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Give it 3 hours
Gets good by 3h almost every game dips in hours 2–3
Fully opens up by 4h rated like by long-time players
Reach the ending 39% of players who started
Started playing 88% of owners
Steam reviews 91% positive of 5,727
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 4 reviews are negative (27%); after 4h it's 1 in 18 (5%).
- Fully opens up by hour 4.
- 39% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “This Circus Is A Disaster!” and “Handy Person”: from 62% to 46% of starters.
- 88% 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 5,770 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 300 reviews: 4.3h for positive, 3.3h 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 (87.5% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- A New Dimension Unlocked when the player shifts for the first time. 100%
- Illuminated Unlocked after the player gets their second luminary. 94% −6
- Room 529 Unlocked when the player leaves the Cabaret. 91% −3
- My God, It's Full Of Stars! Unlocked when the player falls into the void on the way to the Cinema. 82% −9
- Punching Bag Unlocked when the player lets the gangsters beat up Johnny. 79% −3
- You Broke My Finger! Unlocked when the player leaves the Cinema. 77% −3
- A Carousel Of Broken Dreams Unlocked when the player completes Act I. 67% −9
- This Circus Is A Disaster! Unlocked when the player goes through the circus tent toward the attractions. 62% −5
- Handy Person Unlocked when the player repairs the three attractions. Most players quit here 46% −16
- How'd You Get In? Unlocked when the player completes the Workshop. 41% −6
- Let There Be Light Unlocked when the player completes the Lighthouse. 39% −2
- FIN Unlocks when the player completes the game. 39%
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (22)
story milestone ending side
- A New Dimension Unlocked when the player shifts for the first time. 100%
- Illuminated Unlocked after the player gets their second luminary. 94%
- Room 529 Unlocked when the player leaves the Cabaret. 91%
- My God, It's Full Of Stars! Unlocked when the player falls into the void on the way to the Cinema. 82%
- Punching Bag Unlocked when the player lets the gangsters beat up Johnny. 79%
- You Broke My Finger! Unlocked when the player leaves the Cinema. 77%
- A Carousel Of Broken Dreams Unlocked when the player completes Act I. 67%
- This Circus Is A Disaster! Unlocked when the player goes through the circus tent toward the attractions. 62%
- The Family Life Unlocked when the player examines Didi's family pictures. 61%
- Handy Person Unlocked when the player repairs the three attractions. 46%
- To The Heroes Among Us Unlocked when the player finds the hidden Extra Life 2012 Logo. 45%
- The Cyclops' Bottle Unlocked when the player finds the Cyclops' bottle in the Carousel area. 42%
- Just Like Harry Unlocked when the player makes it over the crocodiles on their first attempt in the Shadow Theater. 41%
- How'd You Get In? Unlocked when the player completes the Workshop. 41%
- Let There Be Light Unlocked when the player completes the Lighthouse. 39%
- FIN Unlocks when the player completes the game. 39%
- Streets Sweeper Unlocked after the player discovers all collectibles in Act I. 37%
- BookKeeper Unlocked after the player discovers all collectibles in Act III. 31%
- Now That's Thinking With Shadows Unlocked when the player clears the Void Jump on their first attempt. 25%
- No Backpack Bird Needed Unlocked when the player jumps into the treasure chest in the Pirate Ride. 21%
- Not That Kind of Game! Unlocked when the player tries to enter the XXX door. 17%
- GroundsKeeper Unlocked when the player discovers all collectibles in Act II. 17%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-19.