ActionAdventureIndie
Labyrinthine
The first 2 hours are a test
Gets good by 2h almost every game dips in hours 2–3
Fully opens up by 3h rated like by long-time players
Reach the ending 29% of players who started
Started playing 67% of owners
Steam reviews 84% positive of 17,521
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (48%); after 5h it's 1 in 10 (10%).
- Fully opens up by hour 3.
- The opening is criticised more than in 75% of games we track.
- 29% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “Who you gonna call?” (Complete Chapter 1) and “50 Shades of Green” (Complete Chapter 2): from 100% to 77% of starters.
- Only 67% 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 17,704 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 297 reviews: 8.4h for positive, 3.6h 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 (66.7% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Who you gonna call? Complete Chapter 1 100%
- 50 Shades of Green Complete Chapter 2 Most players quit here 77% −23
- On my way to Cuba Complete Chapter 3 69% −8
- Crypt Master Complete Chapter 4 58% −11
- Get out of my swamp! Complete Chapter 5 43% −15
- Way down in the mines Complete Chapter 6 29% −14
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (39)
story milestone ending side
- Who you gonna call? Complete Chapter 1 100%
- Trust me, I'm a doctor Revive a player for the first time. 82%
- 50 Shades of Green Complete Chapter 2 77%
- On my way to Cuba Complete Chapter 3 69%
- Look At Me! Find your first cosmetic 68%
- Cheers buddy! Have a monster chasing you kill another player instead 58%
- Crypt Master Complete Chapter 4 58%
- Get out of my swamp! Complete Chapter 5 43%
- Complete a case file Complete your first case file 38%
- Way down in the mines Complete Chapter 6 29%
- A noble sacrifice You choose to sacrifice yourself in Chapter 6, but at what cost? 14%
- I choose you! Your companion never stood a chance with you in Chapter 6. 14%
- Level 5 Reached level 5 in case files 13%
- Level 10 Reached level 10 in case files 8.2%
- Skip King Skip a glowstick on water for 5 bounces. 7.2%
- Tis' just a flesh wound! Complete a case after being downed 5 or more times. 5.8%
- Level 25 Reached level 25 in case files 4.8%
- Oh I don't think so. You saw through the demon's plans in Chapter 6. 4.6%
- A Test of Skill Complete a hardcore case file 4.5%
- On a mission... Or four! Complete all daily quests for the day 3.6%
- Key Warden Find All 10 Keys on Chapter 4 3.1%
- An Entire Wardrobe Find 25 Unique Cosmetics 2.8%
- Level 50 Reached level 50 in case files 2.8%
- Look at the Drip Wear a cosmetic in every available cosmetic slot 2.2%
- Where's the Guide? Find all of the guide books hidden in Chapter 1 1.9%
- Deep Pockets Spend 1,000 total tickets in the shop 1.9%
- Fly Swatter Hit a mosquito with a glowstick 1.8%
- Level 100 Reached level 100 in case files 1.6%
- Bulltrue Stop a charging monster with the flaregun just before it hits you 1.6%
- David and Goliath Complete an Extreme Giant map 1.3%
- You're gonna need a bigger tent... Find 100 Unique Cosmetics 1.3%
- No Price on Fashion Buy every cosmetic in the shop 1.2%
- More Guides?! Find all of the guide books hidden in Chapter 2 1.2%
- You can't hide them from me! Find all of the medallions hidden in Chapter 5 1.0%
- Et tu, Brute? Betray another player using the flaregun, causing them to die to a monster 1.0%
- That's Hardcore! Complete a total of 50 hardcore case files 0.9%
- Seek not your fortune... Find all of the hidden miner cards in Chapter 6 0.7%
- How did this get here? Unlock the safe in chapter 6 0.7%
- Shopaholic Spend 10,000 total tickets in the shop 0.7%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-18.