.8h for positive, 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 (98.7% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- One brick at a time You started building the portal 86% −14
- A way home You finished building the portal Most players quit here 33% −54
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (11)
story milestone ending side
- Wood Collect wood for the first time 100%
- Stone Collect stone for the first time 98%
- Apprentice Collect 100 Resources 96%
- Iron Ore Collect iron ore for the first time 89%
- One brick at a time You started building the portal 86%
- Master Collect 2500 Resources 74%
- Architect Construct 10 Buildings 67%
- Copper Ore Collect copper ore for the first time 51%
- Click Mage Collect 10000 Resources 47%
- Crystal Collect crystal for the first time 43%
- A way home You finished building the portal 33%