September 7th
Hooks you right away
What the data shows
- 84% of first-hour reviews are positive — about the same as players with 3+ hours (87%).
- The opening is criticised less than in 86% of games we track.
- 64% of players who start reach the ending.
- 98% 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 3,120 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 298 reviews: 1h for positive, 0.7h 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 (97.7% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Hello! You have started the game «September 7th» 100%
- Such a September… 99% −1
- My new home… 98% −1
- Bye-bye! 92% −6
- Strange neighbors… 92% −1
- Hello my old friend… 92%
- Is anyone here? 91% −1
- Was it a dream or not? 83% −7
- Wake up!!! 82% −1
- Flushed it down the toilet… Most players quit here 75% −8
- Yard Musya… 70% −4
- The final! You have finished the game "September 7th" 64% −6
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (13)
story milestone ending side
- Hello! You have started the game «September 7th» 100%
- Such a September… 99%
- My new home… 98%
- Bye-bye! 92%
- Strange neighbors… 92%
- Hello my old friend… 92%
- Is anyone here? 91%
- Was it a dream or not? 83%
- Wake up!!! 82%
- Flushed it down the toilet… 75%
- Yard Musya… 70%
- The final! You have finished the game "September 7th" 64%
- Start playing! 18%