APE OUT
Hooks you almost right away
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 13 reviews are negative (8%); after 3h it's 1 in 35 (3%).
- Fully opens up by hour 3.
- The opening is criticised less than in 94% of games we track.
- 44% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “DISC ONE” (Escape Subject 04) and “DISC TWO” (Escape High Rise): from 100% to 73% of starters.
- Only 60% 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 4,207 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 298 reviews: 2.4h for positive, 2.1h 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 (59.7% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- DISC ONE Escape Subject 04 100%
- DISC TWO Escape High Rise Most players quit here 73% −27
- DISC THREE Escape Fugue 54% −19
- DISC FOUR Escape Adrift 44% −10
- APE OUT Complete the Game 44%
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (23)
story milestone ending side
- DISC ONE Escape Subject 04 100%
- DISC TWO Escape High Rise 73%
- DISC THREE Escape Fugue 54%
- DISC FOUR Escape Adrift 44%
- APE OUT Complete the Game 44%
- SINGLE Complete Break In 13%
- DISC ONE HARD Escape Subject 4 on Hard 9.0%
- DISC TWO HARD Escape High Rise on Hard 6.4%
- DISC THREE HARD Escape Fugue on Hard 4.9%
- DISC FOUR HARD Escape Adrift on Hard 4.0%
- GREAT APE Complete the Game on Hard 4.0%
- DISC ONE ARCADE Escape Subject 04 Arcade 3.2%
- PERFECT Complete an Album without Taking Damage 2.0%
- PACIFIST Complete an Album without Killing Anyone 1.8%
- DISC TWO ARCADE Escape High Rise Arcade 1.8%
- SINGLE HARD Complete Break In on Hard 1.7%
- DISC THREE ARCADE Escape Fugue Arcade 1.5%
- DISC FOUR ARCADE Escape Adrift Arcade 1.3%
- DISC ONE HARD ARCADE Escape Subject 04 Arcade on Hard 1.2%
- BANANA .... 1.0%
- DISC FOUR HARD ARCADE Escape Adrift Arcade on Hard 1.0%
- DISC THREE HARD ARCADE Escape Fugue Arcade on Hard 1.0%
- DISC TWO HARD ARCADE Escape High Rise Arcade on Hard 1.0%