Defy Gravity Extended
Hooks you almost right away
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 7 reviews are negative (15%); after 3h it's 1 in 9 (11%).
- The opening is criticised less than in 82% of games we track.
- 20% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “Basic Training Complete” (Enter the Gauntlet) and “Gravity Apprentice” (Prove yourself as an Apprentice Gravitymancer): from 100% to 74% of starters.
- Only 37% 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 8,544 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 284 reviews: 3.2h for positive, 1.7h 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 (37.1% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Basic Training Complete Enter the Gauntlet 100%
- Gravity Apprentice Prove yourself as an Apprentice Gravitymancer Most players quit here 74% −26
- Gravity Warrior Prove yourself as a Gravitymancer Warrior 51% −23
- Master Gravitymancer Prove yourself as a Master Gravitymancer 38% −14
- Grand Master Gravitymancer Prove yourself as a Grand Master Gravitymancer 23% −14
- Gravitymancer Emperor Prove yourself as the Gravitymancer Emperor 20% −3
- The True Challenge has just begun Prepare yourself for the real Gauntlet 20%
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (8)
story milestone ending side
- Basic Training Complete Enter the Gauntlet 100%
- Gravity Apprentice Prove yourself as an Apprentice Gravitymancer 74%
- Gravity Warrior Prove yourself as a Gravitymancer Warrior 51%
- Master Gravitymancer Prove yourself as a Master Gravitymancer 38%
- Grand Master Gravitymancer Prove yourself as a Grand Master Gravitymancer 23%
- Gravitymancer Emperor Prove yourself as the Gravitymancer Emperor 20%
- The True Challenge has just begun Prepare yourself for the real Gauntlet 20%
- The One Transcend all Gravitymancers and become The One 18%