Blair Witch
Give it 4 hours
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours almost 1 in 2 reviews are negative (43%); after 7h it's 1 in 8 (13%).
- Fully opens up by hour 7.
- At least 37% of players who start reach the ending.
- 82% 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 8,410 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 296 reviews: 6h for positive, 4.1h 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 (82.2% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Take his face Become Carver ≥37% −63
story milestone ending (most common ending) biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (25)
story milestone ending side
- The idol Collect the first wooden doll. 100%
- Lost in the woods Collect the first victim's photo. 94%
- Good boy Pet the dog 93%
- Evil in the woods Kill your first monster. 73%
- Counseling Collect the first psychiatrist's note. 66%
- The longest hike Walk 100 miles... 62%
- Dogs of war Collect the first dog tag. 54%
- Fast with a flashlight Kill 10 monsters. 48%
- Take his face Become Carver 37%
- Bullet doesn't like'em Break 10 totems. 36%
- To fallen comrades Collect all dog tags of the fallen comrades. 18%
- What you got there? Let Bullet bring you 10 things 15%
- Last goodbye Find out what happened to Bullet. 11%
- Ray of hope Patch things up with Jess. 11%
- I hate pizza Make the pizza guy lose it. 7.5%
- Snake charmer Score 40 points in Cobra. 7.5%
- Last transmission Find out what happened to Peter. 5.2%
- To absent friends Pay your respects to sheriff Lanning. 4.0%
- K.I.A. Let the VA know about the lumberjack's death. 3.5%
- Pacifist End the game without killing any monsters 3.3%
- Break the cycle Help Ellis to get his redemption. 3.3%
- Psychotherapy Collect all of the psychiatrist's notes. 2.8%
- The fetish Collect all wooden dolls. 2.8%
- Garbage Man Pick up all the trash. 2.8%
- Picture perfect Collect all victim's photos. 2.7%