Indie
Lab Rat
Give it 7 hours
Gets good by 7h then rated almost like by veterans
Started playing 69% of owners
Steam reviews 97% positive of 389
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 9 reviews are negative (11%); after 7h it's 1 in 120 (1%).
- The opening is criticised less than in 89% of games we track.
- Few early reviews, so this is a rough estimate.
- Only 68% 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 399 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 292 reviews: 8.2h for positive, 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 (68.5% 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 (11)
- Adequate Competence You have demonstrated adequate competence. 100%
- Above-Adequate Competence You have demonstrated unnecessary competence. 98%
- Another Achievement You received another achievement. 96%
- Intrinsic Motivation You have demonstrated intrinsic motivation. 85%
- uuuuuu33.eeeeeeh You have successfully completed the Tier 2 training module. 85%
- Test Scenario 37752-B You have successfully completed Test Scenario 37752-B. 37%
- Adequate Incompetence You have demonstrated adequate incompetence. 37%
- Why Wont You Die It's a good question. 37%
- All Tests Complete You have demonstrated your commitment to the testing process. 28%
- Great Job! Wow! You're very good at this! We're all very impressed! 26%
- An Achievement You found an achievement in the trash. 22%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-22.