Costume Quest
Give it 5 hours
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 5 reviews are negative (22%); after 7h it's 1 in 40 (3%).
- Fully opens up by hour 7.
- 42% of players who start reach the ending.
- Most players drop off before “Downsized!” (Defeat BoJonn in battle): only 65% of starters get there.
- Only 64% 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 4,144 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 298 reviews: 8h for positive, 5.3h 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 (64.4% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Downsized! Defeat BoJonn in battle. Most players quit here 65% −35
- Dozer Dodger Defeat Metxel in battle. 49% −16
- Sweet Justice Beat the game. 42% −6
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (21)
story milestone ending side
- Battle Buds Defeat a monster in combat with a friend by your side. 100%
- Leave some for the rest of us! Collect a total of over 4,000 candies. 71%
- Downsized! Defeat BoJonn in battle. 65%
- Do the Monster Bash Get the jump on 10 different monsters by pail bashing them to initiate combat. 52%
- Dressed to Quest Acquire 5 Costumes. 52%
- Dozer Dodger Defeat Metxel in battle. 49%
- Make it Work Win the Autumn Haven Mall Costume Contest. 48%
- Binary Bouncer Use the Robot Costume to Boost off of 15 different ramps. 46%
- The Last Gourdian Acquire the Pumpkin Costume. 45%
- Chompin' Champ Win all prizes in Bobbing for Apples. 43%
- Sweet Justice Beat the game. 42%
- All Decked Out Collect all Creepy Treat Cards. 39%
- Mask-O'-Raider Complete all Quests in the game. 35%
- They'll be worth a lot someday Collect all Battle Stamps. 29%
- Playin' Hooky Use the Pirate hook on 5 unique ziplines. 28%
- Short Stack Find the mysterious visitor in the cliffs of Repugia. 27%
- Birdbrain Beatdown Defeat Araxia in battle. 26%
- Jeepers Peepers Acquire the Eyeball costume. 26%
- Revolutionary Hero Complete all quests in Repugia. 24%
- Master of Disguise Use every Costume Ability in battle. 22%
- Tisn't the Season Play Costume Quest on Christmas. 16%