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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 955 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 299 reviews: 5.7h for positive, 1.7h 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 (73.1% 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 (18)

• A=B Complete Chapter 1 100%
• A late submission Complete Chapter 1 challenges 75%
• Return Complete Chapter 2 34%
• Best the designer Complete a level with less lines than minimal challenge 33%
• Start & End Complete Chapter 3 23%
• Hello World Complete Chapter 2 challenges 19%
• Once Complete Chapter 4 12%
• How surprising Complete Chapter 3 challenges 12%
• Aftermath Complete Chapter 6 7.3%
• A loop structure in disguise Complete Chapter 4 challenges 6.8%
• A tribute to Zachtronics Win a game of Pangu Project 6.7%
• Math Complete Chapter 5 6.4%
• How I learned to stop worrying and become an indie dev Complete All Chapters 5.9%
• Best the professor Complete ten levels with less lines than minimal challenge 5.6%
• Turing completeness Complete Chapter 5 challenges 5.2%
• Did you notice Aftermath is a pun? Complete Chapter 6 challenges 4.9%
• Meant to be a programming game Score at least 40 points in a game of Pangu Project 4.4%
• This is a work of fiction Complete All challenges 4.2%