When does Quantum Conundrum get good?

Give it 3 hours. In the first 2 hours 1 in 3 reviews are negative (31%); after 5h it's 1 in 9 (11%). Fully opens up by hour 5.

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Quantum Conundrum

Jun 21, 2012 Steam: Very Positive

Give it 3 hours

Gets good by 3h almost every game dips in hours 2–3

Fully opens up by 5h rated like by long-time players

Started playing 92% of owners

Steam reviews 85% positive of 2,158

What the data shows

In the first 2 hours 1 in 3 reviews are negative (31%); after 5h it's 1 in 9 (11%).
Fully opens up by hour 5.
92% 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 2,182 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 296 reviews: 7h for positive, 5.1h 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 (91.8% 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 (25)

Nuclear Nooby Picked up the IDS device. 100%
Well, look what you found there Picked up your first Collectible. 90%
Dimensional Drifter Powered up the first generator. 58%
Testing the Fences Broke 20 panes of glass. 58%
Symmetrical Sojourner Powered up the second generator. 31%
Peerless Perambulator Powered up the third generator. 27%
Extraordinaire Extrapolator Powered up the Uber-IDS. 26%
Big Meanie Knocked Ike over with an object. 26%
Art Major Viewed your portrait in all dimensions. 15%
Did a Thing! Used the 'Do A Thing!' menu item. 12%
Ah, finally some peace and quiet Collected all Collectibles. 3.9%
Explorer of All Roads Solved 'Choose Wisely' by choosing each battery first. 2.9%
Outstanding Ornithologist Complete all levels in "The Desmond Debacle". 2.9%
Astounding Automator Complete all levels in "IKE-aramba!". 1.9%
Still Alive Made it through every level at least once without dying. 1.7%
Eagle Eyed Collect all collectibles in "The Desmond Debacle". 1.7%
Bots beget bots Collect all collectibles in "IKE-aramba!". 1.4%
In less than 12 parsecs Achieved Goal Times on all maps. 1.2%
Honor Student Achieved Shifts Goal on all maps. 1.2%
Left or Dead? Make it through every level in "The Desmond Debacle" at least once without dying. 1.1%
No disassemble! Make it through every level in "IKE-aramba!" at least once without dying. 1.1%
Two Drink Minimum Achieve Shift Goal on all levels in "The Desmond Debacle". 1.0%
Ludicrous Speed Achieve Goal Time on all levels in "The Desmond Debacle". 1.0%
Alternating Currents Achieve Shift Goal on all levels in "IKE-aramba!". 1.0%
Short Circuits Achieve Goal Time on all levels in "IKE-aramba!". 1.0%

Steam page Updated: 2026-10-19.