When does Locked Up get good?

Give it 2 hours. In the first 2 hours almost 1 in 2 reviews are negative (44%); after 3h it's 1 in 10 (10%). Fully opens up by hour 3.

All games

IndieSimulation

Locked Up

Apr 23, 2020 Steam: Mostly Positive

Give it 2 hours

Gets good by 2h almost every game dips in hours 2–3

Fully opens up by 3h rated like by long-time players

Started playing 78% of owners

Steam reviews 77% positive of 1,425

What the data shows

In the first 2 hours almost 1 in 2 reviews are negative (44%); after 3h it's 1 in 10 (10%).
Fully opens up by hour 3.
78% 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 1,445 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 297 reviews: 2.6h for positive, 1.8h 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 (78.3% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.

Story milestones aren't labeled yet; all achievements are listed below.

All achievements (15)

Welcome! You have started the game. 100%
In an empty room. 93%
Home, sweet home! 89%
Photographer. 80%
JUN.10.1987 71%
OCT.19.1987 70%
AUG.30.1987 68%
OCT.28.1994 66%
AUG.28.1997 64%
Room. You are in a psychiatric clinic. 64%
Selection of levels. You've found a shortcut. 41%
AUG.13.1987 37%
You have passed the game! You have passed the game by 100% 32%
What are you waiting for? 17%
Locked Up 9.2%

Steam page Updated: 2026-10-20.