ActionAdventureIndie
The Night of the Scissors
Hooks you right away
Gets good instantly from the first hour
Started playing 45% of owners
Steam reviews 93% positive of 485
What the data shows
- 92% of first-hour reviews are positive — about the same as players with 3+ hours (93%).
- The opening is criticised less than in 94% of games we track.
- Only 45% 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.
before it gets good opening up fully opened up
Based on all 489 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 298 reviews: 0.8h for positive, 0.5h 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 (45.4% 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 (7)
- Am I under arrest? You live another day. At which cost? 100%
- Connecting the pieces Read every newspaper article 80%
- Profit Find the cash stacks 77%
- Flawless handicap Don't trigger the cellar alarm 39%
- Uncanny I see what you did there 26%
- Safe play You managed to trick the Snipper and escaped without being harmed 20%
- Trick or threat You found all the treats during the special Halloween event 13%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-21.