Out of the Park Baseball 17

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 642 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 290 reviews: 37.9h for positive, 4.7h 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 (31.5% 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 (63)

• On a Roll Record a 5-game win streak 100%
• Batting Around Bat around in an inning 95%
• Pitcher of the Month Win the pitcher of the month 78%
• Batter of the Month Win the batter of the month 78%
• Rookie of the Month Win the rookie of the month 75%
• Going to the Playoffs Reach the post-season 73%
• Traded for an All-Star Trade for a recent all-star 68%
• Hit Machine Get 4 hits in a game 67%
• Great Glove Win a fielder of the year award 66%
• Corner Painter Strike out 10 batters in a game 63%
• Double Dinger Hit 2 HR in a game 62%
• On a Roll Record a 10-game win streak 62%
• Team Effort Score 6 runs in an inning 57%
• Season Over - Not Bad Achieve a season score above 60 56%
• Most Pitching Wins Have a player lead the league in wins 55%
• Finals, Baby Reach the finals 54%
• Season Over - Well Done Achieve a season score above 100 54%
• ERA Crown Have a player lead the league in ERA 53%
• Knock Them In Get 5 RBI in a game 51%
• Batting Champion Have a player lead the league in BA 51%
• Home Run Champion Have a player lead the league in HR 51%
• Season Over - Good Job Achieve a season score above 80 50%
• Pitcher of the Year Win the pitcher of the year award 47%
• Champions! Win the championship 47%
• MVP! Win the MVP 47%
• How Sweep it is Sweep a playoff series 46%
• Rookie of the Year Win the rookie of the year award 46%
• Putting up Zeros Pitch a shutout 44%
• Walk-Off Hit a walk-off HR 42%
• Manager of the Year Win the manager of the year award 38%
• Milestone Win 500 Career Wins 37%
• Touch the Plate Score 4 runs in a game 37%
• On a Roll Record a 15-game win streak 33%
• Slugfest Score 15 runs in a game 32%
• Pitching Triple Crown Win the pitching triple crown 30%
• In the Wheelhouse Get 5 hits in a game 30%
• Doing it with Style Win the championship in a sweep 30%
• 1-2-3, Struck out the Side Closer strikes out the side 29%
• Shutting Them Down Score 10 runs in a shutout 26%
• Traded for an MVP Trade for a recent MVP winner 26%
• Moneyball Win the championship on a low budget 22%
• Hitting Triple Crown Win the hitting triple crown 20%
• Double Digits Score 10 runs in an inning 17%
• Un-Hittable Strike out 15 batters in a game 17%
• Milestone Win 1500 Career Wins 16%
• Triple Dinger Hit 3 HR in a game 15%
• Score at Will Score 5 runs in a game 14%
• Rout Score 20 runs in a game 14%
• Walk-Off Grand Slam Hit a walk-off Grand Slam 12%
• The Cycle Hit for the cycle 11%
• Down and Out Score 15 runs in a shutout 11%
• Plate the Runners Get 8 RBI in a game 11%
• Domination Pitch a no-hitter 9.2%
• Milestone Win 3000 Career Wins 8.6%
• Hot Bat Get 6 or more hits in a game 7.6%
• Un-Touchable Strike out 18 batters in a game 6.7%
• Crossing the Plate Score 6 or more runs in a game 6.3%
• Dominating Show Score 20 runs in a shutout 6.3%
• Pounding Score 30 runs in a game 5.4%
• Blowout Inning Score 15 runs in an inning 5.1%
• Perfection! Pitch a perfect game 4.4%
• Drive 'em in Get 10 or more RBI in a game 4.4%
• Slugger Hit 4 HR in a game 3.5%