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The first 2 hours are a test
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (56%); after 3h it's almost 1 in 4 (22%).
- Fully opens up by hour 3.
- The opening is criticised more than in 85% of games we track.
- 30% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “Fool!” (Find the key) and “Game over” (Fulfill Cyrus' game): from 54% to 30% of starters.
- 84% 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 1,951 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 284 reviews: 2.3h for positive, 1.5h 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 (84.2% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- You found Cyrus! Find Cyrus 100%
- Hoosh little bird Find the compass 85% −15
- Where are they? Find them 67% −18
- Fool! Find the key 54% −13
- Game over Fulfill Cyrus' game Most players quit here 30% −24
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (17)
story milestone ending side
- You found Cyrus! Find Cyrus 100%
- Hoosh little bird Find the compass 85%
- Where are they? Find them 67%
- Fool! Find the key 54%
- Wall of joy Find the supporter wall 46%
- Game over Fulfill Cyrus' game 30%
- Teacher Win 10 Coop Games 30%
- So much meow Find Jeeny 24%
- Meow Find Emperor Olaf 13%
- Meow all over again Find Maya 3.7%
- Master Win 10 SP games 1.8%
- Reader Read all notes 1.3%
- Speedrunner Finish the Game in 30 Minutes 1.1%
- Team Player Win one Coop Game 1.1%
- Sneaky Don't get caught by a Creeper 1.0%
- Survivor Finish the Game without dying 1.0%
- Winner Win one SP game 1.0%
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