Dark Arcana: The Carnival

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 774 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 295 reviews: 4.5h for positive, 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 (52.1% 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 (19)

• PICK UP THE TRAIL Acquire a photo of the missing woman 100%
• LITTLE HELPER Make friends with the monkey 96%
• THE EXPLORER Travel to the mirror world for the first time 93%
• WINNERS DON'T SKIP Finish 3 mini-games in a row without using the Skip option 92%
• LADY DIY Finish 3 hidden-object scenes in a row without using any hints 85%
• 3-IN-3 Find 3 hidden-objects within 3 seconds 84%
• THE TRUTH Learn the real story behind the ritual 84%
• QUICK-EYE Finish any hidden-object scene in less than 1 minute 82%
• DEADEYE Finish any hidden-object scene with less than 5 incorrect clicks 76%
• PUZZLE MASTERMIND Finish any mini-game in less than 15 seconds 66%
• LIFESAVER Rescue Jim 47%
• NEVER A SKIPPER Finish all the mini-games without using the Skip option 40%
• DIY MASTER Finish all hidden-object scenes without using any hints 37%
• SPEED MATCH Finish a game of Monaco in less than 1 minute 33%
• NO SHUFFLE TRIO Finish 3 games of Monaco in a row without reshuffling 29%
• THE WHOLE STORY Complete the game (Expert Mode) 27%
• EQUALLY MATCHED Finish half of all the games of Monaco 22%
• GAME, SET, MATCH Finish all the games of Monaco 19%
• THE COLLECTOR Unlock all the Achievements 16%