Thomas Was Alone
Hooks you almost right away
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 6 reviews are negative (16%); after 3h it's 1 in 25 (4%).
- Fully opens up by hour 3.
- The opening is criticised less than in 80% of games we track.
- 34% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “Be There or Be...” (Begin 'Array') and “The Hero Thomas Needs” (Begin 'Origin'): from 100% to 75% of starters.
- 94% 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 9,445 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 297 reviews: 4.5h 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 (93.5% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Be There or Be... Begin 'Array'. 100%
- The Hero Thomas Needs Begin 'Origin'. Most players quit here 75% −25
- I'm Rubber, You're Glue Begin 'Associations'. 64% −11
- Derezzed Begin 'Purge'. 50% −14
- Viridian Begin 'Invert'. 43% −7
- Winter is Coming Begin 'Itterate'. 41% −3
- Tighten Up the Graphics on Level 3 Begin 'Design'. 39% −2
- Electric Boogaloo Begin 'Generation'. 38% −1
- Up, and to the Right Begin 'Y+1, X+1'. 37% −1
- Thomas Was Not Alone Finish the game. 34% −3
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (35)
story milestone ending side
- Be There or Be... Begin 'Array'. 100%
- Achievement for One Find the first achievement pickup in 'Spawn'. 89%
- The Hero Thomas Needs Begin 'Origin'. 75%
- On the Hop Jump 800 times. 69%
- I'm Rubber, You're Glue Begin 'Associations'. 64%
- Part of the Problem Bounce on Laura 100 times. 62%
- Double Act Find the first achievement pickup in 'Array'. 59%
- Gamification Find the second achievement pickup in 'Spawn'. 53%
- Not Exactly a Tesseract Find the second achievement pickup in 'Origin'. 52%
- Experienced Jumper Jump 1600 times. 50%
- Derezzed Begin 'Purge'. 50%
- They Seek It Here, They Seek It There... Find the second achievement pickup in 'Array'. 46%
- A Token of Love Find the first achievement pickup in 'Associations'. 44%
- Viridian Begin 'Invert'. 43%
- Mario Jump 2400 times. 43%
- Huge Success Die 100 times. 42%
- Winter is Coming Begin 'Itterate'. 41%
- Tighten Up the Graphics on Level 3 Begin 'Design'. 39%
- Electric Boogaloo Begin 'Generation'. 38%
- Hidden Depths Find the first achievement pickup in 'Origin'. 37%
- Up, and to the Right Begin 'Y+1, X+1'. 37%
- Achievements, All the Way Down Find the second achievement pickup in 'Itterate'. 37%
- A Selfless Act Find the second achievement pickup in 'Design'. 37%
- The Last Place You Look Find the first achievement pickup in 'Invert'. 35%
- Darwinian Collection Find the second achievement pickup in 'Invert'. 34%
- Thomas Was Not Alone Finish the game. 34%
- Needs More Hats Find the second achievement pickup in 'Generation'. 34%
- Shared Hobby Find the second achievement pickup in 'Associations'. 32%
- And In the Darkness, Find Them Find the first achievement pickup in 'Itterate'. 31%
- That's What You Gets Find the first achievement pickup in 'Y+1, X+1'. 29%
- 49 Shades of Grey Find the first achievement pickup in 'Generation'. 26%
- The Breakfast Club Find the first achievement pickup in 'Design'. 25%
- Dwindling Capacity Find the second achievement pickup in 'Purge'. 25%
- The Final MacGuffin Find the second achievement pickup in 'Y+1, X+1'. 21%
- Distractions Find the first achievement pickup in 'Purge'. 20%