Enigma of Fear
Hooks you almost right away
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 6 reviews are negative (17%); after 20h it's 1 in 105 (1%).
- Fully opens up by hour 20.
- The opening is criticised less than in 78% of games we track.
- 28% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “He Will Be Back” (Encounter Callisto Besatt once again) and “Scream” (Deal with Oswald in the Crystal Cave): from 70% to 36% of starters.
- 86% 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 10,446 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 299 reviews: 20.4h for positive, 4.7h 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 (85.8% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Ol' Reliable Find the crowbar 100%
- Rise of the Unhaunted One Open the Advanced Lock in the Mansion 76% −24
- He Will Be Back Encounter Callisto Besatt once again 70% −6
- Scream Deal with Oswald in the Crystal Cave Most players quit here 36% −34
- Platonic Link Open the padlock in the Graveyard of the Melodies 33% −3
- Old Root Deal with the Ooze Tree in the Spiral Castle 32%
- Overcharge Open the dented door in the Spiral Castle 32%
- Confinement Contain Goliath 29% −3
- Timoris Memoria Help Lethicia find herself again 29% −1
- Like Clockwork Synchronize the three clocks in the Spiral Castle 29%
- Immortal Defeat the Ooze Tyrant 28%
- Transcend Transcend with Mia 28%
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (19)
story milestone ending side
- Ol' Reliable Find the crowbar 100%
- Rise of the Unhaunted One Open the Advanced Lock in the Mansion 76%
- He Will Be Back Encounter Callisto Besatt once again 70%
- Scream Deal with Oswald in the Crystal Cave 36%
- Déjà Vu Find the Déjà Vu Radio 34%
- Third Eye Find the Paranormal Lantern 34%
- Platonic Link Open the padlock in the Graveyard of the Melodies 33%
- Old Root Deal with the Ooze Tree in the Spiral Castle 32%
- Overcharge Open the dented door in the Spiral Castle 32%
- Confinement Contain Goliath 29%
- Timoris Memoria Help Lethicia find herself again 29%
- Like Clockwork Synchronize the three clocks in the Spiral Castle 29%
- Immortal Defeat the Ooze Tyrant 28%
- Transcend Transcend with Mia 28%
- Secret Path Discover what the bookcase in the Spiral Castle hides 27%
- Forbidden Room Enter where he never entered 26%
- Was It Like This Before? Climb the studio ladder in the Graveyard of the Melodies 25%
- The Beginning and the End Solve all the enigmas of the cursed items in the Perimeter with Samuel 9.3%
- ? Find the last secret 9.1%