MiSide
Hooks you almost right away
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 14 reviews are negative (7%); after 5h it's 1 in 55 (2%).
- Fully opens up by hour 4.
- The opening is criticised less than in 94% of games we track.
- At least 74% of players who start reach the ending.
- 86% 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 144,893 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 297 reviews: 6.5h for positive, 5.5h 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 (86.3% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Is This the end? Of course it's the end! ≥74% −26
story milestone ending (most common ending) biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (26)
story milestone ending side
- Creak in the Dark So very dark… 100%
- Delicious Love What flour tastes like? 98%
- Dead juice Made from the juice shown in the ad. 82%
- Is This the end? Of course it's the end! 74%
- Helluvah Win! I'm not here. 67%
- Pat on the head! Hey, you're messing up my hair! 66%
- Clabber Beaten and sour. 65%
- Some Achievement? And some desciption? 65%
- O, Great Mita! Remember us. 60%
- Accelerate! Vroom-vroom! 58%
- Conditions Met Can I stay with you? 49%
- Safe of life Keep safe and sound. 48%
- You shall not pass! Repair the fence. 39%
- Penguin Conundrum! Have a snowball! 39%
- The Great Dance Left, right, center! 30%
- Found you! OK, I'm looking right at you! 27%
- A Long Long Tail Apple, again? 23%
- Phase 1 Logs Undiscovered error. 19%
- Going at Maximum Speed! Vrooooooooooooooom! 19%
- The fly's victory Croak-croak. 18%
- Carrot Don't look at me! 18%
- Hi, Mita They're all unique. 16%
- Without Taking Damage?! As accurate as can be. 14%
- Phase 2 Logs Error fixed. 14%
- Caught Them All Now, who's next? 14%
- Pro Gamer Checked just about everywhere. 12%