When does Signs of Life get good?

Give it 20 hours. In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (50%); after 20h it's 1 in 7 (14%). The opening is criticised more than in 78% of games we track.

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Signs of Life

Jan 27, 2014 Steam: Mostly Positive

Give it 20 hours

Gets good by 20h then rated almost like by veterans

Started playing 28% of owners

Steam reviews 76% positive of 847

What the data shows

In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (50%); after 20h it's 1 in 7 (14%).
The opening is criticised more than in 78% of games we track.
Few early reviews, so this is a rough estimate.
Only 28% 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 847 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 297 reviews: 31h for positive, 10.3h 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 (28% 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 (15)

I messed myself Get brown on you. 100%
Buff Wreckington Wreck the Buff Mechington. 88%
Novice Gemologist Craft a rough gem. 74%
High Definition Piss Jugs Find a jug of piss. For some reason. 70%
Journeyman Gemologist Craft a refined gem. 69%
I've seen things... Discover the fate of the Hermes Captain. 67%
Adept Gemologist Craft a faceted gem. 55%
Master Gemologist Craft a brilliant gem. 41%
To pass a man in the woods... Cook and eat human flesh. 23%
That Purple Drank Drink an explosion potion. For some reason. 21%
Foul Fowl Soil a chicken with dung. 16%
In the most ass way possible... Defeat the Buff Mechington with a kick to the butt. 9.3%
Me time Make a lewd gesture with the Magnetic Inductor while in a bed. 9.3%
Some kind of Irony Kill a chicken with an egg. 6.8%
So shines a good deed in a weary world... Return the Duglette Idol to it's rightful place above a totem. 0.4%

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