Bendy and the Dark Revival
Give it 3 hours
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 5 reviews are negative (22%); after 7h it's 1 in 19 (5%).
- Fully opens up by hour 7.
- 39% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “Welcome To The Studio” (Meet Up With An Old Friend) and “Cartoon Madness” (Complete Chapter One): from 94% to 72% of starters.
- 86% 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 16,626 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 294 reviews: 8.1h for positive, 5.5h 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 (85.7% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- The Ritual Clean Up The Exhibit 100%
- Welcome To The Studio Meet Up With An Old Friend 94% −6
- Cartoon Madness Complete Chapter One Most players quit here 72% −23
- Rubberhose Nightmare Complete Chapter Two 51% −20
- Thrills and Spills Complete Chapter Three 47% −5
- Timeless Remains Complete Chapter Four 44% −3
- To The Darkest Reaches Complete Chapter Five 39% −4
- The Master's Pen Complete The Main Story 39%
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (38)
story milestone ending side
- The Ritual Clean Up The Exhibit 100%
- Welcome To The Studio Meet Up With An Old Friend 94%
- Armed and Ready Find Your First Weapon 77%
- Banish The Darkness Obtain The Banish Power 76%
- Cartoon Madness Complete Chapter One 72%
- Rubberhose Nightmare Complete Chapter Two 51%
- Crawling Killer Defeat the Crawling King 50%
- Next In Line Defeat the Ruler of the Lower Realm 47%
- Thrills and Spills Complete Chapter Three 47%
- Timeless Remains Complete Chapter Four 44%
- To The Darkest Reaches Complete Chapter Five 39%
- Studio Starter Complete The Game on Easy 39%
- The Master's Pen Complete The Main Story 39%
- A Butchered Decision Complete the Game While Surviving The Slicer 33%
- Socialite Be A First Time Party Pooper 30%
- Studio Scrapper Complete The Game on Normal 30%
- It Stinks You Should Really Just Relax 15%
- Time To Reflect Take Some Time For Yourself 14%
- The Fancy Foodie Collect 100 Pieces of Food 12%
- Did You See That? A Very Random Occurance 10%
- Avid Worker Show Too Much Dedication 9.5%
- Gent's Finest Create The Ultimate Weapon 7.8%
- Back To The Puddles Banish 25 Enemies 7.6%
- Studio Breaker Complete The Game on Hard 6.9%
- Plaything Locate The Toyman's Secret 6.3%
- The Ink Provides Maximize Your Dark Potential 6.1%
- The Demon's Dismay Survive 25 Ink Demon Attacks 4.9%
- Self Discovery Collect All Memories 4.2%
- Written In Ink Read All Memos 4.1%
- Ink Master Complete The Game Without Dying 4.0%
- Familiar Faces Reveal A Very Old Friend 3.9%
- The Insane Reader Seek Out The Writings of Joey Drew 3.7%
- The Well of Voices Pick Up All Audio Logs 3.6%
- Big Spender Spend 500 Slugs 3.5%
- Heavy Hitter Defeat 25 Enemies With Shock Pipe 3.5%
- Skulls of the Cauldron Bring Back the Dead to the Source during the Halloween event. 2.8%
- Cabbage Night Trick or Treat to ten doors without a mask during the Halloween event. 2.7%
- Ding Dong Delights Trick or Treat to ten doors with style during the Halloween event. 2.7%