Neighbours back From Hell
Hooks you right away
What the data shows
- 94% of first-hour reviews are positive — about the same as players with 4+ hours (96%).
- The opening is criticised less than in 96% of games we track.
- 28% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “First Strike” (Finished all episodes from the first season) and “Third Season”: from 76% to 50% of starters.
- 88% 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 5,484 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 291 reviews: 5.7h for positive, 3.9h 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 (87.5% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Pilot Finished the pilot episode 100%
- Second Season Unlocked the second season 81% −19
- First Strike Finished all episodes from the first season 77% −4
- Third Season Unlocked the third season Most players quit here 50% −27
- Second Strike Finished all episodes from the second season 44% −6
- Fourth Season Unlocked the fourth season 39% −5
- Third Strike Finished all episodes from the third season 36% −3
- Finale Unlocked the final episode 30% −6
- All's Well That Ends Well Finished the final episode 28% −1
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
- Pilot Finished the pilot episode 100%
- Second Season Unlocked the second season 81%
- First Strike Finished all episodes from the first season 77%
- Third Season Unlocked the third season 50%
- Second Strike Finished all episodes from the second season 44%
- Fourth Season Unlocked the fourth season 39%
- Third Strike Finished all episodes from the third season 36%
- Finale Unlocked the final episode 30%
- All's Well That Ends Well Finished the final episode 28%
- Home Run Finished all episodes from the fourth season 28%
- Prank Master Finished all episodes 27%