CASE 2: Animatronics Survival
Give it 3 hours
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 3 reviews are negative (36%); after 4h it's 1 in 8 (13%).
- 31% of players who start reach the ending.
- Most players drop off before “"I believe that I can fly"” (Finish the first episode): only 31% of starters get there.
- Only 47% 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 3,675 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 293 reviews: 5.1h for positive, 3.8h 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 (47.1% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- "I believe that I can fly" Finish the first episode Most players quit here 31% −69
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (27)
story milestone ending side
- Hello kitty Meet animatronic cat 100%
- Researcher To perish from a jump into a pit 58%
- Easy way Not so easy, right? 58%
- Pull the cat by the tail Take the key card from the cat 51%
- Oh yeah this is a crowbar! Find a crowbar in stock 41%
- Uuuuhuu! To perish from an owl 40%
- Advanced user Distract the owl with a tablet 34%
- Danger! Keep out! Die from the generator 32%
- "I believe that I can fly" Finish the first episode 31%
- "You are not ready" Activate the easter eggs with a switch 12%
- Get out Beat in the quicktime event of the animatronic 25 times 12%
- Short circuit Hit the animatronic with a shock pistol 50 times 11%
- You do not love donuts Die 100 times 8.9%
- Game Over Win a match 50 times as an Animatronic. 8.3%
- Gotcha Win in quicktime event by playing animatronic 25 times 8.3%
- World of the wild west Owl in the Hat 7.6%
- What are you buyen? Collect all coins 7.4%
- Acoin My Acoins 7.2%
- The rescue Escape 50 times as an survivor. 7.2%
- So, what was in the box? Collect all presents 6.6%
- DR. DR. Sara Revive 5 Survivors as Medic. 2.5%
- Biological Waste As LAST RETAR kill 5 Survivors using any ability that uses Biological Waste. 2.3%
- Boom Shakalaka As RK-1017 Gain 5 kills with the Proximity Mine. 2.3%
- Mashed potatoes. As EMMA A-1, kill 5 Survivors using the Ceiling Crush ability. 2.1%
- Boom Headshot. Gain 5 headshots with KESTREL 0-2 Hand cannon. 2.1%
- Minesweeper Deactive 5 Explosive Proximity Mines. 2.1%
- It's like bowling. As NITROUS PM56-C, kill 5 Survivors using the Dash ability. 2.1%