The Lion's Song: Episode 1 - Silence

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 2,260 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 300 reviews: 4.8h for positive, 1.1h 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 (48.7% 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 (86)

• Pack lightly Unpack 100%
• Too polite Don't make a big deal of Leos not asking your name 92%
• It's too loud Block out all the noises on day two 87%
• The first three Find your first three sources of inspiration 81%
• Silence Finish Episode 1 80%
• A love song Write an intimate song 71%
• A letter from Grete Read the love letter 69%
• Who needs sleep? Decide not to sleep 59%
• Who are you? Find out who the whisperer was 57%
• All the praise Read all three letters 52%
• Success? What do YOU want? 49%
• My family Discuss your family with Leos 47%
• A symmetry within Use the rain in your composition 45%
• A joke among friends Confuse Leos 41%
• That's not what happened Use the "decide again" feature 30%
• No time to talk Block out the ringing phone 26%
• My name? Don't tell Leos your name 25%
• For the music Write a piece just for yourself 24%
• The Riesenrad Follow Grete through the Salon when first appearing there 23%
• Anthology Finish Episode 2 21%
• Spoilt for Choice Get to know both gentlemen in order to paint them 21%
• Musical Mastermind Everything fits together perfectly 20%
• Incomplete You managed to partially paint Franz' layers 20%
• I was young… Look through the sketches 20%
• Alpha… Manage to get back into the Radius 19%
• Looking good! Dress as a man 19%
• Locus Observandi Change your perspective 19%
• …and Omega Make sure Rauch is alright 19%
• Derivation Finish Episode 3 18%
• Changing Allow Markert to paint you 18%
• Non-binary Prove that there are many possible states and everything is in flux 18%
• Locus Operandi Change Zahler's perspective 18%
• A curious colour Acquire the colour at the market 17%
• Closure Finish Episode 4 17%
• How's the cough Check in on Rauch 17%
• The Lion's Song Finish All Episodes 17%
• Newsworthy Check all articles in the newspaper 17%
• Identity Find yourself 17%
• Returning home Listen in on Nikic and Wurm 17%
• Czentlewoman Meet Leos in the Street as Emma 16%
• …for a master painter Eavesdrop on Klimt and the herbalist at the market 16%
• …and needed the money Decide to sell some of your sketches 16%
• Traces of Silence Find all the references to Wilma 16%
• TLC Inspire Wittgenstein 16%
• We're friends now Become friends with Nikol 15%
• Ever Changing Try to capture Emil Schell's nature 15%
• Recap Check all of Theo's scientific notes 15%
• Ma'am, yes ma'am! Tell Leos about Nikol's governess 15%
• Medical Expertise Find all references to Dr. Robert Koch 15%
• Calculated Ask how Maria is doing 14%
• Tourist Visit the Stephansdom and the Votivkirche 14%
• Verklimt Annoy Klimt 14%
• A monster Paint Alphonse's true self 14%
• Red carpet Find all social democrats in the café 14%
• A Lion's Heart Encourage all comrades 14%
• Set Get the support of other mathematicians 13%
• Without a sound Steal Wilma's violin without being caught once 13%
• Theatre Expert Find all references to theatre across Vienna 13%
• Call me Em… Say your name 13%
• A concert for the ages Write the greatest compostion 12%
• Brother and sister Be mean to Wilma 12%
• Whole Paint all layers that correspond with Franz' personality and recognize them 12%
• Czentleman Meet Leos in the Street as Emil 12%
• Don't slip! Let slip that you care about Grete 12%
• Who I am Paint the actresses' gluttony 12%
• Perfect forgery Use Franz' line from the café 12%
• That's how I like it Paint Alphonse as he likes to be seen 12%
• St. Nicholas Paint Moritz' gentle side 12%
• Magnum Opus Unlock all achievements in Episode 1 12%
• Déjà vu Repeat Freud's dream 12%
• Hollow You didn't manage to paint any of Franz' layers 11%
• Concocted Collection Tell the policeman and blow the whistle on the painter 11%
• Pardon me Look into all compartments 11%
• Sweet sweet Sacher cake Order more Sacher cake for Nenner 11%
• It's a bug Distract Wilma 11%
• It was free Keep ordering wine 11%
• Underage Try to acquire beer as Otto 11%
• Collage Finish all achievements in Episode 2 11%
• Elaborate excuses Try to convince the policeman that you saw the error in your ways 11%
• Not selling any leather jackets Try to distract the policeman by warning him of something behind him 11%
• Not my Pi Order the wrong sweets for Nenner 11%
• Schmoll talk Sweet-talk Frieda into telling you her name 11%
• Sigma Finish all achievements in Episode 3 10%
• Going South-East Finish all achievements in Episode 4 10%
• Connection collection Unlock all connections in the gallery 9.9%
• End of a journey Finish all achievements in The Lion's Song 9.9%