When does Grand Pigeon's Duty get good?

Hooks you right away. 67% of first-hour reviews are positive — about the same as players with 3+ hours (67%). Only 11% of owners have even the first achievement — the rest barely played.

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Grand Pigeon's Duty

Aug 5, 2016 Steam: Mostly Positive

Hooks you right away

Gets good instantly from the first hour

Started playing 11% of owners

Steam reviews 77% positive of 606

What the data shows

67% of first-hour reviews are positive — about the same as players with 3+ hours (67%).
Only 11% 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.

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Based on all 607 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 276 reviews: 2.7h for positive, 1.2h 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 (10.6% 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 (15)

Entrance Don't leave the game in the initial speech Cipher and join the resistance. 100%
Hawkeye Pass really difficult level without mistakes. 44%
The spirit of radicalism Choose Irwin. 43%
What's written here? Make a mistake in the preparation of serum. 42%
Family values Choose Klaus. 42%
Righteous anger Revenge for the death of Klaus. 41%
Good business Complete line of Klaus with positive consequences. 41%
Thou shalt not kill Save the Preacher's life. 41%
Peace comes after the war Complete line of Irwin with positive consequences. 41%
Sin begets sin Complete line of Klaus with negative consequences. 41%
Solution of big problem Defeat Irwin. 41%
Fruits of faith Complete line of Cipher and his resistance. 40%
Great bird is big literally Complete line of Irwin with negative consequences. 40%
Second chance Choose Cipher. 40%
Welcome to hell Let Irwin destroy the city. 40%

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