Pool Nation
Give it 1 hour
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 4 reviews are negative (26%); after 5h it's 1 in 17 (6%).
- Fully opens up by hour 5.
- The game has no story achievements, so drop-off points can't be measured.
- Only 58% 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 2,897 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 298 reviews: 9.5h for positive, 2.1h 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 (57.9% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
This game has no story achievements, so we can't tell where players quit.
All achievements (20)
story milestone ending side
- Win Win First Star in Tour 100%
- Super Shot Earn 5000 points in one skill shot 90%
- Side Tracked Win First Bonus Match in Tour 89%
- Mega Shot Earn 10000 points in one skill shot 71%
- Epic Win Win Online Match 36%
- Zen 4 Reach 4 minutes in Endurance 25%
- Does Not Compute First Win Against AI in Versus 21%
- Back to the Future Use a Flashback 16%
- Super Skill Reach 1500000 Points 16%
- 8 Ball Champion Won 8 Ball Tour 12%
- Jack Of All Trades Win One Game In All Rule Sets 12%
- 9 Ball Champion Won 9 Ball Tour 9.5%
- Nirvana Clear the table in Endurance 8.8%
- Zen 8 Reach 8 minutes in Endurance 6.9%
- Super Streak 30 Ball Streak in Endurance 6.7%
- Zen 12 Reach 12 minutes in Endurance 4.5%
- All Star Obtained all 298 stars 4.3%
- Mega Streak 50 ball streak in Endurance 4.3%
- Super Zen Reach 20 minutes in Endurance 3.6%
- Champion Win Online Tournament 3.3%