Tape to Tape
Give it 3 hours
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 5 reviews are negative (21%); after 7h it's 1 in 20 (5%).
- Fully opens up by hour 7.
- 55% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “Octo-Approved” (Win act 1) and “Cult-Crusher” (Win act 2): from 86% to 65% of starters.
- 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 3,806 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 297 reviews: 11.8h for positive, 11.5h 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 (82.3% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Octo-Approved Win act 1 87% −13
- Cult-Crusher Win act 2 Most players quit here 65% −21
- Conquered Greens Win act 3 55% −10
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (108)
story milestone ending side
- Puck Dynasty Win a game versus an elite team 100%
- Three-Peat Feat Record 10 hat tricks 88%
- Octo-Approved Win act 1 87%
- Totally Legal Knock out 50 opponents with a thrown stick 84%
- Future Legend Complete the tutorial 79%
- Blowout King Win an elite game with the mercy rule 76%
- Cult-Crusher Win act 2 65%
- Conquered Greens Win act 3 55%
- Palace of Pain Knock out every opposing skater on the ice at once 53%
- Peppered Register 40 shots in a game 47%
- The Knight Rises Grow Gawain 32%
- Dental Toughness Score a goal with the headshot redirect 30%
- Balanced Offense Every player score 1 goal 18%
- Highlight Reel Score 1 yoyo goal 15%
- Peak Performance Complete every benchwarmer quest 10%
- All-Star Squad Unlock every free agent 7.8%
- Puck, Lumber and Stuff Unlock every power-up and relic 7.2%
- From Tape to Tape Win a run with every squad 2.7%
- Boring Have 8 talents at the same time 0.1%
- Bench Charger Use your ability 100 times in a single run 0.1%
- Bonecrusher Get 200 knockouts in a single run 0.1%
- Stix Shoot with at least 100% crit chance 0.1%
- Helmet Stack Score 20 goals in a single run 0.1%
- Double-Decker Mark Bench plays every game of the run and is never benched. Win the run 0.1%
- Status Extender Score 10 enraged goals in a single run 0.1%
- Masochist Have 4 injuries at the same time 0.1%
- Backdraft Do 20 Slapshart or Shartslap 0.1%
- Bean Diet Have 3 skaters with a fart power-up on the ice at the same time 0.1%
- Bear Grohl Knock out Bear Grohl 5 times 0.1%
- Pain Points Score 5 goals with injured skaters in the same run 0.1%
- Blowtorch Score a critical-shot goal while enraged 0.1%
- Briberee Knock out the referee 100 times 0.1%
- Buck Wurst Hook 50 opponents with the grapple 0.1%
- Can of Worms Visit Training 30 times 0.1%
- Clarabelle Boogins Activate the Magnet ability 25 times 0.1%
- Clive Chickensneeze Score 5 goals with a skater who has 0 shot power 0.1%
- Cripple Get over 100 knockouts in a game 0.1%
- D20 Trigger critical shots 8 times in the same game 0.1%
- Teleport Knock out 20 skaters on a breakaway with a bodycheck 0.1%
- Exploding Puck Knock down 10 skaters with a shot 0.1%
- Extra Gravy Have the same skater get 15 assists in a single run 0.1%
- Totally Normal Puck Win 1 brawl 0.1%
- Hockey Bag Fart while immune 0.1%
- Fartillery Fart while knocked down 0.1%
- Special Undies Hear 20 farts in a single game 0.1%
- Foiled Injure your opponent 5 times in the same game 0.1%
- Frogeree Froggify a referee 0.1%
- Frozen Peas Have a single skater receive 3 injuries in the same run 0.1%
- The Fungus Have 7 goalie assists in the same act 0.1%
- Gedeon Lamoustache Cause 20 puck losses with the kazoo 0.1%
- Goalie Headshot Get knocked out by a Crusader goalie 10 times 0.1%
- Golden Goose Have a Golden Helmet wearer with 200 checking 0.1%
- Royal Treatment Get injured 5 times while wearing the Golden Helmet 0.1%
- Grandma's Broth Heal 25 injuries 0.1%
- Hidden Ace Score a goal worth more than 1 goal 3 times 0.1%
- Jar of Tears Lose 10 runs 0.1%
- Jimothy Bowel Use the Gas ability 100 times 0.1%
- Joan Ozark Knock out 100 skaters from the Princess team 0.1%
- Johnny Faceless Win a run with the General Manager squad 0.1%
- Ryan Pepito Injure 30 opponents 0.1%
- Kent Levaylapuck Yeet 25 skaters 0.1%
- Ricky Kirby Lose 5 runs 0.1%
- Mark Bench Unlock 3 squads 0.1%
- Ma Foulton Hit 20 opponents with the wet towel 0.1%
- Mush-a-roni Have a skater with 100 shot power and 100 speed 0.1%
- Norman Norm Have a skater with all attributes at 90 or above 0.1%
- Ozzie Oioioi Make 3 or more opponents dance at once with Disco 0.1%
- Pressure Cooker Win a run while your highest OVR skater has 0 goals 0.1%
- Prince Tristan Arthur XIV Knock out Prince Tristan Arthur XIV 25 times 0.1%
- Prod Injure 10 skaters 0.1%
- Purgatory Have a skater score in 8 consecutive games 0.1%
- Relic Freezer Win against the Cultists 10 times 0.1%
- Royal Rest Play 10 games with a Golden Helmet wearer on the bench 0.1%
- Sally Poppins Score 5 goals while enraged in a single run 0.1%
- Deviled Egg Injure an opponent while enraged 0.1%
- Sensitive Skin Become enraged 30 times in one game 0.1%
- Sergei Lancelov Win 5 times against the Crusaders 0.1%
- Shrink Serum Win a run with at least 3 S or XS characters in your active lineup 0.1%
- Silent Hero Have a skater get 10 assists in a single run without scoring a goal 0.1%
- Slapshart Use the Gas ability 50 times 0.1%
- Slapshot Slowmo Take a slapshot while your Slowmo ability is active 0.1%
- 16-Bit Squad Win with 2 squads on Pro. 0.1%
- All Angus Squad Have 17 unlocked squads. 0.1%
- Bum Squad Win with 8 squads on Pro. 0.1%
- Dominator Squad Win a run with Modern Squad 0.1%
- Gauntlet Squad Win with 10 squads on Pro. 0.1%
- General Manager Squad Unlock 10 free agents. 0.1%
- Double Decker Squad Unlock 4 benchwarmers. 0.1%
- Referee Squad Defeat the Referee team 10 times. 0.1%
- Slapshot Squad Score 50 slapshot goals across all runs. 0.1%
- Solo Squad Score 200 goals with any Angus across all runs. 0.1%
- Speedrun Squad Win a run with Trio Squad. 0.1%
- Speedy Squad Win with 6 squads on Pro. 0.1%
- Stats Squad Visit Training 50 times across all runs. 0.1%
- Modern Squad Win a run with 16-Bit Squad 0.1%
- Trio Squad Win with 1 squad on Pro. 0.1%
- Violence Squad Get 200 knockouts in a single run. 0.1%
- Stu Stumple Get injured 10 times 0.1%
- Sweet Spot Score 25 one-timer goals 0.1%
- Throwing Helmet Knock 25 helmets off opponents 0.1%
- Tribal Mask Recover from a 3 goal deficit and win the game 0.1%
- Turbo Crutch Have 3 players injured on the ice at the same time 0.1%
- Twig Tax Break 50 sticks 0.1%
- Walter Hoffman Score 25 breakaway goals 0.1%
- Wild Shot Break 50 glass panes 0.1%
- Wobbly McShatterface Break 10 glass panes 0.1%
- Zap Score 15 goals with Kelly Jelly 0.1%
- Zinedine Zidanejad Score 5 goals with a curve-ball shot 0.1%