We Went Back
Hooks you right away
What the data shows
- 83% of first-hour reviews are positive — about the same as players with 3+ hours (85%).
- The opening is criticised less than in 83% of games we track.
- 42% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “Say Cheese” (Collected the camera) and “Go to the Garden, Sinner” (Collected the Golden Record): from 89% to 42% of starters.
- Only 61% 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 4,854 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 300 reviews: 0.9h for positive, 0.6h 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 (60.7% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Wake Up, Sleepyhead Opened the cryotube door. 100%
- Say Cheese Collected the camera. 89% −11
- Go to the Garden, Sinner Collected the Golden Record. Most players quit here 42% −47
- Heretic Solved the password. 41% −1
- One Giant Leap Finished one complete playthrough. 42% +2
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (11)
story milestone ending side
- Wake Up, Sleepyhead Opened the cryotube door. 100%
- Say Cheese Collected the camera. 89%
- Ghostly Glow Took pictures of every interactable moon symbol. 43%
- Go to the Garden, Sinner Collected the Golden Record. 42%
- One Giant Leap Finished one complete playthrough. 42%
- The Blazing World Walked through fire. 41%
- Heretic Solved the password. 41%
- Street Cred Finished watching the credits. 26%
- Billy Boy Experienced all possible scares. 23%
- Cheater Inputted the password without collecting any clues or walking through any doors. 13%
- Stop Repeating Yourself Collected all clues without triggering the repeating rooms. 11%