When does The Happy Hereafter get good?

Give it 5 hours. In the first 2 hours almost 1 in 2 reviews are negative (40%); after 5h it's 1 in 7 (15%). Few early reviews, so this is a rough estimate.

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The Happy Hereafter

Jun 5, 2014 Steam: Mostly Positive

Give it 5 hours

Gets good by 5h then rated almost like by veterans

Steam reviews 78% positive of 437

What the data shows

In the first 2 hours almost 1 in 2 reviews are negative (40%); after 5h it's 1 in 7 (15%).
Few early reviews, so this is a rough estimate.
The game has no achievements; this is based on reviews only.

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 441 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 295 reviews: 5.5h for positive, 4.5h 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

This game has no achievements.

Steam page Updated: 2026-10-21.