Always Sometimes Monsters
Give it 7 hours
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 2 reviews are negative (58%); after 10h it's 1 in 7 (15%).
- Fully opens up by hour 10.
- The opening is criticised more than in 86% of games we track.
- 21% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “They're Gonna Love You” (You're gonna make it if you try) and “Meet the New Boss” (Same as the old boss): from 73% to 43% of starters.
- Only 50% 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 2,455 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 298 reviews: 12.2h for positive, 5.8h 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 (50.5% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Nothing Left to Lose Freedom's just another word. 100%
- They're Gonna Love You You're gonna make it if you try. 73% −27
- Meet the New Boss Same as the old boss. Most players quit here 43% −30
- Hello, I Love You Won't you tell me your name? 38% −5
- Salt of the Earth Say a prayer for the common foot soldier. 30% −8
- Star-Crossed Lovers Beneath the milky twilight. 28% −1
- Flowers in Your Hair Such a strange vibration. 24% −4
- Alone Then again, I always was. 24%
- Modern Love Gets me to the church on time. 23% −1
- The Final Curtain Saw it through without exemption. 21% −2
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (10)
story milestone ending side
- Nothing Left to Lose Freedom's just another word. 100%
- They're Gonna Love You You're gonna make it if you try. 73%
- Meet the New Boss Same as the old boss. 43%
- Hello, I Love You Won't you tell me your name? 38%
- Salt of the Earth Say a prayer for the common foot soldier. 30%
- Star-Crossed Lovers Beneath the milky twilight. 28%
- Flowers in Your Hair Such a strange vibration. 24%
- Alone Then again, I always was. 24%
- Modern Love Gets me to the church on time. 23%
- The Final Curtain Saw it through without exemption. 21%