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Distrust: Polar Survival
Give it 5 hours
Gets good by 5h then rated almost like by veterans
Fully opens up by 7h rated like by long-time players
Reach the ending 21% of players who started
Started playing 52% of owners
Steam reviews 72% positive of 2,558
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours almost 1 in 2 reviews are negative (44%); after 7h it's 1 in 6 (16%).
- Fully opens up by hour 7.
- 21% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “Two doors behind” (Exit the second zone in Challenge Mode) and “Midway” (Exit the third zone in Challenge Mode): from 64% to 39% of starters.
- Only 52% 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 2,579 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 296 reviews: 6.5h for positive, 2.4h 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 (52.3% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- First step Exit the first zone in Challenge Mode 79% −21
- Two doors behind Exit the second zone in Challenge Mode 64% −15
- Midway Exit the third zone in Challenge Mode Most players quit here 39% −25
- Almost there Exit the fourth zone in Challenge Mode 25% −14
- Last door Exit the fifth zone in Challenge Mode 18% −7
- This is the end! Complete the game with any ending 21% +3
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (56)
story milestone ending side
- Backhanded Break any tool 100%
- Collector Find every tool in the game 84%
- First step Exit the first zone in Challenge Mode 79%
- First madness Turn mad for the first time in Challenge Mode 73%
- First drag Smoke a cigarette 64%
- Two doors behind Exit the second zone in Challenge Mode 64%
- Rich ration Cook every kind of food in the oven during a single game 60%
- Midway Exit the third zone in Challenge Mode 39%
- Anomaly hunter Use the trap to destroy the electrical anomaly in Challenge Mode 38%
- Intolerable hunger Acquire "Intolerable hunger" madness for the first time in Challenge Mode 37%
- Attacks of aggression Acquire "Attacks of aggression" madness for the first time in Challenge Mode 36%
- Obsessive singing Acquire "Obsessive singing" madness for the first time in Challenge Mode 36%
- Strange whisper Acquire "Strange whisper" madness for the first time in Challenge Mode 36%
- Color blindness Acquire "Color blindness" madness for the first time in Challenge Mode 36%
- White noise Acquire "White noise" madness for the first time in Challenge Mode 36%
- Shakespearean expert Acquire "Shakespearean expert" madness for the first time in Challenge Mode 36%
- Night vision Acquire "Night vision" madness for the first time in Challenge Mode 34%
- Insomnia Don't sleep in the first zone in Challenge Mode 34%
- Crazy laughter Acquire "Crazy laughter" madness for the first time in Challenge Mode 30%
- Belissimo! Cook food in the oven in Challenge Mode 20 times 25%
- Almost there Exit the fourth zone in Challenge Mode 25%
- This is the end! Complete the game with any ending 21%
- Survivor Find and save the third character on the base in Challenge Mode 20%
- Warpath Charge the reflector once in Challenge Mode 19%
- Last door Exit the fifth zone in Challenge Mode 18%
- Burst of anger Acquire "Burst of anger" madness for the first time in Challenge Mode 18%
- Space distortion Acquire "Space distortion" madness for the first time in Challenge Mode 18%
- Too much Acquire "Too much" madness for the first time in Challenge Mode 18%
- Hyperopia Acquire "Hyperopia" madness for the first time in Challenge Mode 18%
- Myopia Acquire "Myopia" madness for the first time in Challenge Mode 18%
- Handle with care Finish four zones in a row without breaking a single door in Challenge Mode 16%
- Gluttony Acquire "Gluttony" madness for the first time in Challenge Mode 13%
- Hallucinations Acquire "Hallucinations" madness for the first time in Challenge Mode 13%
- Heartless behavior Leave a living character behind when proceeding to the next zone in Challenge Mode 13%
- Ideal manager Complete the game with three characters in Challenge Mode 13%
- Clever hands Complete any 25 repairs in Challenge Mode 13%
- Homesick Acquire "Homesick" madness for the first time in Challenge Mode 13%
- More wood! Saw up nine crates during a single game in Challenge Mode 13%
- Selfish act Earn the good ending in Challenge Mode 12%
- Fatal shot Earn the second bad ending in Challenge Mode 11%
- Overloaded reflector Earn the secret ending available in Challenge Mode 9.9%
- My poor lungs! Smoke 10 cigarettes during a single game in Challenge Mode 9.0%
- Bouncer Break 50 doors in Challenge Mode 8.8%
- Fireman Add fuel to furnaces 50 times in Challenge Mode 8.4%
- Doubtful utility Acquire "Doubtful utility" madness for the first time in Challenge Mode 8.4%
- Last man standing End the game in Challenge Mode with one survivor 6.9%
- Gangster Fire a gun 20 times in Challenge Mode 6.5%
- Tesla Turn on generators 100 times in Challenge Mode 5.9%
- Occult enlightenment Acquire "Occult enlightenment" madness for the first time in Challenge Mode 5.7%
- Repairs needed! Break six objects while under the influence of the "Burst of anger" madness during a single game in Challenge Mode 5.2%
- Hesitation Earn the first bad ending in Challenge Mode 4.8%
- Paramedic Resuscitate a character 30 times in Challenge Mode 4.4%
- 911 Use a first-aid kit 100 times in Challenge Mode 4.0%
- Coffeeman Eat 50 coffee beans in Challenge Mode 3.6%
- All present Unlock every character 3.6%
- Lucky ticket Find all five pieces of the lottery ticket 3.4%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-19.