One Million Coins
Hooks you almost right away
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 6 reviews are negative (17%); after 3h it's 1 in 25 (4%).
- Fully opens up by hour 3.
- The opening is criticised less than in 79% of games we track.
- 82% of players who start reach the ending.
- Most players drop off before “One Million Coins”: only 82% of starters get there.
- 100% 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 1,042 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 299 reviews: 3.2h for positive, 2.8h 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 (99.5% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- One Million Coins Collect and deposit all 1,000,000 coins to empty the vault. Most players quit here 82% −18
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (16)
story milestone ending side
- Pocket Change Pick up your first coin. 100%
- Invest in Yourself Purchase your first proficiency upgrade. 99%
- An Honest Day's Work Deposit 100 coins in one vault run. 99%
- Change Management Deposit 1,000 coins in one vault run. 97%
- A Small Fortune Deposit 10,000 coins in one vault run. 94%
- This Is Getting Heavy Deposit 100,000 coins in one vault run. 92%
- Highly Overqualified Spend 100 proficiency points in one vault run. 88%
- One Million Coins Collect and deposit all 1,000,000 coins to empty the vault. 82%
- Magnetic Personality Purchase a mastery upgrade in Magnet. 72%
- Emotionally Attached to Money Purchase a mastery upgrade in Bags. 70%
- Can't Stop, Won't Stop Purchase a mastery upgrade in Hands. 66%
- Unpaid Interns Purchase a mastery upgrade in Utility. 66%
- Down the Money Hole Purchase a mastery upgrade in Chutes. 65%
- Cash Flow Purchase a mastery upgrade in Deposits. 64%
- Percussive Maintenance Purchase a mastery upgrade in Shovel. 60%
- Time Is Money Empty the vault in under 60 minutes. 20%