Paint it Back

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 574 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 299 reviews: 34.9h for positive, 9.4h 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 (96.3% 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 (20)

• Told You I'm an Artist Demonstrate some artistic ability 100%
• Exhibitionist Paint 20 Normal pictures 94%
• Budding Professional Paint 5 Pro pictures 85%
• Logic Master Win 100 ribbons 62%
• Hardcore Professional Paint 20 Pro pictures 59%
• Master Master Paint 25 Master pictures 45%
• Basement Dweller Repaint all of The Archives 44%
• Extremely Normal Paint 50 Normal pictures 44%
• Surreal Superhero Reopen the whole gallery 44%
• X Marks the Weenies Paint 5 Quick Fix pics using no X's 38%
• One Track Finger Paint 1 Quick Fix pic without lifting your brush 37%
• Minor Mix-Up Win 5 checkmark ribbons 34%
• Continuous Madness Paint 5 Quick Fix pics without lifting your brush 33%
• Attention for Retention Win 3 paint ribbons 33%
• I Can Do this Blindfolded Paint 20 Quick Fix pics using no X's 32%
• Picking Up Speed Win 3 timer ribbons 32%
• Major Mix-Up Win 25 checkmark ribbons 27%
• Practical Painter Win 15 paint ribbons 27%
• Painted from Memory Win 10 no-X's ribbons 27%
• Fast and Pretty Win 15 timer ribbons 26%