When does Zero Reflex : Black Eye Edition get good?

Hooks you right away. 71% of first-hour reviews are positive — about the same as players with 3+ hours (71%). Few early reviews, so this is a rough estimate.

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Zero Reflex : Black Eye Edition

Nov 4, 2015 Steam: Mostly Positive

Hooks you right away

Gets good instantly from the first hour

Started playing 79% of owners

Steam reviews 78% positive of 236

What the data shows

71% of first-hour reviews are positive — about the same as players with 3+ hours (71%).
Few early reviews, so this is a rough estimate.
79% 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.

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Based on all 232 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 223 reviews: 0.7h for positive, 0.3h 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 (78.8% 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 (21)

First Blood You have successfully died! 100%
Hole In One! Pass a level without taking damage. 89%
Starting Out You have been playing Zero Reflex for 300 seconds! 73%
Butter Fingers You survived a level without any pickups! 63%
Three Times's The Charm Complete 3 consecutive levels without any mistakes. 53%
Touch the Eye! You have dared to touch the Eye! 48%
Moving Target Complete 5 consecutive non-easy levels with only 1 life remaining) 47%
Easy Rider Complete the game in normal mode. 40%
My Precious Collect 100 pickups. 36%
So Close You have been killed just 1 second before finishing the level. 31%
150 Seconds Complete 5 consecutive levels without any mistakes. 29%
Silence is Golden Complete 5 levels with sounds and music muted. 25%
Left Handed You have completed a level moving only clockwise! 19%
Right Handed You have completed a level moving only counter-clockwise! 16%
Premature You have been killed in the first 3 seconds of the level. 14%
Shields Up Collect 100 shields. 13%
300 Complete 10 consecutive levels without any mistakes. 12%
Pro Player Complete the game in hard mode. 11%
Death Toll You have died 100 times! 11%
error Complete 20 consecutive levels without any mistakes. 6.0%
Kung Fu Master Complete the game in nightmare mode. 5.7%

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