60 Seconds!
Give it 3 hours
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 4 reviews are negative (26%); after 4h it's 1 in 12 (8%).
- Fully opens up by hour 4.
- 18% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “Home, sweet home” (Get to the shelter before the bomb hits) and “Rescue time!” (Get rescued by the military): from 93% to 18% of starters.
- 86% 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 11,817 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 290 reviews: 5.5h for positive, 3.2h 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 (86.3% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Home, sweet home Get to the shelter before the bomb hits. 93% −7
- Rescue time! Get rescued by the military. Most players quit here 18% −76
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (56)
story milestone ending side
- All thumbs Break or use something in your fallout shelter. 100%
- Prepper Survive 5 days in your fallout shelter. 99%
- I will survive! Last for 10 days in your fallout shelter. 97%
- Home, sweet home Get to the shelter before the bomb hits. 93%
- Survivalist Stay in your fallout shelter for 20 days. 93%
- One way ticket Die in your fallout shelter. 84%
- Last man standing Stay alive in your fallout shelter for 40 days. 79%
- Family guy Rescue the whole family. 77%
- Duck and cover! Survival is overrated. Stay to see the fireworks! 76%
- Out of the Bag Find a new companion. 70%
- Souper! Collect 10 soup cans from your house. 65%
- The Dark Side Show your evil self. 63%
- 2-1-6 Collect 10 water bottles from your house. 60%
- Pacifist Defend yourself without a weapon. 49%
- Atomic drill Complete the government endorsed fallout drill. 46%
- Be Prepared Don't forget to stock your shelter. 41%
- New order Meet the local 'law-enforcement'. 37%
- A gift Receive a gift. 33%
- Gotta get 'em all Scavenge each item at least once. 30%
- What goes around... Give and get back. 29%
- Men in Black Find your way into the VIP bunker. 26%
- Disco Roach Make them dance. 24%
- This is the end It's all over. 21%
- Girl Power Live through the nuclear blast as Dolores. 20%
- New species Mutant!!! 18%
- Rescue time! Get rescued by the military. 18%
- Unbreakable Defeat three bandit attacks in one game. 18%
- Unplugged Ram a toilet. 18%
- Challenger Complete one challenge. 17%
- Feline Domination Look at me. I'm the captain, meow. 13%
- Dawkins Residence Find Deedee's apartment. 13%
- Enigma Reconnect with old friends. 13%
- A New Hope Ally with other wastelanders. 11%
- Friend in need Find a new friend. 11%
- Mad Hatter Put on a stylish hat. 8.3%
- Holidays! Complete the Holidays! challenge. 8.1%
- No stone unturned Fully explore your shelter. 6.6%
- Soup Can into Space Reach for the stars. 6.1%
- Yes Man Always say YES and win. 4.5%
- Enola Gay Win a game in every mode on Little Boy difficulty. 4.2%
- Lumbersexual Trim Ted's beard the trendy way. 3.9%
- Tora! Tora! Tora! Ram 1337 obstacles in your house. 3.7%
- Cat Lady Learn to serve and obey the new masters. 3.6%
- Cuckoo's nest Turn your fallout shelter into a madhouse. 3.4%
- Bughunter Show those mutant roaches who is in charge. 3.4%
- Konrad style! Beat the fallout shelter survival record. 3.4%
- Raining Cats and Dogs There can only be one. 3.2%
- Pro gamer In Apocalypse mode grab only what a real gamer needs. 3.2%
- Manhattan Project Win a game in every mode on Fat Man difficulty. 2.8%
- Not Alone If you play it, they will come. 2.8%
- Liberation Rescue someone from the bandits. 2.7%
- Danger zone Break or use everything possible in your shelter. 2.5%
- Naysayer Always say NO and win. 2.5%
- Miracle Listen to the voices from beyond. 2.5%
- Fair Exchange Perform 30 successful trades. 2.4%
- Dead Hand Win a game in every mode on Tsar Bomba difficulty. 2.3%