AdventureIndie
Blackwell Unbound
Hooks you almost right away
Gets good by 3h almost every game dips in hours 2–3
Started playing 51% of owners
Steam reviews 94% positive of 795
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 7 reviews are negative (15%); after 3h it's 1 in 30 (3%).
- The opening is criticised less than in 82% of games we track.
- Few early reviews, so this is a rough estimate.
- Only 51% 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 800 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 298 reviews: 3.6h for positive, 3.1h 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 (50.7% 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)
- Medium Well Done Finish the game at least once 100%
- Dreamcatcher Listen to all of Lauren's dreams 82%
- Shutterbug Take all four photographs 51%
- Laugh it Up Find the game's blooper reel 34%
- Take it on the Chin Get hit by the saxophone only once 27%
- Shivah Call Make an unusual phone call 27%
- Floating Head Find the floating head easter egg 24%
- Commentary Mode Play the game in commentary mode, from the opening menu till the end 19%
- Chain Smoker Smoke at least 100 cigarettes 14%
- Trying to Cut Down Smoke less than 20 cigarettes by the end of the game 13%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-20.