AdventureIndie
Toby: The Secret Mine
The first 3 hours are a test
Gets good by 3h almost every game dips in hours 2–3
Fully opens up by 4h rated like by long-time players
Started playing 50% of owners
Steam reviews 70% positive of 745
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (48%); after 4h it's 1 in 6 (18%).
- Fully opens up by hour 4.
- The opening is criticised more than in 75% of games we track.
- 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 761 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 292 reviews: 3.4h for positive, 2.2h 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 (49.7% 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 (5)
- First friend Find and rescue first of your friends 100%
- Unstoppable Get killed 100 times 38%
- The good end Became a brave hero 26%
- The bad end Became an evil villain 21%
- Friends Find all of your friends 12%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-20.