Timelie
Give it 2 hours
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 4 reviews are negative (25%); after 5h it's 1 in 40 (3%).
- Fully opens up by hour 5.
- 42% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “Caged out” (Collect the 1st Memento) and “Silver Lining” (Collect the 2nd Memento): from 100% to 61% of starters.
- Only 49% 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 2,562 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 295 reviews: 6.6h for positive, 4.5h 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 (49.2% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Caged out Collect the 1st Memento. 100%
- Silver Lining Collect the 2nd Memento. Most players quit here 61% −39
- Reunion Collect the 3rd Memento. 48% −13
- Freedom Collect the 4th Memento. 44% −5
- No Last Eternity Complete the story of Timelie. 42% −2
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (22)
story milestone ending side
- Caged out Collect the 1st Memento. 100%
- Silver Lining Collect the 2nd Memento. 61%
- 3-2-1-GO-1-6-7-8 Complete "3-2-1-GO-1-6-7-8" relic challenge. 57%
- This Is Cat. Can You Hear Me? Complete "This Is Cat. Can You Hear Me?" relic challenge. 54%
- Reunion Collect the 3rd Memento. 48%
- Freedom Collect the 4th Memento. 44%
- No Last Eternity Complete the story of Timelie. 42%
- Operation Skuld Complete "Operation Skuld" relic challenge. 36%
- Well Planned! Complete "Well Planned!" relic challenge. 35%
- It'd Be Too Damned Easy Complete "It'd Be Too Damned Easy" relic challenge. 33%
- I Come in Peace Complete "I Come in Peace" relic challenge. 31%
- Omen Complete "Omen" relic challenge. 30%
- Splinter Cat Complete "Splinter Cat" relic challenge. 30%
- The Most of Us Complete "The Most of Us" relic challenge. 29%
- A Quiet Place Complete "A Quiet Place" relic challenge. 28%
- I'd Like To Have That In Writing Complete "I'd Like To Have That In Writing" relic challenge. 28%
- Urnique Complete "Urnique" relic challenge. 26%
- If It Is Broken, Don't Fix Complete "If It Is Broken, Don't Fix" relic challenge. 24%
- Time Waits For No One Complete "Time Waits For No One" relic challenge. 22%
- Retcon Complete "Retcon" relic challenge. 21%
- Timelie Watch the secret ending. 19%
- The Beginning Obtained all Timelie achievements. 19%