Goodbye Deponia
Give it 1 hour
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours almost 1 in 3 reviews are negative (30%); after 10h it's 1 in 11 (9%).
- Fully opens up by hour 7.
- Few early reviews, so this is a rough estimate.
- 68% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “Huzzah – with helium gas” (Have Helium – Will Travel) and “Huzzah - because brakes are for wimps” (The old switcheroo): from 93% to 82% of starters.
- 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 2,627 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 296 reviews: 10h for positive, 9.4h 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 (50.9% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Huzzah – good things come in threes Third time's a charm. 100%
- Huzzah – with helium gas Have Helium – Will Travel 93% −7
- Huzzah - because brakes are for wimps The old switcheroo. Most players quit here 82% −11
- Huzzah – he completely f*cked up Enjoy your fall. 80% −2
- Huzzah - three times the crap Three of a kind beats king high. 78% −1
- Huzzah – with a scoob a dee doo Elysium in hand's reach... 69% −9
- Huzzah – he's off now for real The hardest part is letting go. 68% −1
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (50)
story milestone ending side
- Huzzah – good things come in threes Third time's a charm. 100%
- Ludicrous Speed Light speed is too slow! 93%
- Huzzah – with helium gas Have Helium – Will Travel 93%
- Free Toffee Animals don't belong in cages. 84%
- Huzzah - because brakes are for wimps The old switcheroo. 82%
- Caffeine Crackie I think that robot fluffed into my coffee. 80%
- Huzzah – he completely f*cked up Enjoy your fall. 80%
- Groundhog Day Aka. How to die a thousand Deaths 79%
- Third time's a charm When shall we three meet again? 78%
- Huzzah - three times the crap Three of a kind beats king high. 78%
- Basic Instinct What has been seen cannot be unseen. 75%
- Teamwork! I'll show you mine if you show me yours. 74%
- Hide and seek Doors – useful AND sexy. 72%
- A true friend Self-sacrifices and bla. 71%
- Rufus to the rescue I'd be an amazing dad! 70%
- Cameo Wait, who's that? - Itsameeeea! 70%
- Remembrance of Things Past Tell it to the marines! 70%
- Bozo is back! Pirates have feelings, too. 70%
- Porta Fisco Carnival Throw me something, Mister! 70%
- Long time no see Not that I actually need it. 70%
- Huzzah – with a scoob a dee doo Elysium in hand's reach... 69%
- Huzzah – he's off now for real The hardest part is letting go. 68%
- Doppelganger Mirror mirror on the wall... 68%
- Laundry Day So that's why you don't wash your dirty laundry in public? 68%
- Mission: Impossible He's just no fun person to hang out with. 67%
- Magic Mushroom Picker Little pieces of heaven down in the gutter. 65%
- Demagogue I knew it: I'm surrounded by assholes. 64%
- Saturday Night Fever Disco ain't dead! 63%
- Hand over heart At least I got the lyrics right. 60%
- Vampire's Kiss Vampire me, Vampire you. Platy-poo. 56%
- Surgeon simulator Which place do I stick it in... ? 55%
- Zombie Apocalypse They seemed a bit bitey. 53%
- Daring Sharpshooter I didn't mean to wind her up. 35%
- Food Inspector Where's the fume extractor hood? 34%
- Micropayment Never pay more than 20 bucks for a computer game. 31%
- Darwin Award Cut my life into pieces. 31%
- Master of Darkness The darkest Room Escape Game ever. 28%
- Tough Guy! Didn't feel a thing. 27%
- Russian roulette You jump, I jump … not! 26%
- Knock knock! Knock-knock. Who's there? Rufus. Rufus who? Rufus on fire! 25%
- Ignorance is Bliss Don't turn around! The Kommissar is out! 24%
- Quality Assurance Does this smell like chloroform? 24%
- That kid is fast as lightning Admit it: That was dumb luck! 22%
- Talent Scout 15 minutes of fame. 21%
- Smack him! 1st RULE: You do not talk about FIGHT CLUB. 20%
- Voyeur So what? It's the only peep-show in town. 19%
- Hung out to dry He'll get around somehow. 16%
- Sadist Picking at fresh wounds. 15%
- Catwalk Queen High fashion - low fashion - high fashion - low fashion. 15%
- Ornithorhynchologist You can’t make an omelette without breaking some eggs. 14%