Assemble with Care
Hooks you almost right away
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 8 reviews are negative (13%); after 3h it's 1 in 20 (5%).
- Fully opens up by hour 2.
- The opening is criticised less than in 87% of games we track.
- 67% of players who start reach the ending.
- 97% 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 11,440 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 298 reviews: 1.8h for positive, 1.1h 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 (96.8% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Welcome to Bellariva Complete Level 1 100%
- Goodnight, My Darling Complete Level 2 97% −3
- Statue of Limitations Complete Level 3 93% −4
- Call Me Complete Level 4 Most players quit here 89% −4
- Life Through a Lens Complete Level 5 85% −3
- Everything is Illuminated Complete Level 6 82% −3
- Game Over Complete Level 7 80% −3
- A Fix in Time Complete Level 8 77% −3
- Slide Away Complete Level 9 74% −3
- Hello, Master Chef Complete Level 10 73% −1
- Turning the Tables Complete Level 11 72% −1
- Thank You for the Music Complete Level 12 71% −1
- Coffee Break Complete Epilogue 67% −3
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (14)
story milestone ending side
- Welcome to Bellariva Complete Level 1 100%
- Goodnight, My Darling Complete Level 2 97%
- Statue of Limitations Complete Level 3 93%
- Call Me Complete Level 4 89%
- Life Through a Lens Complete Level 5 85%
- Everything is Illuminated Complete Level 6 82%
- Game Over Complete Level 7 80%
- A Fix in Time Complete Level 8 77%
- Slide Away Complete Level 9 74%
- Hello, Master Chef Complete Level 10 73%
- Turning the Tables Complete Level 11 72%
- Thank You for the Music Complete Level 12 71%
- Coffee Break Complete Epilogue 67%
- Only a Phonecall Away One Last Thing 59%