When does Livestream: Escape from Hotel Izanami get good?

Give it 5 hours. In the first 2 hours 1 in 3 reviews are negative (33%); after 7h it's 1 in 8 (13%). Fully opens up by hour 7.

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Livestream: Escape from Hotel Izanami

Jun 10, 2021 Steam: Mostly Positive

Give it 5 hours

Gets good by 5h then rated almost like by veterans

Fully opens up by 7h rated like by long-time players

Started playing 85% of owners

Steam reviews 79% positive of 755

What the data shows

In the first 2 hours 1 in 3 reviews are negative (33%); after 7h it's 1 in 8 (13%).
Fully opens up by hour 7.
Few early reviews, so this is a rough estimate.
85% 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 770 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 294 reviews: 6.2h for positive, 4.5h 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 (84.6% 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 (21)

First Encounter Meet the Mascot for the First Time 100%
Narrow Escape Escape from Room 205 91%
Hero Save Shiraishi 70%
Remote Controller Save Sakurai 64%
For the Sake of My Friends Save Shiraishi a Second Time 59%
Escape Use the Emergency Staircase 58%
Omen Find Evidence 50%
Losing Heart The Three Correctly Grasp the Situation 48%
Hotel Manager Get the Hotel Office Key 47%
Retracing a Memory Find Clues 43%
Remnants Understand a Ghost's Residual Thoughts 42%
A Helping Hand Purify the Mascot 42%
Never Ending Nightmare ED3 has been turned off. 39%
The Next Target Find the Doll's Head 38%
Search for the Culprit Take Back what was Stolen 37%
Explorer Find the Hidden Location 37%
Pioneer Go to the Altar 37%
Chain Mail ED1 has been turned off. 37%
Coming Home ED5 has been turned off. 36%
Paying a Visit ED2 has been turned off. 32%
Rotting Together ED4 has been turned off. 31%

Steam page Updated: 2026-10-20.