When does UNDER the SAND - a road trip simulator get good?

Give it 3 hours. In the first 2 hours 1 in 3 reviews are negative (37%); after 3h it's 1 in 7 (15%). Only 10% of owners have even the first achievement — the rest barely played.

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UNDER the SAND - a road trip simulator

Sep 25, 2020 Steam: Mostly Positive

Give it 3 hours

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

Started playing 10% of owners

Steam reviews 78% positive of 1,618

What the data shows

In the first 2 hours 1 in 3 reviews are negative (37%); after 3h it's 1 in 7 (15%).
Only 10% 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 1,635 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 289 reviews: 9.8h for positive, 3.4h 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 (10% 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 (37)

My sandy car Starting a car 100%
First steps Walk 1 kilometer 93%
I'll be back Go on a trip 76%
The cake is a lie Find the first cake 72%
Second steps Walk 5 kilometers 65%
Where we’re going, we don’t need roads Arrive in a new biome 59%
Spoiler Spoiler 58%
Alex Find a car Rhino 57%
The road to the canyon Arrive in a new biome 56%
My name is Sand. King of Sand. Feed the cat 53%
Third steps Walk 10 kilometers 50%
Loot goblin Attach a trailer 43%
War never changes Find a military car C0-BRA 40%
Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo Find a pickup Buffalo 34%
The ocean is a myth Travel 100 kilometers 34%
Mystery shack Find an abandoned store 33%
Surfer Find a silver bar 29%
An unrivaled play of letters Find a van VarAN 28%
To infinity... Drive through 10 tunnels in one run 27%
Missed call from Sadako Live for 7 days 26%
Captain? Find a muscle car Sparrow 20%
Jaws Find the shark's head 17%
MY EYES Blind the seller 13%
Sanddington Find a truck Bear 13%
I hope there is no dragon nearby Find a gold bar 13%
Big fan of dogs Find a SUV Hamster 13%
Disintegration To burst a tire 12%
Spelunker Break a shovel 11%
First time? Out of gas 11%
Brahmin Attach radioactive bull to Buffalo 8.0%
The ocean is a big myth Travel 500 kilometers 8.0%
Double Bear! Attach bear to Bear 7.0%
...and beyond Drive through 30 tunnels in one run 6.0%
Robinson Live for 28 days 5.0%
My PRECIOUS!!!! Find a platinum bar 4.0%
The cake is a not lie Find all cakes 3.0%
The ocean is a very big myth Travel 1000 kilometers 3.0%

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