AdventureIndie
Ghost in the pool
Hooks you right away
Gets good instantly from the first hour
Started playing 93% of owners
Steam reviews 78% positive of 357
What the data shows
- 75% of first-hour reviews are positive — about the same as players with 3+ hours (75%).
- 93% 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.
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Based on all 368 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 290 reviews: 1.9h for positive, 1.6h 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 (93.3% 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 (19)
- Welcome In Everything begins here. 100%
- Water Deity Broke the deadly curse, sealed the past spirits, and will forever guard the pool. 64%
- Girl’s Nightmare Saw a terrifying girl in a nightmare. 64%
- Cat’s Nightmare Saw a scary cat face in a nightmare. 54%
- Ultimate Nightmare Skipping pool practice led to a horrific dream. 48%
- The Wise Retreat Moved away from danger and continued on your own path. 48%
- Free Spirit Broke the deadly curse and stood guard over the pool alone. 45%
- Shadow Nightmare Saw a multi‑eyed monster in a nightmare. 37%
- Hidden Crisis Had your foot scratched by an underwater ghost hand. 15%
- Warm‑Hearted Checked on the strange girl in the corner every time. 12%
- Deathly Fright Saw uncanny signs on the dead cat repeatedly. 11%
- By the Book Obeyed the rules and embarked on the path to the afterlife. 11%
- Guided by Light Was guided away from the pool. 11%
- Gentle Dream Fell asleep beneath the hanging tree. 10%
- Clearing the Fog Dispelled the haze at home with your own gaze. 9.8%
- Malicious Framing Was pulled into the water by a stranger girl. 8.5%
- Out of Sight, Out of Mind Never went to check on the strange girl in the corner. 8.4%
- Tall Shadow Caught sight of a dark figure in the flickering light. 8.4%
- Useless Talisman Refused to use the talisman paper. 7.4%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-21.