When does Friday the 13th: The Game get good?

Give it 2 hours. In the first 2 hours 1 in 3 reviews are negative (35%); after 7h it's 1 in 6 (17%). Fully opens up by hour 3.

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Friday the 13th: The Game

May 25, 2017 Steam: Very Positive

Give it 2 hours

Gets good by 2h almost every game dips in hours 2–3

Fully opens up by 3h rated like by long-time players

Started playing 75% of owners

Steam reviews 80% positive of 76,793

What the data shows

In the first 2 hours 1 in 3 reviews are negative (35%); after 7h it's 1 in 6 (17%).
Fully opens up by hour 3.
The game has no story achievements, so drop-off points can't be measured.
75% 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 77,420 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 295 reviews: 11.6h for positive, 6h 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 (74.7% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.

This game has no story achievements, so we can't tell where players quit.

All achievements (53)

story milestone ending side

He's Back Get killed by Jason. 100%
Summercamp Play 1 multiplayer match as a counselor. 94%
First Blood Kill 1 counselor. 85%
It's Friday the 13th Play 1 multiplayer match as Jason. 69%
My Lucky Number Kill 13 counselors. 29%
Friday Driver Escape in the car as the driver. 27%
Goalie Pick up Jason's mask. 23%
This Door Won't Close Perform the Door Smash kill. 21%
Doomed, you're all doomed! Kill all 7 counselors in a single match. 18%
Chad Is A Dick Escape in the car or the boat by yourself while another counselor is still alive. 18%
New Threads Put on Pamela's sweater. 17%
Aye Aye Captain Escape in the boat as the driver. 16%
Voodoo Doll Hit counselors with throwing knives 13 times. 16%
One For Good Measure Kill all 7 counselors and Tommy Jarvis in a single match. 15%
Cooking With Jason Voorhees Perform the fireplace kill. 15%
A Classic Perform the Sleeping Bag kill. 15%
Get Out Of Jail Free Break free from a grab with a pocket knife 13 times. 14%
Teddy Protector Found H2ODelirious' Teddy Bear! 13%
Flaring Up Hit Jason with a flare 13 times. 12%
Eenie Meenie Miney Mo Successfully trap a counselor 13 times. 10%
This Is My Boomstick! Shoot Jason with the shotgun 13 times. 9.6%
Heeeeere's Tommy! Play as Tommy Jarvis 13 times. 9.2%
This Door Won't Open Break down 100 doors. 9.1%
Disc Jockey Call Tommy Jarvis 13 times. 9.0%
Let's Split Up Perform the machete dismemberment kill. 8.4%
Crystal Lake Five-O Escape to the police 13 times. 8.0%
Super Fan Play a multiplayer match as each one of the counselors. 8.0%
Roll Credits Kill Jason. 7.5%
Slam Jam Stop the car 13 times as Jason. 7.4%
You Died a Lot Get killed by Jason 100 times. 7.4%
Snap, Crackle, Boom Stun Jason with the firecrackers 13 times. 7.1%
Along For The Ride Escape in the car as a passenger 13 times. 6.3%
Jack of all Jasons Play a multiplayer match as each one of the Jasons. 6.3%
It's A Trap! Trap Jason with a bear trap 13 times. 6.0%
Operator Call the police 13 times. 6.0%
The (Unlikely) Final Girl Playing as Tiffany, be the sole survivor in a match. 6.0%
I Need A Medic! Use a first aid spray 100 times. 5.5%
Grease Monkey Succesfully perform 100 car repairs. 4.7%
Face Off Remove Jason's mask 13 times. 4.6%
Smash Bros Hit Jason with a baseball bat 100 times. 4.6%
Camp Counselor Play 500 multiplayer matches as a counselor. 4.3%
That's A Good Boy Stun Jason with Pamela's sweater 13 times. 4.0%
Shock Jockey Succesfully perform 100 electrical and phone box repairs. 3.9%
Windows 99 Jump through 99 closed windows. 3.9%
Jason Goes To Hell Kill 666 counselors. 3.7%
A Ph.D. in Murder Perform every kill in the game at least once. 3.7%
Head Counselor Play 1000 multiplayer matches as a counselor. 3.6%
Gotta Kill Em All Kill 1313 counselors. 3.5%
I'm On A Boat Escape in the boat as a passenger 13 times. 3.3%
Shipwright Succesfully perform 100 boat repairs. 3.3%
The Sequel Play 500 multiplayer matches as Jason. 3.3%
The Final Chapter Play 1000 multiplayer matches as Jason. 3.2%
Killer Franchise Earn all 52 achievements. 3.2%

Steam page Updated: 2026-10-18.