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Sam & Max: Beyond Time and Space
Hooks you right away
Gets good instantly from the first hour
Started playing 59% of owners
Steam reviews 99% positive of 545
What the data shows
- 97% of first-hour reviews are positive — about the same as players with 10+ hours (99%).
- The opening is criticised less than in 99% of games we track.
- Few early reviews, so this is a rough estimate.
- Only 59% of owners have even the first achievement — the rest barely played.
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 553 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 295 reviews: 13.3h for positive, 16.9h 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 (59.4% 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 (12)
- Nearly Saved Christmas Completed episode 1. 100%
- Et tu, Spatula? Completed episode 2. 84%
- Did Someone Say Birthday? Celebrated the bug's birthday before his family arrived. 77%
- Vampire Slayer Completed episode 3. 73%
- Time Lord Completed episode 4. 69%
- Sympathy for the Devil Completed episode 5. 65%
- Went Beyond Time & Space Completed Sam & Max: Beyond Time and Space. 61%
- Hellacious Detective Witnessed Satan berating the staff each time hell efficiency dropped. 42%
- AI Interrogator Tried every dialog choice with all AI personalities. 34%
- Sandwich Seller Offered the granite sandwich to everyone on the island. 33%
- Monster Master Tried every possible body part on the monster. 32%
- DeSoto Dominator Won all upgrades for the DeSoto. 23%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-21.