Uncover the Smoking Gun

When it gets good

Share of positive reviews by how many hours the reviewer had played when writing the review.

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Based on all 460 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 295 reviews: 9.3h for positive, 6.7h 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 (94.8% 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 (40)

• Breaking the Silence Entered a dialogue longer than 1 byte in a single chat 100%
• Where there's Smoke, there's Fire Touched evidence 50 times 97%
• Last will and Testament Discovered Stanley's real will 92%
• The Mansion, Case Closed Cleared The Mansion with grade 'A' 88%
• Red-Handed Robot Got your first [System Overload] message 84%
• Calibrate Calibration Got your first [Calibrating Response...] message 83%
• The Devil is in the Details Touched evidence 200 times 83%
• Did you get the Memo Add dialogue memos 10 times 77%
• Secrets Beneath the Surface Discorvered the secret laboratory in The Research Lab 77%
• The Research Institute, Case Closed Cleared The Research Institute with grade 'AAA' 67%
• Busted! Got the [System Overload] message 10 times 62%
• Behind Closed Doors Convinced the Auctioneer to open the locked storage in The Gallery 61%
• Leave No Stone Unturned Touched evidence 500 times 60%
• Bloody Atelier Discovered the secret painting room in The Gallery 60%
• The Gallery, Case Closed Cleared The Gallery with grade 'AAA' 57%
• Smoke and Mirrors Acquired the augmented reality device 54%
• Locked room Mysteries Discovered the deceased client in the locked room 53%
• Profiler 101 Got the [Calibrating Response...] message 10 times 52%
• The Terrifying Truth Uncovered the terrifying secret of the Gallery's auction house 52%
• Another Day, Another Mystery Played game for a total of 180 minutes 50%
• The Biolab, Case Closed Cleared The Biolab with grade 'AAA' 49%
• Robert Hendrix the Magical Girl Obtained the key to the secret chamber 48%
• Mummy Found the mysterious patient 47%
• The Hospital, Case Closed Cleared The Hospital with grade 'AAA' 47%
• The Mask Acquired the cloned face 47%
• Pandora's Box Obtained a crucial clue to correct past mistakes 46%
• Evidence Collector You have looked at all the evidence in The Mansion 43%
• Finding Memo Add dialogue memos 30 times 41%
• Emergency Exit Found the access card for the sealed lab 38%
• No Sleep for the Private Eye Played game for a total of 300 minutes 36%
• Poly-guru Got the [System Overload] message 30 times 35%
• I need a Helmet Survived the robot attack 33%
• Chatty Detective Entered a dialogue longer than 300 bytes in a single chat 25%
• Elementary, my dear Watson  Played game for a total of 420 minutes 25%
• Memo Maestro Add dialogue memos 50 times 23%
• Master Profiler Got the [Calibrating Response...] message 30 times 22%
• Art Collector Found all the evidence in The Gallery 17%
• Free Will Collector Found all the evidence in The Research Institute 17%
• Idol Merch Collector Found all the evidence in The Hospital 7.5%
• Conscious Collector Found all the evidence in The Biolab 6.2%