When does Room of Depression get good?

Give it 1 hour. In the first 2 hours 1 in 4 reviews are negative (26%); after 3h it's 1 in 4 (25%). Only 67% of owners have even the first achievement — the rest barely played.

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Room of Depression

May 3, 2023 Steam: Mostly Positive

Give it 1 hour

Gets good by 1h almost every game dips in hours 2–3

Started playing 67% of owners

Steam reviews 76% positive of 931

What the data shows

In the first 2 hours 1 in 4 reviews are negative (26%); after 3h it's 1 in 4 (25%).
Only 67% 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 952 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 296 reviews: 1.5h for positive, 1.3h 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 (67.4% 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 (4)

One Day Complete Chapter 7 100%
Society Complete Chapter 12 87%
Hope Complete Chapter 16 81%
Coexistence Complete Chapter 20 79%

Steam page Updated: 2026-10-21.