When does Chip get good?

Give it 1 hour. In the first 2 hours 1 in 4 reviews are negative (23%); after 3h it's 1 in 6 (16%). Only 35% of owners have even the first achievement — the rest barely played.

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Chip

Apr 25, 2014 Steam: Very Positive

Give it 1 hour

Gets good by 1h almost every game dips in hours 2–3

Started playing 35% of owners

Steam reviews 83% positive of 1,171

What the data shows

In the first 2 hours 1 in 4 reviews are negative (23%); after 3h it's 1 in 6 (16%).
Only 35% 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 1,171 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 270 reviews: 4.6h for positive, 2.9h 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 (34.9% 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 (22)

The Quest Begins Unlocked for completing the first level. 100%
Over 9000 Unlocked for having a score over a certain amount. 94%
Robot In Disguise Unlocked for customising your character. 56%
Shifting Gears Unlocked for swapping character. 40%
Prison Break! Unlocked for completing Level Pack 1. 32%
Just Can’t Wait To Be King Unlocked for submitting a score to the Leaderboard. 29%
To Me, To You, To Me, To You Unlocked for using a magnet. 27%
Upgraditis Unlocked for fully customising your character. 24%
How do they work? Unlocked for magnetising a magnet. 21%
What a Horrible Night to Have a Curse Unlock Rust. 20%
Where's My Robot? Unlocked for completing Level Pack 2. 19%
Robot Ninja Impress a Grumpy King with your ninja moves. 18%
A.W.E.S.O.M.-O Unlocked for gaining access to all secret levels. 18%
All in Good Time. Unlocked for completing Level Pack 3. 18%
Unstable Current Unlocked for having a single bolt transition through all three possible states. 18%
Henry Walton Jones, Jr Unlocked for finding every collectable in The Wardrobe. 18%
Hyperion Unlocked for collecting 225 Lightbulbs. 18%
Superstar Ken Unlocked for buying every collectable in The Wardrobe. 18%
Sherlock Ohms Floor 2, Room 3X, 10 Moves. The game is afoot. 18%
I'm giving her all she's got, Captain! Overcurrent! 18%
Tonight: Great Robot Party! Unlocked for finding the Big Robot Party. 17%
Super King Unlocked for being first in the leaderboard, requires at least 4 friends. 17%

Steam page Updated: 2026-10-20.