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Train Station Renovation
Give it 3 hours
Gets good by 3h almost every game dips in hours 2–3
Fully opens up by 7h rated like by long-time players
Started playing 81% of owners
Steam reviews 82% positive of 2,775
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours almost 1 in 2 reviews are negative (41%); after 7h it's 1 in 7 (14%).
- Fully opens up by hour 7.
- Most players drop off before “The old man's proud” (You've completed Cleanvillle): only 67% of starters get there.
- 81% of owners got the first achievement.
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 2,806 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 296 reviews: 12.8h for positive, 4.6h 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 (81.1% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- The old man's proud You've completed Cleanvillle Most players quit here 67% −33
- Pumped it out You've completed Gemtown 57% −10
- I'm the best at the playground You've completed Enville 49% −7
- On the swamp You’ve completed Mudborough 48% −1
- Radiation expert You've completed Railtown 42% −6
- Hooligans You've completed Philville 41% −1
- The blueprint on the wall… You’ve completed Catrough 35% −7
- The mouse ran up the clock... You've completed Farmley 34% −1
- Turntable mechanic You've completed Playford Hills 30% −3
- Light at the end of the tunnel… You’ve completed Highland Tunnel 28% −2
- It was all flooded You've completed Carlsea 27% −1
- Snowman's buddy You've completed Oakdown 26% −2
- You can actually take a ride???? You’ve completed Rocky Hills Resort 22% −3
- Godlike Renovator You've completed Limingham 21% −2
- Renovation of the underground? Sounds cool! You’ve completed Yellow Street Underground 19% −2
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (73)
story milestone ending side
- It's a small step for a Renovator... You picked up your first trash 100%
- First star You managed to collect the first star 90%
- #1 pick in the draft 3 pointer from Renovator 87%
- Storyteller You managed to complete all the tasks! 84%
- The old man's proud You've completed Cleanvillle 67%
- 10 stars award You managed to collect 10 stars 66%
- Getting started You've completed Tutorial 62%
- That looks cool! You painted your first wall 60%
- Pumped it out You've completed Gemtown 57%
- I like trains You created your first train on the model 50%
- I'm the best at the playground You've completed Enville 49%
- On the swamp You’ve completed Mudborough 48%
- Train mechanic You managed to repair 30 train parts! 46%
- Radiation expert You've completed Railtown 42%
- Hooligans You've completed Philville 41%
- Master of Cleanville You’ve completed Cleanville with 100% progress 39%
- 30 stars award You managed to collect 30 stars 37%
- Master of Mudborough You’ve completed Mudborough with 100% progress 35%
- Senior Renovator You picked up 1000 small trash 35%
- The blueprint on the wall… You’ve completed Catrough 35%
- The mouse ran up the clock... You've completed Farmley 34%
- Master of Gemtown You’ve completed Gemtown with 100% progress 33%
- Mr Sandbox You managed to collect 25 stars and unlocked Sandbox Mode! 33%
- Master of Enville You’ve completed Enville with 100% progress 32%
- Turntable mechanic You've completed Playford Hills 30%
- Light at the end of the tunnel… You’ve completed Highland Tunnel 28%
- It was all flooded You've completed Carlsea 27%
- This floor looks different! You changed floor material for the first time 26%
- The Boss You’ve $200.000 on your account 26%
- Snowman's buddy You've completed Oakdown 26%
- Master of Railtown You’ve completed Railtown with 100% progress 25%
- Master of Catrough You’ve completed Catrough with 100% progress 24%
- Master of Highland Tunnel You’ve completed Highland tunnel with 100% progress 23%
- Master of Philville You’ve completed Philville with 100% progress 23%
- You can actually take a ride???? You’ve completed Rocky Hills Resort 22%
- I wonder if I… Oh my! You changed material on the ceiling 22%
- GET OVER HERE Nice try Renovator! Now come back to the station! 21%
- Godlike Renovator You've completed Limingham 21%
- Infinite power! Congratulations you managed to upgrade all tools! 21%
- Master of Rocky Hills Resort You’ve completed Rocky Hills Resort with 100% progress 19%
- Master of Farmley You’ve completed Farmley with 100% progress 19%
- Renovation of the underground? Sounds cool! You’ve completed Yellow Street Underground 19%
- Master of Playford Hills You’ve completed Playford Hills with 100% progress 19%
- Segregation expert 200 items were correctly thrown into a segregated container 17%
- Master of Carlsea You’ve completed Carlsea with 100% progress 16%
- Master of Oakdown You’ve completed Oakdown with 100% progress 16%
- Master of Yellow Street Underground You’ve completed Yellow Street Underground with 100% progress 15%
- Master of Limingham You’ve completed Limingham with 100% progress 15%
- I’m pretty sure there is a little more! You managed to collect 75 stars! 14%
- I’ll paint one train myself for fun! You painted your first train 14%
- 80 stars? Your Majesty… You managed to collect all 80 stars 12%
- A true classic You’ve Completed Bahlen-Bork 7.2%
- Segregation is my passion 400 items were correctly thrown into a segregated container 6.9%
- Wait... what? There's a wall with tool upgrades? Complete the game without upgrades 6.3%
- Real Hauptbahnhof! You’ve Completed Bergwitt 6.2%
- Master of Bahlen-Bork You’ve completed Bahlen-Bork with 100% progress 5.9%
- Master of Bergwitt You’ve completed Bergwitt with 100% progress 5.5%
- Having fun? You threw the pump in the designated place with maximum force 5.4%
- Big city life! You’ve Completed Hinterberg 5.4%
- Secret Mock-up You’ve Completed Camilzella 5.2%
- Messy Office You’ve Completed Bindau 4.9%
- Master of Hinterberg You’ve completed Hinterberg with 100% progress 4.7%
- One of a kind! You’ve Completed Wettbewerbe 4.7%
- Master of Camilzella You’ve completed Camilzella with 100% progress 4.6%
- Lollipop clock! You’ve Completed Osternor 4.6%
- Master of Wettbewerbe You’ve completed Wettbewerbe with 100% progress 4.4%
- Lonely carriage You’ve Completed Kahlotz 4.4%
- Master of Bindau You’ve completed Bindau with 100% progress 4.3%
- Double padlocks You’ve Completed Ihreste 4.3%
- Master of Osternor You’ve completed Osternor with 100% progress 4.2%
- Master of Kahlotz You’ve completed Kahlotz with 100% progress 4.2%
- Master of Ihreste You’ve completed Ihteste with 100% progress 4.2%
- Nailed it! You’ve completed all DLC maps with 100% progress 3.5%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-19.