Indie
Vampire: The Masquerade - Shadows of New York
Give it 4 hours
Gets good by 4h then rated almost like by veterans
Fully opens up by 5h rated like by long-time players
Started playing 56% of owners
Steam reviews 76% positive of 1,748
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (60%); after 5h it's 1 in 7 (15%).
- Fully opens up by hour 5.
- The opening is criticised more than in 89% of games we track.
- Only 56% 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 1,776 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 298 reviews: 6.6h for positive, 5.5h 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 (56.4% 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 (14)
- Shrouded in Shadows Experience the ecstasy of the Embrace. 100%
- A Celebration of Power Have a ball with your newfound potential. 92%
- Things to Do in New York City When You're Dead Get acquainted with the realities of your unlife. 81%
- Who Am I, Really? You are on track to achieve a rare feat of developing an actual personality. Keep it up. 74%
- Accidental P.I. Put your journalistic investigator background to a good use. 73%
- The Vampire Diary Dig into the past until you get a glimpse of the future. 68%
- The Symbolic and The Semiotic Gain an understanding of Double Spiral. 65%
- Anarchy in NYC Take a crash course in disillusionment. 63%
- Know Thyself It's only in perilous circumstances that we discover who we really are. Are you happy with what you found out? (Obtain five traits.) 61%
- Scream Bloody Murder Receive a complaint about your methods and react accordingly. 61%
- DEAD END Rejoice, for death is not the end. 48%
- Bad Ending You have chosen to forfeit the game. 43%
- Good Ending Congratulations. You have achieved victory. 40%
- The Moon and the Sun From the bottom of our hearts: thank you for playing. 23%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-20.