When does Uncanny Valley get good?

The first hour is a test. In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (54%); after 3h it's almost 1 in 2 (45%). The opening is criticised more than in 83% of games we track.

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Uncanny Valley

Apr 23, 2015 Steam: Mixed

The first hour is a test

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

Started playing 17% of owners

Steam reviews 55% positive of 498

What the data shows

In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (54%); after 3h it's almost 1 in 2 (45%).
The opening is criticised more than in 83% of games we track.
Few early reviews, so this is a rough estimate.
Only 17% of owners have even the first achievement — the rest barely played.

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 504 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 287 reviews: 2.8h for positive, 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 (17.4% 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 (18)

Playing House Time to settle down. 100%
Happily Ever After Unlocked one of the endings. 88%
Grand Theft Auto Steal Bucks car. 78%
Random Hero Save the stranger. 45%
Charmer Everyone likes you! 31%
Conformist Complete all the objectives. 31%
Insomniac Never go to sleep. 31%
Bucksickle Find Buck in the freezer. 29%
Buck It Unlocked one of the endings. 28%
Capital Punishment Unlocked one of the endings. 20%
Lone Wolf Unlocked one of the endings. 20%
Happy Ending? Unlocked one of the endings. 18%
ANARCHY MAN Finish all the Anarchy Man levels. 17%
Peeping Tom Collect all VHS tapes. 17%
True Love Unlocked one of the endings. 16%
Doctor Collect all cassettes. 15%
Getaway Escape the facility alone with gangsters dead. 14%
Terminated Kill an android. 14%

Steam page Updated: 2026-10-21.