CasualSimulationStrategy
Minutescape
The first 3 hours are a test
Gets good by 3h almost every game dips in hours 2–3
Started playing 99% of owners
Steam reviews 75% positive of 585
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (62%); after 3h it's 1 in 6 (16%).
- The opening is criticised more than in 91% of games we track.
- Few early reviews, so this is a rough estimate.
- 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 592 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 298 reviews: 4.3h for positive, 2.5h 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 (99% 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 (16)
- Unavoidable Die for the first time 100%
- Encrypted Unlock the Manual 98%
- Legendary Ability Box Unlock the L.A.B. 88%
- Size matters Unlock shrink 87%
- Boot sequence Survive for 1 minute 80%
- Time is an illusion Unlock the time slow 72%
- Tiny but useful Unlock the shield 59%
- Skipping frames Unlock time machine 50%
- Dual Core Survive for 2 minutes 47%
- Pulse emission Unlock shockwave 45%
- Safe Haven Upgrade to a circular shield 44%
- Not challenging enough Unlock challenges 42%
- Overclocked Survive for 3 minutes 40%
- Agoraphobia Destroy THE BOX 38%
- Beginning of the end Survive for 4 minutes 37%
- Unlocked Complete the game 34%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-22.