Big Pharma

When it gets good

Share of positive reviews by how many hours the reviewer had played when writing the review.

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Based on all 1,948 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 297 reviews: 21.3h for positive, 4.9h 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 (49.2% 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 (25)

• Tutored Complete all the tutorial levels 100%
• Indebted Take out all three loans at the same time 39%
• Over Analysis Successfully analyse at least 20 different effects within a single game 30%
• Home Remedies Complete every challenge in the Beginner scenario. 29%
• Collided! Use a Hadron Collider 26%
• The Blood Pressure Contradiction Sell a product which Relieves Hypertension and Increases Blood Pressure. 21%
• The Headache Contradiction Sell a product which Eases Migraine and Causes Headaches 20%
• Diversified Portfolio Simultaneously sell one Pill, Cream, Syringe and Sachet. 15%
• Patented! Simultaneously own 5 active patents. 14%
• Land Owner Purchase every available plot on a 3x3 or larger map. 13%
• High Street Chain Complete every challenge in the Intermediate scenario. 8.9%
• The Creator Create and export a set of custom game settings. 8.7%
• Big Pharmacist Complete every challenge in the Advanced scenario. 4.3%
• Rolling the Dice Include at least one random starting research and disabled research in a custom game. 4.1%
• The Breathing Contradiction Sell a product which Eases Asthma and Causes Breathing Difficulties. 4.1%
• The Big Three Sell a product which cures Alzheimer's Disease, Cures HIV and is a Cancer Vaccine. 3.5%
• On Your Marks Complete every challenge in the Quick Start scenario. 2.8%
• Expert Complete 20 challenges with an Expert rating or higher. 2.4%
• May Contain Side-Effects Sell a product which contains four different active catalysts. 2.4%
• Debt Buster Complete every challenge in the Crippling Debt scenario. 2.2%
• Master Complete 20 challenges with a Master rating. 1.8%
• The Anxiety Contradiction Sell a product which Reduces Anxiety and Encourages Anxiety. 1.8%
• The Cancer Contradiction Sell a product which Combats Cancer and is Carginogenic 1.8%
• An Expansive Achievement Complete every challenge in the Room to Maneuver scenario. 1.6%
• Spoilt for Choice Complete every challenge in the Full Unlock scenario. 1.4%