CasualIndieSimulation
Pumping Simulator
Give it 3 hours
Gets good by 3h almost every game dips in hours 2–3
Started playing 90% of owners
Steam reviews 72% positive of 549
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (46%); after 3h it's 1 in 6 (17%).
- Few early reviews, so this is a rough estimate.
- 90% 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 557 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 288 reviews: 4h for positive, 1.6h 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 (89.8% 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 (10)
- The First Pump Your First! 100%
- You ate too much! Do not eat too much. 93%
- Reputation master Your reputation pierces the heavens! 65%
- The Seller! Sell the your first item! 58%
- Fire Extinguisher! You saved the station! 52%
- Box Eater Boxes can also be eaten 35%
- Repairman! You are a master at this! 23%
- Like a Cop! We trust you! 16%
- The Pumper! You pumped 100 times! 11%
- The collapse of reputation Your reputation is zero zero zero 9.8%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-21.