When does Oxenfree get good?

Give it 3 hours. In the first 2 hours 1 in 3 reviews are negative (36%); after 5h it's 1 in 20 (5%). Fully opens up by hour 5.

How many players finish Oxenfree?

89% of players who start reach the ending.

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Oxenfree

Jan 14, 2016 Steam: Very Positive

Give it 3 hours

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

Fully opens up by 5h rated like by long-time players

Reach the ending 89% of players who started

Started playing 50% of owners

Steam reviews 91% positive of 12,122

What the data shows

In the first 2 hours 1 in 3 reviews are negative (36%); after 5h it's 1 in 20 (5%).
Fully opens up by hour 5.
89% of players who start reach the ending.
Most players drop off before “"This House is Clear"” (Complete the story): only 89% of starters get there.
Only 50% 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 12,180 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 300 reviews: 6.9h for positive, 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 (49.6% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.

Started playing 100%
"This House is Clear" Complete the story. Most players quit here 89% −11

story milestone ending biggest drop-off

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

All achievements (13)

story milestone ending side

It's A Me Jump the crazy chasm in the woods. 100%
"This House is Clear" Complete the story. 89%
New Beginnings Jonas is your new step brother. 78%
Matchmaker Get Ren and Nona to date. 59%
Adler Letters, Pt. 1 Collect 4 of Maggie's letters. 52%
You'd just end up hating each other. Keep Ren and Nona from dating. 41%
Adler Letters, Pt. 2 Collect 8 of Maggie's letters. 29%
Renjamin Spanklin Slap Ren in the face. 26%
Adler Letters, Pt. 3 Collect all of Maggie's letters. 23%
Thicker than Water Bring Michael back from the dead. 22%
Ghost Stories Find all hidden frequencies. 15%
I'm the Firestarter Make enemies with all of your friends. 6.0%
The Strong, Silent Type Play the whole game without saying anything. 5.0%

Steam page Updated: 2026-10-18.