When does Noise get good?

Hooks you right away. 49% of first-hour reviews are positive — about the same as players with 3+ hours (49%). The opening is criticised more than in 79% of games we track.

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Noise

Oct 13, 2019 Steam: Mixed

Hooks you right away

Gets good instantly from the first hour

Started playing 57% of owners

Steam reviews 55% positive of 299

What the data shows

49% of first-hour reviews are positive — about the same as players with 3+ hours (49%).
The opening is criticised more than in 79% of games we track.
Only 57% 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 302 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 258 reviews: 1.5h for positive, 1h 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 (57.4% 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 (10)

Beginning Watch the intro 100%
Audio recording on the entrance Find audio record on the entrance 95%
First blood Die from a monster for the first time 75%
Call from the past To talk on the phone 67%
Boom! Blow up the truck 62%
Chapter 1 is completed Finish the first chapter 55%
Unlucky Die 10 times 44%
Chapter 2 is completed Finish the second chapter 44%
Conversation from the future Learn about the collapse of the USSR 43%
Developer Room Find a developer room 43%

Steam page Updated: 2026-10-21.