This Is the Police
Give it 7 hours
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours almost 1 in 3 reviews are negative (30%); after 20h it's 1 in 7 (13%).
- Fully opens up by hour 20.
- 17% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “Severed Leg” and “Ahab's Prosthesis” (Ahab is ready for the hunt): from 100% to 51% of starters.
- 77% 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 11,296 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 299 reviews: 20.1h for positive, 11.7h 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 (77.4% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Severed Leg Ahab lost his leg, but it only made him angrier. 100%
- Ahab's Prosthesis Ahab is ready for the hunt. Most players quit here 51% −49
- Whaleboat on the Water Ahab prepared for the decisive blow. 22% −29
- Harpooned Whale Ahab got what he wanted. 21% −1
- Sinking Pequod The ship fell victim to Ahab's obsession. 17% −4
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (10)
story milestone ending side
- Severed Leg Ahab lost his leg, but it only made him angrier. 100%
- Ahab's Prosthesis Ahab is ready for the hunt. 51%
- Whaleboat on the Water Ahab prepared for the decisive blow. 22%
- Harpooned Whale Ahab got what he wanted. 21%
- Sinking Pequod The ship fell victim to Ahab's obsession. 17%
- No God Take advantage of all Special Church services. 4.7%
- No Bullshit Don't bite on a single false alarm. 2.2%
- No Irish Beat the game without using the Paddy Wagon. 2.2%
- No Big Guns Beat the game without using SWAT. 2.1%
- No One Left Behind Respond to all legitimate/bona-fide calls. 2.1%