ActionAdventureIndie
That Which Gave Chase
Hooks you almost right away
Gets good by 1h almost every game dips in hours 2–3
Started playing 84% of owners
Steam reviews 91% positive of 1,175
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 11 reviews are negative (9%); after 3h it's 1 in 11 (9%).
- The opening is criticised less than in 92% of games we track.
- 84% 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 1,218 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 299 reviews: 1.3h for positive, 1.1h 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 (84.4% 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 (9)
- Good Dog Pet a dog. 100%
- Good Musher Pet all the dogs. 86%
- The One Who Is Being Led Brought out. 85%
- Fool Tip the sled 5 times. 85%
- Not Today Survive the stampede. 76%
- You, Who Remembers Everything Read every book/note. 55%
- Fool Indeed Tip the sled during the epilogue. 28%
- Steps Retraced See a hidden echo. 22%
- Listener Find all hidden posts. 12%
Steam page Updated: 2026-10-20.