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March of the Living
The first hour is a test
Gets good by 1h almost every game dips in hours 2–3
Started playing 14% of owners
Steam reviews 71% positive of 536
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (49%); after 3h it's 1 in 7 (15%).
- The opening is criticised more than in 77% of games we track.
- Few early reviews, so this is a rough estimate.
- Only 14% 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 542 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 291 reviews: 5.4h for positive, 3.8h 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 (13.6% 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 (14)
- Greg is safe Take Greg and Tom to Wellston 100%
- Elliot Complete a successful journey with Elliot 73%
- Sten Complete a successful journey with Sten 65%
- Olivia Complete a successful journey with Olivia 53%
- Sarah Complete a successful journey with Sarah 50%
- Tara Complete a successful journey with Tara 43%
- Ana and her sister are safe Take Ana and her sister to safety 40%
- Juno Complete a successful journey with Juno 34%
- Marlene Complete a successful journey with Marlene 32%
- Derek did everything he could Make sure Derek did everything he could to save his wife 27%
- Chad Complete a successful journey with Chad 24%
- Blake did his job Make sure Blake completes the job he was hired to do 18%
- Jenny Jenny must survive until the end 9.6%
- Michael Michael must survive until the end 9.6%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-21.