Virtual Pool 4

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 855 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 298 reviews: 35.4h for positive, 36.2h 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 (37.1% 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 (44)

• Win Game Win a rack or frame 100%
• Combo Shot Made a combination, ball A into ball B, pocket ball B 95%
• Safety Shot Made a safety with a snooker, cue ball hidden behind a ball 94%
• Win Match Win a match 92%
• Bank Shot Made a bank, ball is hit off a rail into opposing pocket 91%
• Carom Shot Made a carom, ball A into ball B, pocket ball A 83%
• Sweet 16 Reach the last 16 in an event 83%
• Whitewash Beat opponent in a match without them scoring 80%
• Billiard Shot Made a billiard, cue ball off ball A into ball B to pocket 80%
• Quarter-Finals Reach the quarter finals of an event 76%
• Kick Safe Shot Made a kick with a snooker safety 74%
• Semi-Final Reach the semi finals of an event 71%
• Finals Reach the finals of an event 68%
• Win Event Win an event 64%
• Kick Shot Made a kick shot, cue ball off rail into ball to pocket 61%
• Total Matches Win x matches in a season 37%
• Money Made Golden break, the money ball was made on the break 36%
• 3 Fouls You win by making opponent foul 3 consecutive times 35%
• Pot Red Snooker, Shoot a red ball into a pocket 34%
• Top 16 "Finish a season ranked in the top 16 33%
• Top 8 "Finish a season ranked in the top 8 33%
• Pot Red & Colour Snooker, Pot a red ball then a colour of choice 32%
• Top 4 Finish a season ranked 4th or better 32%
• Ranked 3rd Finish a season ranked 3rd or better 32%
• Second Best Finish a season ranked 2nd or better 32%
• Moving On Up Earn promotion to next tour 31%
• Numero Uno Finish a season ranked 1st 31%
• Break 10 Snooker, Score 10 points in one turn 28%
• Tour Champ Win the tour championships 28%
• Masters Champ Win the tour masters 19%
• Break 25 Snooker, Score 25 points in one turn 18%
• Jump Shot Made a jump shot, jump cue ball over ball A to pocket ball B 16%
• Win Qualifier Win a tour qualifier 14%
• The Saver Avoid relegation to previous tour 12%
• Run 15 Straight Pool, Run 15 consecutive balls without a miss 11%
• Masse Shot Made a masse shot, curve cue ball around ball A to pocket ball B 11%
• Clear Colours Snooker, Clear all colours in one turn 7.0%
• Break 50 Snooker, Score 50 points in one turn 6.7%
• Run 25 Straight Pool, Run 25 consecutive balls without a miss 6.7%
• Break 75 Snooker, Score 75 points in one turn 2.7%
• Centurion Snooker, Century break, score 100 consecutive points in one turn 1.6%
• Run 50 Straight Pool, Run 50 consecutive balls without a miss 1.6%
• Total Clearance Snooker, Clear all balls in a one turn 1.1%
• Run 100 Straight Pool, Straight Pool, Run 100 consecutive balls without a miss 0.8%