Until We Die
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What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (47%); after 10h it's 1 in 3 (38%).
- The biggest drop-off is between “He's lost!” (Survive the first wave) and “Well done!” (Survive the second wave): from 78% to 50% of starters.
- 99% 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 4,670 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 296 reviews: 15.3h for positive, 12h 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 (98.8% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- He's lost! Survive the first wave 78% −22
- Well done! Survive the second wave Most players quit here 50% −28
- Survived! Survive the third wave 41% −10
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (28)
story milestone ending side
- First start Build a generator 100%
- First blood Kill one mutant 98%
- Skirmish Kill 50 mutants 86%
- Battle Kill 100 mutants 81%
- He's lost! Survive the first wave 78%
- Settlement Upgrade the generator to the second level 73%
- Marathon runner Walk 42,195 meters 65%
- Gardener Kill the flower 65%
- Fully armed! Build all workshops 63%
- Carnage Kill 1000 mutants 58%
- Survivors Pick up the stalkers on the other side of the bridge 55%
- Well done! Survive the second wave 50%
- Fuel Get fuel 49%
- Fortress Upgrade the generator to the third level 48%
- Let's go! Take a ride on a trolley 48%
- Survived! Survive the third wave 41%
- Armored train Fully arm the trolley 36%
- Bagel Earn 0 points 26%
- At any cost Lose stalkers during an expedition to the surface 23%
- Bad luck Lose on the first day 19%
- Scoleciphobia Kill 25 slugs as a hero 17%
- No losses! Win without losing a single follower 14%
- Slayer Kill 10,000 mutants 14%
- Rank B Get rank B or higher 12%
- Try again! Die from a flower 8.5%
- Rank A Get rank A or higher 7.5%
- The historian Find all notes 7.2%
- Rank S Get the S rank 5.4%