Minds Beneath Us
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What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 5 reviews are negative (22%); after 15h it's 1 in 35 (3%).
- Fully opens up by hour 10.
- Few early reviews, so this is a rough estimate.
- 50% of players who start reach the ending.
- Most players drop off before “Thank you for finding me” (Finish Chapter 1): only 75% of starters get there.
- 88% 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 6,552 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 298 reviews: 16.6h for positive, 13.2h 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 (88.5% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Thank you for finding me Finish Chapter 1. Most players quit here 75% −25
- Bad news Finish Chapter 2. 64% −11
- Terrible insight Finish Chapter 3. 56% −7
- Do the right thing Finish Chapter 4. 51% −5
- Your life, your choice The journey ends. 50% −1
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (21)
story milestone ending side
- Prove yourself Finish the tutorial. 100%
- Curious cat Investigate 15 objects. 96%
- Shower together C'mon, Fran? 83%
- Let's do this Complete your first consultation assignment. 80%
- Emergency Stop the attacker. 76%
- Thank you for finding me Finish Chapter 1. 75%
- Going to the farm Ride the shuttle for the first time. 72%
- What could possibly go wrong Complete your first racking assignment. 67%
- Bad news Finish Chapter 2. 64%
- Terrible insight Finish Chapter 3. 56%
- Slacker Watch two TV news clips from the beginning to the end at work. 55%
- A Monster Escape the construction site. 52%
- Do the right thing Finish Chapter 4. 51%
- Your life, your choice The journey ends. 50%
- What are we? Some questions will never have a definite answer. 48%
- Welcome to Ops Officially become a part of the Ops team. 42%
- Decrypted Read encrypted messages from the Red Room. 40%
- You're like a brother Have a heart-to-heart talk with Lawrence on the night of Day 4. 40%
- I love you Witness 23 professing her feelings for Situ. 38%
- Welcome to Screening Officially become a part of the Screening team. 33%
- Bridge-builder Establish trust between Screening and Ops. 30%