Adventure
Who Pressed Mute on Uncle Marcus?
The first 3 hours are a test
Gets good by 3h almost every game dips in hours 2–3
Started playing 93% of owners
Steam reviews 66% positive of 1,215
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (57%); after 3h it's 1 in 4 (24%).
- The opening is criticised more than in 86% of games we track.
- 93% 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 1,237 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 294 reviews: 3.9h for positive, 2.4h 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 (93.4% 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 (17)
- Sorry, kiddo Uncle Marcus reveals he has been poisoned. 100%
- And away we go! Start the quiz. 89%
- Job one. DONE! Saved Uncle Marcus. 60%
- You are Carol Vorderman Don't be persuaded by June to submit the wrong answer. 57%
- Toby foolery Mum fools Toby into showing empathy. 50%
- Don't fear the baldness Answer that Lottie's biggest fear is baldness when playing with Nan. 48%
- Instinct Don't be persuaded by Toby to submit the wrong answer. 43%
- Blow Accuse Lottie. 39%
- Just like me Accuse Aunty June. 39%
- I bless the rain down in London Accuse Toby. 36%
- Prove it Accuse Nan. 34%
- The truth Find the killer. 34%
- Brown nosing Praise mum too much. 33%
- Delusions Accuse Mum. 32%
- Cheat Accidentally come clean about cheating. 30%
- Making a murderer Accuse Bradley. 30%
- The whole truth Accuse every suspect. 25%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-20.