ActionAdventureRPG
ICEY
Give it 4 hours
Gets good by 4h then rated almost like by veterans
Fully opens up by 5h rated like by long-time players
Started playing 92% of owners
Steam reviews 90% positive of 28,952
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 5 reviews are negative (21%); after 5h it's 1 in 20 (5%).
- Fully opens up by hour 5.
- The biggest drop-off is between “Follow the Leader” (Enter the real "game" with the narrator) and “Parker's Lost Heart”: from 94% to 61% of starters.
- 92% 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 29,115 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 298 reviews: 5.5h for positive, 3.6h 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 (91.6% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Trinity's Chains Defeat Trinity Trinity could not stop this cycle, nor can she ever stop the wheel of reincarnation from spinning. 100%
- Follow the Leader Enter the real "game" with the narrator 94% −6
- Parker's Lost Heart Defeat Parker Parker, betrayed by Judas, retreated with no conscience to the dark corners of the metro. Most players quit here 61% −33
- Thor's Loyalty Defeat Thor Thor understood Judas' ultimate goal, and paid the ultimate price of splitting his self to serve Judas. 60% −1
- Gorger's Apathy Defeat Gorger Gorger was a simple resident of Ultimopolis that sacrificed himself to Judas without regret... or any other feelings. 59% −2
- Carlos' Ambitions Defeat Carlos Carlos was fed up with the constant sacrifice of his self in each reincarnation. His solution? Kill and replace the Chosen One. 54% −5
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (34)
story milestone ending side
- Trinity's Chains Defeat Trinity Trinity could not stop this cycle, nor can she ever stop the wheel of reincarnation from spinning. 100%
- Follow the Leader Enter the real "game" with the narrator 94%
- Parker's Lost Heart Defeat Parker Parker, betrayed by Judas, retreated with no conscience to the dark corners of the metro. 61%
- Thor's Loyalty Defeat Thor Thor understood Judas' ultimate goal, and paid the ultimate price of splitting his self to serve Judas. 60%
- Gorger's Apathy Defeat Gorger Gorger was a simple resident of Ultimopolis that sacrificed himself to Judas without regret... or any other feelings. 59%
- Buy Another Copy! Witness secrets of development in the "Archive Room" 55%
- Carlos' Ambitions Defeat Carlos Carlos was fed up with the constant sacrifice of his self in each reincarnation. His solution? Kill and replace the Chosen One. 54%
- Junk Jumper Jump into sewage 3 times 53%
- Pitfalls Do not activate the photon bridge and jump 3 times into the ravine 49%
- SHIO Enter level "Shio" 44%
- ICEY, UCEY Discover the truth of ICEY's birth 42%
- Jack's Faith Defeat Jack While Jack's faith is unwavering, being banished to the furthest corner of the world left him unable to even come close to the Chosen One. 42%
- The Abyss Watches Back Confront the Yellow King in the monitor room 42%
- Ideon's Resignation Defeat Ideon Ideon's self was slowly destroyed through the process of never-ending reincarnation, leaving him even more vulnerable to Judas' manipulation. 41%
- Once Isn't Enough Do not wake up ICEY 40%
- Gate Crasher Ignore the narrator and enter Emberville before the gate closes 38%
- Judas' Repentance Defeat Judas Judas had long ago given up his struggle. As he ascended the Clock Tower, the Black Star rose once more. 34%
- Black Star Rises And in the dark of night, the unfathomable Black Star rises 34%
- True Love Do not kill Dahal's self which lives within Trinity 32%
- Dahal's Pain Defeat Dahal Only in a virtual world is such a thing possible... To mix two beings' memories... Because of this, Dahal short-circuited. 32%
- Modern Day Pandora's Box Break open Pandora's box 31%
- Waiting for Nothing Wait for a few minutes in the "Totally Empty Room" 31%
- Trophy Addict Finish the story in the "Totally Empty Room" 31%
- Bronze Trophy Earn a bronze trophy in the "Totally Empty Room" 31%
- Silver Trophy Earn a silver trophy in the "Totally Empty Room" 31%
- Restart, Restart Keep trying to go left in the "extra area" 30%
- People Are Pigs Select "Not Ready" before the final battle 27%
- Trinity's Self Defeat Trinity Even after her memories were mixed with another's, Trinity still tried to prevent the birth of the Chosen One. That was, of course, futile. 27%
- "Outside" Fire Encourage the narrator to meet the tip of a bullet 26%
- CEO and Miss Perfect Earn sponsorship for the game 24%
- And the Next Song is...? Destroy the background music player 22%
- God's 9 Billion Names Learn the name of God 22%
- To Meet You Again Witness the birth of ICEY's self-awareness 19%
- Hastur Earn all trophies 17%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-18.