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When it gets good

Share of positive reviews by how many hours the reviewer had played when writing the review.

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Based on all 472 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 188 reviews: 8.8h for positive, 3.9h 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 (45.3% 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 (72)

• Countless Get 1000 total Variable Coins 100%
• Pretty Easy Clear N1 99%
• Shell Upgrade Variable Coin multiplier 1 time 99%
• Masochism Defeat Masochism 95%
• Cyborg Slime Defeat Cyborg Slime 93%
• Crazy Racer Defeat Crazy Racer 92%
• Copper Upgrade Variable Coin multiplier 2 times 88%
• Prize Draw Spend Variable Coins to draw 10 Shards 87%
• Newbie Guide Complete Tutorial 87%
• Mechanical Python Defeat Mechanical Python 86%
• Unfathomable Get 10000 total Variable Coins 83%
• Firecracker Single Damage > 100k 83%
• Not Too Hard Clear N2 82%
• AI Fanatic Defeat AI Fanatic 82%
• 10 Draws Supply 10 times in 1 match 80%
• Octopod Constructor Defeat Octopod Constructor 78%
• Eternal Sphere Defeat Eternal Sphere 77%
• Genesis Defeat Genesis 77%
• Super Hero Defeat Super Hero 77%
• Irresistible Might Clear 100 stages total 75%
• Tier Victory Clear N3 73%
• Silver Upgrade Variable Coin multiplier 4 times 73%
• Bomb Single Damage > 500k 68%
• Halfway There Clear N4 63%
• Stacks n Stacks Get 1000000 total Variable Coins 63%
• Gold Bar Upgrade Variable Coin multiplier 6 times 63%
• Acid Alert Complete 1 game with at least 1 acid turret deployed 59%
• Drag Through Mud Slow down 1 enemy to 10% of its basic speed 57%
• 100m Sprint Path Length > 100 56%
• Buy a Lottery Ticket First draw is for the Jackpot every time prizedraw page is reset 53%
• Nearly There Clear N5 53%
• Check Upgrade Variable Coin multiplier 8 times 53%
• A Good Start Combine a level-3 turret on stage 1 50%
• 10 Draws Twice Supply 20 times in 1 match 48%
• Aciiiiiiiiid Alert Complete 1 game with at least 2 acid turrets deployed 48%
• No End in Sight Get 100000000 total Variable Coins 47%
• Wealth Code Variable Coin multiplier maxed out 46%
• Just a Bit More Clear N6 45%
• Tranquil World Defeat every Boss type 45%
• No Way! Reach stage 40 on Difficulty 4+ 45%
• Atom Bomb Single Damage > 5m 45%
• Torment Battle time of single wave > 100s 42%
• O M F G Reach stage 45 on Difficulty 4+ 42%
• Done! Clear N7 39%
• Pretty Badass Reach stage 50 on Difficulty 4+ 37%
• Miser Complete 1 game without preparing any Shard 36%
• Invincible Clear 500 stages total 34%
• Testing Out Complete a round using 1 stage effect 34%
• Fully Armed Equip 8 pieces of gear onto 1 turret 32%
• Torment Hour Battle time of single wave > 150s 31%
• I Have The High Ground Make attack range of any turret to 30 31%
• Another World Internal Difficulty unlocks 29%
• Moneybags Clear stage with 10000 Gold 28%
• Half Marathon Path Length > 200 25%
• Still More? Clear EX1 24%
• Stunning Experience Immobilize Enemies for 1000 times totally 24%
• Matching Combos Complete a round using 2 stage effects 22%
• Decaplet Own 10 same turrets during single game 21%
• You Actually Did It? Clear EX2 20%
• I'll Be Back Defeat Eagle Bot 1 time on Difficulty 4+ (Ultimate Challenge) 19%
• Corrosive Annihilation Unit corruptive damage > 1 million 18%
• How Did You Get Here? Clear EX3 17%
• Extreeeeeeme Complete a round using 3 stage effects 16%
• Hasta La Vista, Baby Defeat Eagle Bot 1 time on Difficulty 7 (Ultimate Challenge) 16%
• Torment 300 Battle time of single wave > 300s 16%
• Mr. Lonely Prepare only 1 recipe and complete 1 game 15%
• Actually Impossible Clear EX4 13%
• Universe Boss Clear EX5 11%
• Full Marathon Path Length > 400 9.7%
• All-Comers Clear stage with 21 system mods 9.3%
• Too Stunning Experience Immobilize Enemies for 10000 times totally 7.9%
• Final Challenge 6.4%