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Escape From Tethys
Hooks you right away
Gets good instantly from the first hour
Started playing 49% of owners
Steam reviews 70% positive of 457
What the data shows
- 42% of first-hour reviews are positive — about the same as players with 3+ hours (42%).
- The opening is criticised more than in 84% of games we track.
- Only 48% 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 462 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 64 reviews: 7.3h for positive, 0.5h 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 (48.5% 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 (15)
- Industrial Sabotage Encounter the IRI Assassin. 100%
- Deep Dweller Defeat the rock creature in the caverns. 56%
- Rogue Scientist Put the rogue scientist to rest. 50%
- Hostile Waters Destroy the reef guardians. 50%
- We Meet Again Defeat the IRI Assassin for the second time. 50%
- An Easy Escape Finish the game on Easy Mode. 49%
- Haywire Destroy the missile frigate. 49%
- Final Encounter Defeat the IRI Assassin for the last time. 49%
- Escape from Tethys Finish the game on Normal Mode. 48%
- Mysterious Planet Unlock the high-security gate. 46%
- Tech Expert Find every upgrade. 46%
- Tethys Explorer Explore every area on Tethys. 45%
- Artificial Enhancement Find all the health upgrades. 45%
- Locked and Loaded Find all the ammo upgrades. 45%
- A Hasty Escape Finish the game in Normal Mode in under 45 minutes. 43%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-21.