Tails Noir
Give it 5 hours
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 3 reviews are negative (39%); after 5h it's 1 in 3 (32%).
- 58% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “Act 1” and “Act 2”: from 100% to 66% of starters.
- Only 63% 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 3,537 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 297 reviews: 5.8h for positive, 5.2h 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 (62.7% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Act 1 You completed Act 1 100%
- Act 2 You completed Act 2 Most players quit here 66% −34
- Act 3 You completed Act 3 63% −3
- Act 4 You completed Act 4 59% −4
- Act 5 You completed Act 5 58% −1
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (26)
story milestone ending side
- Act 1 You completed Act 1 100%
- Tonic for the soul You did your best to reassure Louis. 77%
- Act 2 You completed Act 2 66%
- Keep the Hope Alive Reassured Florence about the fate of her daughter, Rose. 66%
- Snoopy snooper You checked out every file on Rose's terminal. Even the awkward stuff. 66%
- Act 3 You completed Act 3 63%
- Act 4 You completed Act 4 59%
- Act 5 You completed Act 5 58%
- Geezer pleaser Geezers are people too, and you treated them all with the respect they deserved. 45%
- First trust You decided to let your walls down and trust Renee from the start. 43%
- Affirming flame Life is harsh, but you didn't let that stop you from being compassionate when it mattered. 31%
- Smell-o-vision You did it. You sniffed everything. Good job. 27%
- Not born yesterday You decided to remain skeptical of Renee until she earned your loyalty. 26%
- Badge of honour You let lil' Henry hold your detective's badge. Good for you! 26%
- Sins of our fathers For better or for worse, you shattered the innocence of the youth. 24%
- Trout talker You exhausted the fish and yourself. Time is vast and we are ending. 23%
- Blurb herder You learned about all the books in the game. 22%
- Brollace Howtor Your identity fluctuated throughout the investigation. 19%
- Bad Medicine You lost your patience with Louis and walked all over him. 14%
- Enabler You bought cigarettes for a precocious minor. 11%
- Wallace Brotor You might be a sneaky liar, but at least you kept the story straight about your alias. 9.6%
- New habits die easy You snitched to Roger about Joshua smoking. 8.8%
- True connection You felt a true connection to Renee, and acted on it. 7.5%
- Cruel to be kind Sometimes folks need tough love. Or in your case, all the time. 6.5%
- Howard Lotor You introduced yourself to everyone honestly. You are who you are. 6.1%
- Me time You chose to spend your time under the Bridge in quiet reflection. 6.1%