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What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 4 reviews are negative (26%); after 4h it's 1 in 13 (7%).
- Few early reviews, so this is a rough estimate.
- At least 23% of players who start reach the ending.
- Most players drop off before “EGG: Containment Breach” (Break through the Containment Plating): only 27% of starters get there.
- 100% 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.
before it gets good opening up fully opened up
Based on all 1,199 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 295 reviews: 5h for positive, 4.9h 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 (99.5% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- EGG: Containment Breach Break through the Containment Plating. Most players quit here 27% −73
- Yolked Break open the yolk sack. 26% −1
- Well Done Deliver the specimen. ≥23% −3
story milestone ending (most common ending) biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (40)
story milestone ending side
- First Crack Crack the outer shell. 100%
- Automation Power on a workbot. 67%
- #1 Plumber Fix all burst pipes. 54%
- Hit and Run Run over a coworker with a vehicle. 53%
- Tenure Work 10 shifts. 53%
- Struck Gold Break a chunk off a Gold Geode. 47%
- Audit Passed Pass a productivity audit. 43%
- Burst Vessel Burst an Artery Sack. 39%
- Swallowed Get pulled in by a tentacle. 39%
- Nice and Tidy Pass a workplace inspection. 37%
- Corrective Action Fail a productivity audit. 31%
- EGG: Containment Breach Break through the Containment Plating. 27%
- Yolked Break open the yolk sack. 26%
- Overclocked Fully upgrade a Workbot to max level. 26%
- IT Specialist Repair 10 Workbots. 25%
- Professional Intern Get a 10% Dream Bonus on a $0 profit. 23%
- Well Done Deliver the specimen. 23%
- Hot Potato Hold on to a parasite a little too long. 22%
- Explosive Personality Get caught in the blast of your own dynamite. 21%
- Cold Case Open the suspicious vent. 18%
- Bad Listener Enter the Do Not Enter door. 16%
- High Score Score 10,000 points in Eggsteroids. 16%
- Access Granted Gain access to the [REDACTED] room. 14%
- Great Asset Earn $10,000 for the Company. 14%
- Free Range Help the specimen escape. 11%
- Jackpot Get the max payout on a slot machine. 11%
- Egg on Your Face Hit a coworker in the head with an egg. 10%
- Fashion Police Buy all lab coat colors. 7.0%
- Nothing But Net Score 10 baskets in the breakroom. 6.4%
- Seized Assets Lose half of your money to a wealth redistribution. 5.1%
- Well Rested Sleep in your quarters every night. 4.9%
- Team Player Transfer $1,000 to a coworker. 4.9%
- Structural Collapse Go down with the scaffolding during a collapse. 4.1%
- Pest Control Squish 25 beetles. 2.3%
- Out Cold Fall 10 meters after the sleep gas knocks you out. 2.2%
- Paper Trail Find every clipboard. 1.6%
- Get Back to Work Get a score of 50,000 in Eggsteroids. 1.6%
- Junkie Try every pill type. 1.5%
- Arcade Master Beat a coworker at every two player arcade game. 1.4%
- Snake Whisperer Fill half the board in Snake. 0.4%