FORCED: Slightly Better Edition
Give it 5 hours
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (50%); after 5h it's 1 in 9 (11%).
- The opening is criticised more than in 78% of games we track.
- 8% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “Beat the Cow Level” (Wrangle with Wrathhoof) and “Student of Pain” (Slay Slarth): from 100% to 45% of starters.
- Only 54% 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 2,807 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 285 reviews: 10.1h for positive, 3.5h 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 (54.5% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Beat the Cow Level Wrangle with Wrathhoof 100%
- Student of Pain Slay Slarth Most players quit here 45% −55
- Heart Attack Get Graw 19% −26
- Brittle Bones Maim Mordar 10% −9
- Freedom! Complete FORCED (Good luck!) 8% −2
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (24)
story milestone ending side
- Beat the Cow Level Wrangle with Wrathhoof 100%
- Student of Pain Slay Slarth 45%
- Slice and Dice! Complete 10 trials with the Spirit Claws 30%
- Bejeweled Earn 25 Crystals 28%
- High Voltage! Complete 10 trials with the Storm Bow 28%
- It’s Hammer time! Complete 10 trials with the Volcanic Hammer 25%
- Mr. Ice Guy! Complete 10 trials with the Ice Shield 25%
- A New Challenger Appears! Beat 8 challenges 21%
- Heart Attack Get Graw 19%
- ¡Arriba! ¡Arriba! Beat 8 time challenges 18%
- Volatile Omelet Burst 100 Volatile Swarmer Eggs 13%
- Brittle Bones Maim Mordar 10%
- Survivor Earn a Bronze Crystal in a Survival mode 10%
- Freedom! Complete FORCED (Good luck!) 8.4%
- Putting the Pro in Prospector Earn 50 Crystals 7.2%
- Staying Alive Earn a Silver Crystal in a Survival mode 7.0%
- Challenge Accepted! Beat 16 challenges 5.7%
- Speed Racer! Beat 16 time challenges 5.7%
- "Hodor" -Hodor Hodor. Hodor hodor, hodor... Hodor! 5.7%
- I can do this all day! Earn a Gold Crystal in a Survival mode 4.6%
- Gotta collect 'em all! Earn 75 Crystals 2.4%
- Speed Racer! Beat 25 time challenges 2.2%
- Challenge Completed! Beat 25 challenges 2.0%
- Gladiator Earn all crystals from the Survival modes 1.8%