Tricky Towers
Give it 3 hours
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 4 reviews are negative (24%); after 5h it's 1 in 16 (6%).
- Fully opens up by hour 4.
- 2% of players who start reach the ending.
- Most players drop off before “Baby steps” (Unlock the apprentice trials): only 61% of starters get there.
- Only 59% 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 16,691 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 299 reviews: 8.3h for positive, 3.2h 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 (59.4% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Baby steps Unlock the apprentice trials. Most players quit here 61% −39
- Doing good Unlock the pro trials. 28% −33
- On the right track Unlock the expert trials. 16% −12
- Almost there Unlock the master trials. 8% −8
- Master wizard Complete all trials. 2% −6
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (29)
story milestone ending side
- Match winner Win an online match. 100%
- Close call Win an online survival match with 1 heart left. 71%
- Baby steps Unlock the apprentice trials. 61%
- You stay there! Stomp on 5 bubbled bricks without dropping them in the water. 61%
- Architect Get a brick count of 20 or higher in a puzzle match. 37%
- Doing good Unlock the pro trials. 28%
- Mode master Win an online game of every mode in every difficulty at least once. 24%
- Cup winner! Win an online cup. 20%
- In the moonlight Drop the moon. 20%
- Show off Win an online normal survival match without using any magic. 19%
- On the right track Unlock the expert trials. 16%
- Green fingers Connect 7 bricks with 1 ivy spell. 11%
- All-round magician Use all magic spells once. 9.1%
- Almost there Unlock the master trials. 7.7%
- Brick stacker Place 66 bricks in endless survival challenge. 7.2%
- Shadow stacker Build a tower of 99 bricks in endless puzzle mode. 5.9%
- Survivor Survive the 8th wave in survival special mode or in endless survival challenge. 5.1%
- Bigger than magic Finish trial #21 without using any magic. 4.9%
- Trickster Do a 180 with the roof in race mode. 4.0%
- 99 Bricks! Build a tower with 99 bricks in Endless Survival Challenge. 3.0%
- Like a glove… Finish trial #6 with 3 hearts left without picking up a spell. 2.7%
- Save some room Finish trial #20 one unit below the zapper. 2.4%
- Think fast! Finish trial #8 with at least 52 seconds left on the clock. 2.2%
- Perfect start Build a tower with 99 bricks in endless survival challenge without losing any hearts. 2.0%
- No need to rotate Complete trial #30 without rotating a brick. 1.9%
- Bare bones Complete trial #40 without using any magic. 1.7%
- Master wizard Complete all trials. 1.7%
- Speed. Precision. Win a normal race match within 80 seconds without dropping any bricks. 1.3%
- Ultimate Wizard Complete trial #50 without losing a heart. 1.2%