Adventure
Minecraft: Story Mode - A Telltale Games Series
Give it 2 hours
Gets good by 2h almost every game dips in hours 2–3
Fully opens up by 5h rated like by long-time players
Reach the ending 22% of players who started
Started playing 74% of owners
Steam reviews 78% positive of 8,284
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours almost 1 in 2 reviews are negative (43%); after 7h it's 1 in 6 (18%).
- Fully opens up by hour 5.
- 22% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “To Boldly Go…” (Complete Chapter 6 of Episode 5) and “Invitation to Die For” (Complete Chapter 1 of Episode 6): from 44% to 26% of starters.
- 74% 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 8,323 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 288 reviews: 17.7h for positive, 11.8h 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 (74.1% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- New Kid on the Block Complete Chapter 1 of Episode 1 100%
- Some Assembly Required Complete Chapter 2 of Episode 1 96% −4
- To Catch a Thief Complete Chapter 3 of Episode 1 91% −5
- Out of the Frying Pan... Complete Chapter 4 of Episode 1 85% −6
- Safety First Complete Chapter 5 of Episode 1 83% −2
- The Calm Before the Storm Complete Chapter 6 of Episode 80% −3
- Nether Say Die Complete Chapter 1 of Episode 2 85% +5
- No Time to Lose Complete Chapter 4 of Episode 2 79% −6
- In the Shadow of Giants Complete Chapter 5 of Episode 2 78% −1
- Left Behind Complete Chapter 6 of Episode 2 76% −2
- Back to the Grind Complete Chapter 1 of Episode 3 71% −5
- A World of Pure Imagination Complete Chapter 2 of Episode 3 70% −1
- Pretender Man Complete Chapter 3 of Episode 3 68% −2
- When a Plan Comes Together Complete Chapter 4 of Episode 3 67% −1
- Blockbuster Complete Chapter 5 of Episode 3 66% −1
- Out With A Bang Complete Chapter 6 of Episode 3 65% −1
- Dramatic Timing Complete Chapter 1 of Episode 4 63% −2
- In a Land Far Away Complete Chapter 2 of Episode 4 61% −2
- It Came From Outer Space Complete Chapter 3 of Episode 4 60% −1
- The End of the Line Complete Chapter 4 of Episode 4 56% −4
- From the Jaws of Defeat Complete Chapter 5 of Episode 4 56%
- A New World Order Complete Chapter 6 of Episode 4 55% −1
- Finders Keepers Complete Chapter 1 of Episode 5 49% −6
- Losers Weepers Complete Chapter 2 of Episode 5 47% −2
- Friends in High Places Complete Chapter 3 of Episode 5 46% −1
- Castles in the Sky Complete Chapter 4 of Episode 5 44% −1
- Out of the Blue Complete Chapter 5 of Episode 5 45%
- To Boldly Go… Complete Chapter 6 of Episode 5 44%
- Invitation to Die For Complete Chapter 1 of Episode 6 Most players quit here 26% −19
- Mr. Sandman Complete Chapter 2 of Episode 6 25%
- Killer Instincts Complete Chapter 3 of Episode 6 25%
- The Science of Deduction Complete Chapter 4 of Episode 6 24%
- From the Ashes Complete Chapter 5 of Episode 6 24%
- Elementary, My Dear Jesse. Complete Chapter 6 of Episode 6 24%
- Fighting Words Complete Chapter 1 of Episode 7 24%
- Mining for Trouble Complete Chapter 2 of Episode 7 24%
- Trust Falling Complete Chapter 3 of Episode 7 23%
- Ghost in the Machine Complete Chapter 4 of Episode 7 23%
- Breaking and Entering Complete Chapter 5 of Episode 7 23%
- Offline Mode Complete Chapter 6 of Episode 7 23%
- Let the Games Begin Complete Chapter 1 of Episode 8 22%
- Playing for Keeps Complete Chapter 2 of Episode 8 22%
- Challenge: Accepted Complete Chapter 3 of Episode 8 22%
- The Most Dangerous Game Complete Chapter 4 of Episode 8 22%
- Gaming the System Complete Chapter 5 of Episode 8 22%
- To the Victor Go the Spoils Complete Chapter 6 of Episode 8 22%
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (50)
story milestone ending side
- New Kid on the Block Complete Chapter 1 of Episode 1 100%
- Some Assembly Required Complete Chapter 2 of Episode 1 96%
- To Catch a Thief Complete Chapter 3 of Episode 1 91%
- Out of the Frying Pan... Complete Chapter 4 of Episode 1 85%
- Nether Say Die Complete Chapter 1 of Episode 2 85%
- Safety First Complete Chapter 5 of Episode 1 83%
- The Calm Before the Storm Complete Chapter 6 of Episode 80%
- No Time to Lose Complete Chapter 4 of Episode 2 79%
- In the Shadow of Giants Complete Chapter 5 of Episode 2 78%
- Left Behind Complete Chapter 6 of Episode 2 76%
- Back to the Grind Complete Chapter 1 of Episode 3 71%
- A World of Pure Imagination Complete Chapter 2 of Episode 3 70%
- Pretender Man Complete Chapter 3 of Episode 3 68%
- When a Plan Comes Together Complete Chapter 4 of Episode 3 67%
- Blockbuster Complete Chapter 5 of Episode 3 66%
- Out With A Bang Complete Chapter 6 of Episode 3 65%
- Dramatic Timing Complete Chapter 1 of Episode 4 63%
- In a Land Far Away Complete Chapter 2 of Episode 4 61%
- It Came From Outer Space Complete Chapter 3 of Episode 4 60%
- Occam's Razor Acquire the Engineer 59%
- The End of the Line Complete Chapter 4 of Episode 4 56%
- From the Jaws of Defeat Complete Chapter 5 of Episode 4 56%
- A New World Order Complete Chapter 6 of Episode 4 55%
- Finders Keepers Complete Chapter 1 of Episode 5 49%
- Losers Weepers Complete Chapter 2 of Episode 5 47%
- Friends in High Places Complete Chapter 3 of Episode 5 46%
- Out of the Blue Complete Chapter 5 of Episode 5 45%
- Castles in the Sky Complete Chapter 4 of Episode 5 44%
- To Boldly Go… Complete Chapter 6 of Episode 5 44%
- Griefer Madness Acquire the Griefer 40%
- Invitation to Die For Complete Chapter 1 of Episode 6 26%
- Mr. Sandman Complete Chapter 2 of Episode 6 25%
- Killer Instincts Complete Chapter 3 of Episode 6 25%
- The Science of Deduction Complete Chapter 4 of Episode 6 24%
- From the Ashes Complete Chapter 5 of Episode 6 24%
- Elementary, My Dear Jesse. Complete Chapter 6 of Episode 6 24%
- Fighting Words Complete Chapter 1 of Episode 7 24%
- Mining for Trouble Complete Chapter 2 of Episode 7 24%
- Trust Falling Complete Chapter 3 of Episode 7 23%
- Ghost in the Machine Complete Chapter 4 of Episode 7 23%
- Breaking and Entering Complete Chapter 5 of Episode 7 23%
- Offline Mode Complete Chapter 6 of Episode 7 23%
- Let the Games Begin Complete Chapter 1 of Episode 8 22%
- Playing for Keeps Complete Chapter 2 of Episode 8 22%
- Challenge: Accepted Complete Chapter 3 of Episode 8 22%
- The Most Dangerous Game Complete Chapter 4 of Episode 8 22%
- Gaming the System Complete Chapter 5 of Episode 8 22%
- To the Victor Go the Spoils Complete Chapter 6 of Episode 8 22%
- Leveraging Resources Get creative at the crafting table 12%
- That's Some Pig Chew the fat with Reuben 6.6%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-19.