Out of the Park Baseball 18

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 675 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 291 reviews: 53.6h for positive, 10h 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 (38.4% 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 (78)

• On a Roll Record a 5-game win streak 100%
• Pitcher of the Month Win the pitcher of the month 79%
• Batter of the Month Win the batter of the month 78%
• Achievement Complete Complete an Owner Goal 78%
• Rookie of the Month Win the rookie of the month 78%
• Batting Around Bat around in an inning 73%
• Going to the Playoffs Reach the post-season 71%
• Great Glove Win a fielder of the year award 68%
• Rolling Along Record a 10-game win streak 61%
• Hit Machine Get 4 hits in a game 60%
• Traded for an All-Star Trade for a recent all-star 60%
• Double Dinger Hit 2 HR in a game 58%
• Most Pitching Wins Have a player lead the league in wins 55%
• Finals, Baby Reach the finals 54%
• ERA Crown Have a player lead the league in ERA 53%
• Quality Outing First Quality Start 53%
• Corner Painter Strike out 10 batters in a game 53%
• Season over - Well Done! Achieve a top season score 52%
• Team Effort Score 6 runs in an inning 52%
• Home Run Champ Have a player lead the league in HR 50%
• Batting Champion Have a player lead the league in BA 50%
• Saved! First Save 49%
• Rookie of the Year Win the rookie of the year award 48%
• Knock Them In Get 5 RBI in a game 47%
• Pitcher of the Year Win the pitcher of the year award 47%
• MVP! Win the MVP 47%
• Season Over - Good Job Achieve a good season score 46%
• Champions! Win the championship 46%
• How Sweep it is Sweep a playoff series 46%
• Season Over - Not Bad Achieve a solid season score 44%
• Walk-Off Hit a walk-off HR 44%
• Putting up Zeros Pitch a shutout 39%
• Manager of the Year Win the manager of the year award 36%
• Dealmaker First Trade 35%
• Milestone Win 500 Career Wins 35%
• Touch the Plate Score 4 runs in a game 35%
• Hired Help First Free Agent Signing 34%
• The Next Generation First Draft Pick 34%
• Winning Ways Record a 15-game win streak 33%
• Flavor of the Week First Player of the Week award 32%
• Passed with Flying Colors Complete all goals your owner tasks you with 32%
• It's Outta Here! First Home Run 32%
• Sweep! First Series Sweep 32%
• Slugfest Score 15 runs in a game 31%
• Lock Him Up! First Contract Extension 31%
• Pitching Triple Crown Win the pitching triple crown 31%
• Victory! First Game Win 29%
• Hey Now, You're an All-Star First All-Star 28%
• Doing it with Style Win the championship in a sweep 28%
• Stealing It First Stolen Base 28%
• In the Wheelhouse Get 5 hits in a game 27%
• 1-2-3, Struck out the Side Closer strikes out the side 25%
• Traded for an MVP Trade for a recent MVP winner 24%
• Shutting Them Down Score 10 runs in a shutout 23%
• Moneyball Win the championship on a low budget 21%
• Deliver on a Dynasty Successfully construct a dynasty for your owner 20%
• Hitting Triple Crown Win the hitting triple crown 18%
• Double Digits Score 10 runs in an inning 15%
• Triple Dinger Hit 3 HR in a game 15%
• What a Career! 1500 Career Wins 15%
• Un-Hittable Strike out 15 batters in a game 13%
• Rout Score 20 runs in a game 13%
• Score at will Score 5 runs in a game 13%
• Grand Salami Hit a walk-off Grand Slam 13%
• Plate the Runners Get 8 RBI in a game 9.4%
• The Cycle Hit for the cycle 9.1%
• Down and Out Score 15 runs in a shutout 8.9%
• True Living Legend 3000 Career Wins 7.0%
• Hot Bat Get 6 or more hits in a game 6.0%
• Domination Pitch a no-hitter 6.0%
• Crossing the Plate Score 6 or more runs in a game 4.9%
• Un-Touchable Strike out 18 batters in a game 4.7%
• Dominating Show Score 20 runs in a shutout 4.7%
• Pounding Score 30 runs in a game 3.9%
• Blowout Inning Score 15 runs in an inning 3.4%
• Drive 'em in Get 10 or more RBI in a game 3.1%
• Perfection! Pitch a perfect game 2.9%
• Slugger Hit 4 HR in a game 2.3%