LET IT DIE
The first 3 hours are a test
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (57%); after 10h it's 1 in 7 (14%).
- Fully opens up by hour 7.
- The opening is criticised more than in 85% of games we track.
- 27% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “At The End Of The Tunnel” (Defeat Max Sharp) and “Deserted Town” (Defeat Colonel Jackson): from 100% to 56% of starters.
- Only 14% 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 6,633 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 77 reviews: 20.7h for positive, 10.3h 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 (13.6% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- At The End Of The Tunnel Defeat Max Sharp 100%
- Deserted Town Defeat Colonel Jackson Most players quit here 56% −44
- Dream's End Defeat Mr. Crowley 37% −19
- The View From The Top Defeat Taro Gunkanyama 27% −10
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (14)
story milestone ending side
- At The End Of The Tunnel Defeat Max Sharp 100%
- Murder Technician Defeat 100 Haters 75%
- Deserted Town Defeat Colonel Jackson 56%
- Dream's End Defeat Mr. Crowley 37%
- Circle Crusher Achieve 100% home destruction on other players' bases 100 times 34%
- LET IT DIE Die 100 times 30%
- Material World 500 equipped weapons/armor broken 29%
- The View From The Top Defeat Taro Gunkanyama 27%
- Mushroom Mania Eat 1000 mushrooms 24%
- Champion of Barbs Defeat all Jackals 21%
- Impregnable Fortress 100 successful home defenses 18%
- The Nightmare is Over Completed "Destroy the 4 FORCEMEN" quest. 15%
- Flirting Virtuoso Capture 100 Fighters 14%
- Hoarder's Curse Collect everything (Magazines, Mother Barb Songs, Stamps) 14%