When does Tangle Tower get good?

Hooks you almost right away. In the first 2 hours 1 in 6 reviews are negative (17%); after 5h it's almost 1 in 20 (4%). Fully opens up by hour 4.

How many players finish Tangle Tower?

69% of players who start reach the ending.

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Tangle Tower

Oct 22, 2019 Steam: Overwhelmingly Positive

Hooks you almost right away

Gets good by 1h almost every game dips in hours 2–3

Fully opens up by 4h rated like by long-time players

Reach the ending 69% of players who started

Started playing 89% of owners

Steam reviews 95% positive of 6,936

What the data shows

In the first 2 hours 1 in 6 reviews are negative (17%); after 5h it's almost 1 in 20 (4%).
Fully opens up by hour 4.
The opening is criticised less than in 79% of games we track.
Few early reviews, so this is a rough estimate.
69% of players who start reach the ending.
The biggest drop-off is between “An Unfinished Painting” (Begin investigating Flora's Tower) and “Untangled Tower” (Complete the game): from 100% to 69% of starters.
88% 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 7,009 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 298 reviews: 6.5h for positive, 5.8h 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 (88.5% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.

Started playing 100%
An Unfinished Painting Begin investigating Flora's Tower 100%
Untangled Tower Complete the game Most players quit here 69% −31

story milestone ending biggest drop-off

Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.

All achievements (10)

story milestone ending side

An Unfinished Painting Begin investigating Flora's Tower 100%
Professional Snoop Look at the Family Tree and the drawing board 85%
A Swamp Monster...? Find three statues of a certain amphibious creature 82%
A Souvenir Find the Tangle Tower snowglobe 81%
A Secret Find your way into the secret room 79%
Untangled Tower Complete the game 69%
A Poet and a Pianist Listen to Poppy's poems 67%
Tangle Tower Historian Talk to the suspects about Tangle Tower 60%
It's my Case File Talk to the suspects about your Case File 59%
Chemistry or Alchemy? Find three sets of similar research notes 42%

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