Indies' Lies

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 803 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 295 reviews: 20.8h for positive, 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 (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 (24)

• Talented Learn Talent for the first time 100%
• Coalition Recruit lieutenant for the first time 98%
• Craftsmanship Merge Rune for the first time 95%
• Collapse Die for the first time 62%
• Witchcraft Complete 'Riverbank Reminiscence' as Wizard 47%
• Empathy Complete a story mode run 36%
• Shadows Complete 'Ashes of Sorrow' as Ranger 29%
• Tavern Unlock 12 partners 26%
• Mechanical Armour Complete 'Tide of Steel' as Mechanist 22%
• The Collector Unlock 315 cards 12%
• Purify Win 500 battles 11%
• Justice Sigourney Story: Kill Knoor Elite 9.9%
• Greed Oleg Story: Take some money from the beggars 7.7%
• Purge Kill 100 bosses 7.2%
• Ingenious Unlock 168 talents 6.3%
• Museum Unlock 128 creatures 5.8%
• You Are My Hero Evelyn Story: Run into a girl Diego saved 5.0%
• Completionist Complete 96 camp achievements 3.9%
• Against All Odds Complete Taint 99 on any adventure 2.5%
• Merciful Healer Albert Story: Examine the Tainted first 2.4%
• XOXO Input 'indieslies' on settings 1.5%
• Blitzkrieg Complete any roguelike run within 20 minutes 1.5%
• By All Odds Complete Taint 99 on all adventures 1.5%
• Inventory Unlock 48 items 0.9%