CasualIndieSimulation
Contraption Maker
Hooks you almost right away
Gets good by 2h almost every game dips in hours 2–3
Started playing 51% of owners
Steam reviews 92% positive of 1,318
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 7 reviews are negative (15%); after 3h it's 1 in 19 (5%).
- The opening is criticised less than in 82% of games we track.
- Only 51% 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 1,322 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 285 reviews: 7.6h for positive, 2.2h 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 (51% 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 (22)
- Puzzle Rookie Solve your first official puzzle. 100%
- Puzzle Solver Solve 50 official puzzles. 44%
- Puzzle Expert Solve 100 official puzzles. 20%
- Puzzle Ninja Solve 150 official puzzles. 8.8%
- I Would Walk 500 Miles Run the hamster for a total of 500 miles. 8.4%
- Megaton Blow up 500 cumulative tons of explosives. 8.2%
- Bounce It Accumulate 10,000 total basketball bounces. 7.5%
- Scenario Rookie Solve your first scenario. 6.1%
- But I Would Walk 500 More Run the hamster for a total of 1,000 miles. 5.1%
- Fun Ruiner Pop a total of 2,500 balloons. 4.1%
- Share Creativity Make & publish a contraption with at least 20 parts. 3.7%
- Puzzle Superstar Solve 220 official puzzles. 3.5%
- Reeeeeemix Edit a community contraption from the Workshop. 3.3%
- Zombie Hunter Kill 15,000 zombies. 2.9%
- Organization Complete this scenario. 2.7%
- Tinker Go Home Complete this scenario without using the Dog Bone, Dog Food, Dog Treat, Dog Whistle, or the Cat. 2.7%
- You Monster Knock out Tim 5,000 times. 2.7%
- Community Member Solve 30 community puzzles. 2.5%
- Share The Love Make & publish a puzzle with at least 20 parts. 2.5%
- 2 Ball Sorter Complete this scenario. 2.5%
- Packing Up Complete this scenario using only Ropes, Rope Pulleys, Rope Hooks, Teeter Totters, and Bowling Balls. 2.2%
- 6 Ball Sorter Complete this scenario. 2.2%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-20.