A Golden Wake

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 356 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 297 reviews: 6.5h for positive, 5.3h 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 (38.1% 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 (18)

• Smooth Criminal You really know how to cover your tracks. 100%
• Salesman You were able to persuade one person without using Seller Intuition. 85%
• End of a Salesman You finished the game 74%
• Brotherly Love Beau showed up at a special event 70%
• Do You Even Rob, Bro? His bark was much worse than his bite. 64%
• Great Commoner A little celebrity endorsement is never a bad thing. 63%
• Logic King You solved the land auction puzzle without hints 55%
• Good Guy You remained above negative influence. 52%
• You're Going Toupee For That You've got a bright future ahead of you as a common thug! 51%
• Lazy Bum If only all sales were this easy. 45%
• Professional Poisoner You managed to survive in Havana without arousing suspicion. 43%
• Oh My Guard You haven't lost your touch 43%
• Super Salesman You were able to persuade everyone without using Seller Intuition. 41%
• Filthy Animal You forgot your cookies... 28%
• History Repeating Die the way your descendant might 25%
• Relics Of The Present What's he doing here? 24%
• Darwin Award You just improved the gene pool 19%
• You Might Learn Something Played the game with commentary on 15%