When does Submachine: Legacy get good?

Hooks you almost right away. In the first 2 hours 1 in 12 reviews are negative (8%); after 10h it's 1 in 85 (1%). Fully opens up by hour 7.

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Submachine: Legacy

Oct 13, 2023 Steam: Overwhelmingly Positive

Hooks you almost right away

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

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

Started playing 91% of owners

Steam reviews 98% positive of 1,469

What the data shows

In the first 2 hours 1 in 12 reviews are negative (8%); after 10h it's 1 in 85 (1%).
Fully opens up by hour 7.
The opening is criticised less than in 93% of games we track.
Few early reviews, so this is a rough estimate.
91% 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 1,478 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 296 reviews: 13.8h for positive, 4.8h 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 (91.2% 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 (28)

Chapter I Chapter Completed 100%
Chapter II Chapter Completed 86%
Chapter III Chapter Completed 77%
Chapter IV Chapter Completed 71%
Chapter V Chapter Completed 64%
Chapter VI Chapter Completed 59%
Monolith XVI Location Path Link 57%
Chapter VII Chapter Completed 55%
Chapter VIII Chapter Completed 51%
Chapter IX Chapter Completed 49%
Chapter X Chapter Completed 41%
Monolith XVII Location Path Link 41%
Monolith XI Location Path Link 33%
Monolith XIII Location Path Link 33%
Monolith I Location Path Link 27%
Monolith XIV Location Path Link 27%
Monolith II Location Path Link 27%
Monolith III Location Path Link 26%
Monolith V Location Path Link 26%
Monolith IV Location Path Link 25%
Monolith VI Location Path Link 25%
Monolith VII Location Path Link 25%
Monolith VIII Location Path Link 25%
Monolith XV Location Path Link 25%
Monolith IX Location Path Link 24%
Monolith X Location Path Link 24%
Monolith XII Location Path Link 24%
Advanced Research Team You've been promoted! 21%

Steam page Updated: 2026-10-20.