When does Paranormal State: Poison Spring get good?

Give it 5 hours. In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (57%); after 5h it's 1 in 5 (19%). The opening is criticised more than in 85% of games we track.

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Paranormal State: Poison Spring

Apr 9, 2014 Steam: Mostly Positive

Give it 5 hours

Gets good by 5h then rated almost like by veterans

Started playing 45% of owners

Steam reviews 77% positive of 376

What the data shows

In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (57%); after 5h it's 1 in 5 (19%).
The opening is criticised more than in 85% of games we track.
Few early reviews, so this is a rough estimate.
Only 45% 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 383 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 293 reviews: 6h for positive, 4.4h 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 (45.2% 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 (20)

Clever Finish a minigame without skipping. 100%
Perceptive Finish a Hidden Object scene in less than 3 minutes. 99%
Patient Finishing a Hidden Object scene without a hint. 99%
Electrician Use the EMF meter. 97%
Master Finish 3 minigames in a row without skipping. 95%
Plumber Escape the basement. 93%
Explorer Discover the Old Zeb. 91%
Expert Finish a total of 10 minigames. 89%
Cameraman Use the CAM. 86%
Sound Engineer Use the EVP recorder. 83%
Investigator Finish a total of 10 Hidden Object scenes. 83%
Archaeologist Escape the excavation pit. 82%
Craftsman Complete the Talking Stick. 79%
Huntsman Escape the haunted trailer. 78%
Santa Finish 3 Hidden Object scenes in a row without a hint. 78%
Voyager Draw your own map. 77%
Shaman Enter the ritual cave. 77%
Inquiring Complete the main story. 76%
Quick Hands Finish a Hidden Object scene in less than 1 minute. 40%
Collector Find 20 wolves. 24%

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