When does Metamorphosis get good?

Give it 1 hour. In the first 2 hours almost 1 in 3 reviews are negative (29%); after 4h it's 1 in 9 (12%). Few early reviews, so this is a rough estimate.

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Metamorphosis

Aug 12, 2020 Steam: Very Positive

Give it 1 hour

Gets good by 1h almost every game dips in hours 2–3

Started playing 87% of owners

Steam reviews 85% positive of 654

What the data shows

In the first 2 hours almost 1 in 3 reviews are negative (29%); after 4h it's 1 in 9 (12%).
Few early reviews, so this is a rough estimate.
87% 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 662 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 295 reviews: 4.5h for positive, 3.2h 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 (86.7% 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 (26)

Word truly holds the power Read the letter from the Tower 100%
Wakey wakey Wake Josef up 92%
Im not alone Meet your first bug 89%
Spiderbug Traverse your first wall upside down. 74%
Junkfood Feed the Hunger Artist 73%
Appointment time Gain access to The Lawyer's office 64%
Certified bug Obtain the certificate 55%
All procedures are necessary Find the Procedure 52%
The Future Use the Roboarm 49%
Shiver me timbers! Sail the ship 48%
Elevator Bug Ride the sandwich 47%
Am I in a movie? Run the projector 41%
Millenium Bug Survive the visit to the Tower 39%
A helping leg Set Titorelli's assistant free 34%
Bugfellas Gain access to the Bugville Underworld 32%
Josef who? Betray Josef 30%
Metamorphosis Rediscover humanity 29%
A true Hero must do Romance Make Lenni fall for you 21%
Mr. Right Communicate to Josef his trial date 19%
More blameless than those earlier generations Censor the document 18%
Holier than Thou Truly understand the Preacher 15%
What is 'Kafkaesque'? Become the Agent's informer 14%
Survival of the strongest Kill the tiger 13%
Captain Planet Suffer the fire, water, poison, electricity, overbearing gravity and squashing 6.3%
Proto-human belief All those Effigies in ruin 4.7%
Stop bugging me Unlock all achievements 4.5%

Steam page Updated: 2026-10-20.