When does Deponia: The Complete Journey get good?

Give it 15 hours. In the first 2 hours 1 in 3 reviews are negative (32%); after 15h it's 1 in 11 (9%). At least 43% of players who start reach the ending.

How many players finish Deponia: The Complete Journey?

At least 43% of players who start reach the ending.

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Deponia: The Complete Journey

Jul 8, 2014 Steam: Very Positive

Give it 15 hours

Gets good by 15h then rated almost like by veterans

Reach the ending at least 43% of players who started

Started playing 58% of owners

Steam reviews 84% positive of 6,880

What the data shows

In the first 2 hours 1 in 3 reviews are negative (32%); after 15h it's 1 in 11 (9%).
At least 43% of players who start reach the ending.
Most players drop off before “Hussa - Who's gonna care?” (Finally made it out of Kuvaq): only 51% of starters get there.
Only 58% 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 6,930 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 289 reviews: 17.2h for positive, 7.2h 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 (57.7% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.

Started playing 100%
Hussa - Who's gonna care? Finally made it out of Kuvaq. Most players quit here 51% −49
Hussa - Get On With The Plot! And so the journey continues... 47% −4
Hussa - The Chorus-Guys Rule! Finish Deponia. ≥43% −4

story milestone ending (most common ending) biggest drop-off

Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.

All achievements (105)

story milestone ending side

Kindergarten Learn the first steps. 100%
Brushhunter Good tooth care is important. 88%
Bullseye Always keep an eye on your target. 78%
Stand-In Waiter Did someone order an Espresso? 58%
Hussa - Who's gonna care? Finally made it out of Kuvaq. 51%
Hussa - Get On With The Plot! And so the journey continues... 47%
Huzzah with booze and so forth Rube Goldberg can pack it in 46%
Master Of Switches Help? Just to adjust a few switches? Well, you can count me out! 46%
DIY'er I can assemble that all on my own. 44%
Hussa - The Chorus-Guys Rule! Finish Deponia. 43%
Lollipop or love? Set priorities 42%
Huzzah – once more from the top I didn't do anything?! 41%
That seems about right... I can sort my pigeons without your help. 39%
Family drama Darth Vader is Luke Skywalker's father! 35%
Huzzah – good things come in threes Third time's a charm. 34%
Huzzah put balls to the wall After them! 34%
Loving The Truth Say, Goal... 34%
Shut up, Simon! Training is for losers! 33%
Newton would be proud Lets see... what else could I invert? 33%
Egg race No egg on your face 32%
Ludicrous Speed Light speed is too slow! 32%
Huzzah – with helium gas Have Helium – Will Travel 32%
Garden work Is it Easter already? 32%
A bond for life Force your luck 31%
Captain Planet ... and Fay wept quietly 31%
All mine! Omnomnom! Nomnomnomnomnomnom! 31%
Huzzah we'll work overtime Swimming certificate earned 31%
Freestyler Prove your street cred 30%
Huzzah let's hope far away Now what? 30%
Thanks! Was that our 15 minutes of fame? 30%
Missing Postage What do you mean “not enough postage“? 30%
Huzzah - because brakes are for wimps The old switcheroo. 29%
Free Toffee Animals don't belong in cages. 29%
Tease the dragon I thought you couldn't die here? 29%
Caffeine Crackie I think that robot fluffed into my coffee. 29%
Huzzah – he completely f*cked up Enjoy your fall. 29%
Groundhog Day Aka. How to die a thousand Deaths 28%
Paradox Meet yourself. 28%
Third time's a charm When shall we three meet again? 28%
Huzzah - three times the crap Three of a kind beats king high. 28%
Teamwork! I'll show you mine if you show me yours. 27%
Long time no see Not that I actually need it. 27%
Porta Fisco Carnival Throw me something, Mister! 27%
Cameo Wait, who's that? - Itsameeeea! 26%
A true friend Self-sacrifices and bla. 26%
Rufus to the rescue I'd be an amazing dad! 26%
Basic Instinct What has been seen cannot be unseen. 26%
Hide and seek Doors – useful AND sexy. 26%
Bozo is back! Pirates have feelings, too. 26%
Demolition Expert A good demolition expert doesn't need a second try. 26%
Huzzah – with a scoob a dee doo Elysium in hand's reach... 25%
Demagogue I knew it: I'm surrounded by assholes. 25%
Blow job Actually, that would have been Toni's job... 25%
Huzzah – he's off now for real The hardest part is letting go. 25%
Magic Mushroom Picker Little pieces of heaven down in the gutter. 25%
Journey Completed Time to let go... 25%
Laundry Day So that's why you don't wash your dirty laundry in public? 25%
Mission: Impossible He's just no fun person to hang out with. 25%
Remembrance of Things Past Tell it to the marines! 25%
Quality Assurance Does this smell like chloroform? 25%
Doppelganger Mirror mirror on the wall... 25%
Flipper out Hunt for the Red October 24%
Lever lover These levers just HAVE to make some sense . 24%
Saturday Night Fever Disco ain't dead! 24%
Gourmet A true gourmet is not afraid to try something new! 24%
History of Deponia Inform yourself explicitly about Deponia. 23%
Hand over heart At least I got the lyrics right. 23%
Vampire's Kiss Vampire me, Vampire you. Platy-poo. 22%
Zombie Apocalypse They seemed a bit bitey. 22%
Surgeon simulator Which place do I stick it in... ? 21%
With love from Porta Fisco Expert in platypus poetry 21%
Pre-paradox Back to the future 17%
Animal lover No animals were harmed in the making of this game! 17%
Not in the face! Thank you, sir, may I have another? 17%
What women want Survive the interview 17%
Supercool Make a fool of yourself 16%
Food Inspector Where's the fume extractor hood? 16%
Darwin Award Cut my life into pieces. 14%
Daring Sharpshooter I didn't mean to wind her up. 14%
Master of Darkness The darkest Room Escape Game ever. 14%
Micropayment Never pay more than 20 bucks for a computer game. 13%
Russian roulette You jump, I jump … not! 13%
Tough Guy! Didn't feel a thing. 13%
Ignorance is Bliss Don't turn around! The Kommissar is out! 12%
Deponia Idol The Droggeljug search for the supersinger 12%
Endurance test These foreign models are junk. 12%
Animal husbandry Catch 'em all! 12%
Bloody nose Rake up another achievement! 11%
Talent Scout 15 minutes of fame. 11%
Smack him! 1st RULE: You do not talk about FIGHT CLUB. 11%
Knock knock! Knock-knock. Who's there? Rufus. Rufus who? Rufus on fire! 11%
Behind the mirror An alternative ending to another game 10%
Woooghieee Did you see that? 10%
Voyeur So what? It's the only peep-show in town. 10%
T-415411293 I'll be back! 9.9%
That kid is fast as lightning Admit it: That was dumb luck! 9.9%
Hung out to dry He'll get around somehow. 9.9%
Junkyard King Collecting junk can be a form of art, too! 9.9%
Pin-up Goal I only read it for the articles 9.7%
Sadist Picking at fresh wounds. 9.7%
Story Time Once upon a time... 9.7%
Cheater I see what you did there... 9.5%
Catwalk Queen High fashion - low fashion - high fashion - low fashion. 9.5%
Collecting agent Collecting agent 9.4%
Ornithorhynchologist You can’t make an omelette without breaking some eggs. 9.2%

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