Myths of Rules

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 1,072 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 297 reviews: 5.4h for positive, 1.6h 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 (96% 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 (120)

• Newcomer You've entered the world of the book, slowly grasping everything within. 100%
• Moon Order Order is chaos. 66%
• Descend into Madness I'm not crazy, I'm not! Hahaha~ 56%
• Complete Annihilation Both body and soul collapse together. 56%
• The Hole The hole hides the truth, did you know? 50%
• Personality Fracture Unity is division. 49%
• The BookSmith I am the Booksmith, the measure of all things. 46%
• Physical Annihilation Pain, it's too much to bear! 44%
• Unified Being Everything is one with me. 41%
• Revival of the Ghost Dragon It's filled with rage. 38%
• Desire Illusion Desire is rationality. 36%
• Workaholic I just love working so much! 35%
• Blank Shot The gunslinger with a merciful heart. 33%
• Life or Death Gamble Gamblers often feel certain of victory before placing their bets. 29%
• Picking Sesame Seeds Throwing away the watermelon. 28%
• The Book Speaks Listen, it's speaking. 28%
• Determination You are filled with determination. 27%
• Lotus Seal He saw you and determined your fate. 25%
• Frostbite For their own desires, they made our winters feel like hell. 25%
• Electrician Carrying a wrench as an electrician makes sense, right? 24%
• Wrong Time This isn't the right time. 24%
• Drowning Depths Drip, drop, drip, drop. 22%
• Gambler I'm waiting for three 7s, what are you waiting for? 20%
• Mirror's Moonlight Did you think you could escape? 19%
• Dragon Slayer You've killed the dragon; it can no longer wreak havoc. 18%
• Wealth Beyond Measure Greed often isn't a good thing. 17%
• Fashion Cycle Fashion is cyclical. 17%
• Eternal Youth Sometimes, submitting to the dragon might not be a bad idea. 17%
• Bad Apple Doesn't every mother wish for her child's safety? 15%
• The time has not come It's better to find another time 15%
• Maniacal Joker Hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha! 14%
• Jealousy Running inside the hospital is a very dangerous thing 14%
• Lost all ammunition Aim better, oh master of outlining. 14%
• Suffocation Staying up late is harmful to health 14%
• God Blessing Faith brings redemption. 14%
• In the Belly Arachnophobia 13%
• Cryptology I've got it memorized. 13%
• Locked Chamber The child escaped, and so did you. 11%
• Ghostly Metropolis A ghost realm unknown to all, is it connected? 11%
• A bird in a cage At least you tried 10%
• Non-existent Floor The wrong path 9.4%
• Looped In I'm caught in a loop! Hehehehehehe! 8.8%
• Room Service Unusual plea for help 8.6%
• Deceptive Hearing You should listen closely. 8.6%
• No room for escape Innocent yet wrong choice 8.1%
• Void Orange Sea Human Orange Juice Project 8.0%
• Toil I'm so tired. 8.0%
• Flower Connoisseur I'm just so elated! 7.8%
• Saughter Fatten up and then slaughter 7.6%
• Hidden Monologue The truth is concealed within repetition. 7.5%
• Purifying Blaze Human hearts can be more wicked than demons. 7.4%
• How about dancing? Unstoppable dance steps 7.2%
• Onward and Forward I'm moving ahead, is there a problem? 7.2%
• New identity The clothes on your body make you certain that you are a doctor 7.0%
• Ladies' Restroom Running doesn't always mean fear, right? 7.0%
• White feathers The white crane kills those beyond saving. 6.6%
• Nuclear Explosion When in doubt, bomb it 6.5%
• Bloody sea Hospitals need to be kept clean and tidy at all times 6.5%
• Echoes of the Past Everything that once was is happening again. 6.5%
• Moth to a Flame Her wings caught fire, and my flames went out. 6.4%
• Painful past Unbearable past 6.0%
• Medical accident Start and finish what you do 6.0%
• Mother I am your child. 6.0%
• Illegal Entry You shouldn't be here now 5.8%
• Non-human I’m not human anymore, JOJO! 4.9%
• Water monkey Yes, this is also a water monkey! 4.9%
• Caught in the Web You're caught in the web of fate. 4.8%
• Falling When fear rolls down the snowy mountain. 4.6%
• A person in the mirror The mirror reflects you and something else 4.5%
• Banquet When you are served on the dining table 4.5%
• Afterimage They are the shadows of the past, the lingering obsession 4.3%
• Pay the invoice A parent's deep love and affection for their child 4.2%
• Public sentiment Rumors gallop among fools. 4.2%
• Reincarnation Inescapable cycle of reincarnation 3.8%
• Taoist Monk Why are you clicking on this? 3.8%
• Blasphemy Don't touch my paper person! 3.8%
• Perishing in Flames Stampede at the fire scene 3.6%
• Jumping Out A desperate act with no way out 3.6%
• Demon eternal life A new life is born in you 3.4%
• Actor Being manipulated and controlled 3.4%
• Last Dance A stage for two 3.4%
• Obsession Steroids are running through my veins! 3.3%
• Water ghost "I died where the monster was born!" 3.3%
• Memory loss Feeling of lightness and freedom 3.2%
• Bloody Mary Ahhhhhhhh! Still can't summon her. 3.2%
• Mentally sharp Remember your identity 3.1%
• Meat Ginseng Friend, I’m really good at being a person 2.8%
• Impulse Next time, at least not in front of him 2.7%
• Buried in the belly of a fish Thank you, please die for a moment. 2.7%
• Arsenal Having 100 bullets in gun. I'm always fully prepared. 2.6%
• Haunting The next sacrifice 2.5%
• Praise the great serpent The confrontation of mysticism 2.4%
• New Master The hotel welcomes a new master 2.4%
• Hippocratic Oath Awaken the doctor's nature 2.3%
• Coach Bad news from the fitness club, the dead coach has made another achievement 2.2%
• Cultist of evil gods I will pledge my loyalty to you 2.1%
• The Skinner You're brutal, "Id" love it. 2.1%
• Salvation To earn the gratitude of a child. 2.1%
• Fairy tricks Sorry, I'm too hungry. 2.0%
• Massacre Your hands are stained with the blood of the innocent. 1.9%
• Lord of the Gate Passing Through the Silver Key Gate 1.9%
• Exorcism Complete purification 1.9%
• Whose Hair? A common prop in horror movies. 1.9%
• Divine Revelation Perhaps in the future, you will be watched over by the gods 1.8%
• Recurring Fire The fire that once ended everything 1.8%
• The Strongest Human The magnetic field contains one hundred thousand horsepower! 1.7%
• Escape Leaving unscathed, yet the threat remains 1.6%
• Red Moon I deserve time more than you do. 1.6%
• Little One I've shrunk myself! 1.6%
• Red Dying Sun He is the dead god. He is the new god 1.5%
• Judgment Truth lies within lies. 1.5%
• Substitute The white crane falls in every dream. 1.5%
• Forgotten Lake You lost all your memory in the lake 1.5%
• High Mountain Mad Mountain Range 1.4%
• Heavy fog There's nothing inside the fog, absolutely nothing! 1.4%
• Acrobat Leaping through narrow death. 1.4%
• Mural Driving through clouds and mist 1.1%
• God is Dead As Nietzsche said. 1.0%
• Scavenger Why do you keep eating? 0.9%
• Footsteps Don't come any closer to me! 0.8%