Denizen

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 947 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 290 reviews: 11.1h for positive, 2.6h 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 (63.4% 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 (56)

• Locksmith Break into a building 100%
• Piggy Bank Reach a bank account balance of $1,000 78%
• Night Out Visit Vault Nightclub 65%
• All-nighter Stay awake for 24 hours straight 53%
• Entrepreneur Open a retail store 50%
• Nice Whip! Purchase a vehicle 46%
• Saving Sandy Rescue Sandy from the haunted house 45%
• Friendly Invite a friend over 44%
• Chasing Paper Reach a bank account balance of $10,000 42%
• Austin's Ally Complete all of Austin's missions 41%
• First Connection Make a new friend 41%
• Home Cook Cook a meal with grocery ingredients at home 35%
• Saucy! Reach the highest skill level as a pizza cook 34%
• Squeaky Clean Take a vehicle through a car wash 30%
• Housewarming Purchase a residential property 29%
• Big Earner Reach a bank account balance of $100,000 27%
• City Cruiser Take a ride in a taxi 26%
• Blackjack Score a 21 in blackjack 26%
• Tapster Reach the highest skill level as a bartender 25%
• Nice Catch! Catch a fish 24%
• DJ Play a song as a DJ 22%
• Moonlighter Work two or more full shifts in one day 20%
• Tuner Purchase an upgrade for a vehicle 19%
• Quinn's Confidante Complete all of Quinn's missions 19%
• Income Property Rent a residential property to a tenant 18%
• Millionaire Reach a bank account balance of $1,000,000 16%
• Hustler Ship a package of narcotics to a client 16%
• Moved In Share a home with someone 15%
• Jackpot! Win a slot machine jackpot 14%
• Property Collector Own at least three properties 13%
• Ultimate Companion Build a relationship of 100% with one person 12%
• First Hit Use nitrous for the first time in a drag race 11%
• Fresh Cut Change your hairstyle at a hair salon 7.7%
• Techie Reach the highest skill level as a computer technician 7.6%
• New and Improved Undergo a medical procedure at a clinic 7.3%
• Race Winner Win a drag race 7.3%
• Pallet Master Reach the highest skill level as a forklift operator 6.5%
• Reel Talent Reach the highest skill level as a fisher 6.5%
• Vertical Commuter Travel a total of 100 floors in elevators 6.3%
• Checking In Book a hotel room 6.2%
• Gearhead Own at least five vehicles 6.2%
• Master Chef Reach the highest skill level as a home cook 5.8%
• Inner Circle Build a relationship of over 50% with 3 different people 5.2%
• Retail Tycoon Run 3 retail stores simultaneously 4.7%
• Kingpin Reach the highest skill level as a narcotics producer 3.3%
• Social Butterfly Make 5 new friends 3.3%
• Ten-Time Winner Win 10 drag races 3.0%
• Racing Legend Reach the highest skill level as a drag racer 2.7%
• Strider Travel at least 2500 steps in one day 2.4%
• Expert DJ Reach the highest skill level as a DJ 1.9%
• Fishy Business Complete all of Theo's missions 0.6%
• Full Package Purchase every upgrade for a vehicle 0.6%
• Perfect Timing Hit the jackpot in the Typhoon arcade game 0.3%
• Lost and Found Find all lost parcels 0.2%
• Right on the Money Hit the exact target cost in the Fill 'Er Up arcade game 0.2%
• Worth the Tickets Buy a plushie from the arcade prize counter 0.2%