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Night At the Gates of Hell
Give it 3 hours
Gets good by 3h almost every game dips in hours 2–3
Started playing 71% of owners
Steam reviews 90% positive of 902
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 3 reviews are negative (32%); after 3h it's 1 in 25 (4%).
- Few early reviews, so this is a rough estimate.
- 71% 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 920 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 296 reviews: 4.1h 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 (70.9% 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 (10)
- Kill 10 Zombies Kill 10 Zombies with headshots 100%
- Knife Master Use 5 Knives 97%
- Leave Home Complete the Woodside Apartment Level 97%
- Kill 25 Zombies Kill 25 Zombies with headshots 91%
- Kill 50 Zombies Kill 50 Zombies with headshots 75%
- Gonna need a bigger boat Defeat the Shark 75%
- Defeat the Monstrosity Survive the Facility's Experiment 66%
- Survive the Last Stand Survive the Last Stand 62%
- Save Your Cheeks Defeat the Cheek Freak 30%
- Survive the House Defeat Dr. Fleshenstein 15%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-20.