The Past Within
Hooks you almost right away
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 14 reviews are negative (7%); after 3h it's 1 in 25 (4%).
- Fully opens up by hour 3.
- The opening is criticised less than in 95% of games we track.
- The game has no story achievements, so drop-off points can't be measured.
- Only 59% 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 17,362 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 295 reviews: 3.1h for positive, 1.8h 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 (59.4% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
This game has no story achievements, so we can't tell where players quit.
All achievements (24)
story milestone ending side
- Behind the mask The Past - Chapter 1 - One 100%
- Bone, Flesh and Blood The Past - Chapter 1 - Two 98%
- The year of The Future The Future - Chapter 1 - Two 97%
- The Past has changed The Past - Chapter 1 - Three 96%
- The Future is ever changing The Future - Chapter 1 - Three 96%
- Ear on the inside The Past - Chapter 2 - Seven 93%
- All ears The Future - Chapter 2 - Seven 92%
- There will be blood The Future - Chapter 2 - Eight 91%
- Dead eye The Past - Chapter 2 - Eight 91%
- Rooted in The Past The Past - Chapter 2 - Nine 74%
- Branching out The Future - Chapter 2 - Nine 73%
- Who is that? The Future - Chapter 1 - One 72%
- Breaking in The Past - Chapter 2 - Ten 67%
- Squeak The Future - Chapter 1 - Six 61%
- A tooth for a tooth The Future - Chapter 1 - Five 59%
- You know what to do The Past - Chapter 1 - Five 52%
- Harvey's Song The Future - Chapter 2 - Twelve 47%
- Checkmate The Future - Chapter 1 - Four 42%
- Catch me if you can The Past - Chapter 1 - Four 39%
- Hidden treasure The Past - Chapter 2 - Twelve 37%
- Frankenstein The Future - Chapter 2 - Ten 31%
- No way out The Future - Chapter 2 - Eleven 30%
- Victor The Past - Chapter 2 - Eleven 28%
- The Devil The Past - Chapter 1 - Six 20%