Darkwater

When it gets good

Share of positive reviews by how many hours the reviewer had played when writing the review.

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Based on all 1,215 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 297 reviews: 7.4h for positive, 2.9h 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 (30.3% 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)

• Special Delivery Defeat an enemy submarine by killing the crew. 100%
• We’re saved! Beat the game. 84%
• High Roller Hold 400 credits in your storage at one time. 84%
• Against All Odds Defeat an enemy submarine after reaching 95% water level. 45%
• Pyromaniac Defeat an enemy submarine by burning the crew using submarine fire weapons. 14%
• Lights Out Temporarily disable a hostile automaton using a fire extinguisher while on an enemy submarine. 10%
• Minimal Liability Beat the game without defeating any submarines (excluding boss). 9.9%
• Precious Cargo Complete the Precious Cargo challenge. 9.6%
• Defunct Engine Complete the Defunct Engine challenge. 6.3%
• Survivor Make it to district 10 in endless mode. 4.6%
• Late Lockdown Complete the Late Lockdown challenge. 4.3%
• High Score Get a high score of over 1,000 in the arcade game Stampers. 2.6%
• State of the Art Have all of the following installed on your submarine at the same time: Lighting Room, Sonar Room, Command Room, and Automatic Fire Suppression. 2.6%
• Apocalypse Enjoyer Make it to district 20 in endless mode on hard. 1.0%