AER Memories of Old
Give it 3 hours
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 3 reviews are negative (37%); after 4h it's 1 in 13 (8%).
- Fully opens up by hour 4.
- 27% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “Light at the end of the tunnel” (Escape the collapsing cave) and “People's Haven” (Complete the Eventide Sanctuary): from 100% to 37% of starters.
- 76% 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 7,833 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 291 reviews: 4.6h for positive, 2.7h 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 (75.8% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Light at the end of the tunnel Escape the collapsing cave. 100%
- People's Haven Complete the Eventide Sanctuary. Most players quit here 37% −63
- Knowledge for Power Complete the Archives. 30% −7
- Mausoleum of Ice Complete the Monastery. 29% −1
- Equilibrium Completed the game. 27% −2
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
- Light at the end of the tunnel Escape the collapsing cave. 100%
- Mama? Get some Lambaby love. 49%
- People's Haven Complete the Eventide Sanctuary. 37%
- Cartographer Discover all areas of the map. 32%
- Knowledge for Power Complete the Archives. 30%
- Antlers of Stone Find the statue of the deer. 30%
- Mausoleum of Ice Complete the Monastery. 29%
- Gaze into the abyss Find the dwellings of the rift cult. 28%
- Wings of Stone Find the statue of crane. 28%
- Equilibrium Completed the game. 27%
- In the belly of the beast Find the bones of an old beast. 27%
- Condor condo Find the giant birdshrine. 24%
- Memorial Find the ancient battlefield. 22%
- An uninvited guest Find the Crab Island. 21%
- Tails of Stone Find the statue of the fox. 19%
- Written in stone Find the chiseled stone map. 19%
- Talk to all the spirit animals Speak to all of the spirit animals. 19%
- Baa from the past Find the Ancient Llamba. 18%
- Ripples on the surface Step into the well. 18%
- Hide and Seek Find Erin when she's gone. 15%