When does I Expect You To Die 2: The Spy and the Liar get good?

Hooks you almost right away. In the first 2 hours 1 in 7 reviews are negative (15%); after 4h it's 1 in 35 (3%). Fully opens up by hour 4.

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I Expect You To Die 2: The Spy and the Liar

Aug 24, 2021 Steam: Overwhelmingly Positive

Hooks you almost right away

Gets good by 1h almost every game dips in hours 2–3

Fully opens up by 4h rated like by long-time players

Started playing 82% of owners

Steam reviews 96% positive of 1,308

What the data shows

In the first 2 hours 1 in 7 reviews are negative (15%); after 4h it's 1 in 35 (3%).
Fully opens up by hour 4.
The opening is criticised less than in 82% of games we track.
Few early reviews, so this is a rough estimate.
82% 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 1,331 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 297 reviews: 5.1h for positive, 1.1h 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 (81.6% 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 (19)

The World is a Stage Complete Level 1 100%
First Class Agent Complete Level 2 87%
Fabricating a Lie Complete Level 3 77%
A Case of Wine Complete Level 4 67%
It's a wrap? It's a trap! Complete Level 5 64%
Rise and Fall Complete Level 6 58%
Biggest Fan Find all 6 hidden movie awards 16%
One Act Play Finish level 1 under the speedrun time 11%
Drama Lover Discover all souvenirs in level 1 9.3%
High Class Discover all souvenirs in level 2 8.2%
Afterburner Finish level 2 under the speedrun time 8.0%
Premium Service Finish level 4 under the speedrun time 8.0%
Short Film Finish level 5 under the speedrun time 7.7%
No Drawer Unopened Discover all souvenirs in level 3 7.7%
The Butler Did It Discover all souvenirs in level 4 7.4%
Best Performance, Drama Discover all souvenirs in level 5 7.2%
Gone in 130 Seconds Finish level 3 under the speedrun time 7.1%
Over the Top Discover all souvenirs in level 6 7.0%
Express Ride Finish level 6 under the speedrun time 6.2%

Steam page Updated: 2026-10-20.