Psychopomp GOLD
Hooks you almost right away
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 10 reviews are negative (10%); after 4h it's 1 in 95 (1%).
- The opening is criticised less than in 90% of games we track.
- 43% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “Egg of the Earth” (Complete an Area) and “Deeper Down” (Descend to a Lower Area): from 83% to 59% of starters.
- 93% of owners got the first achievement.
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 5,545 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 296 reviews: 5h for positive, 2.6h 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 (92.6% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Egg of the Earth Complete an Area 83% −17
- Deeper Down Descend to a Lower Area Most players quit here 59% −24
- Awoken Reach the Center 43% −16
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (20)
story milestone ending side
- Violence begets Silence Kill. 100%
- Good Doggy Pet the Dog 85%
- Egg of the Earth Complete an Area 83%
- Key of the Mind Find an Emerald Key 76%
- Place of Remembrance Visit a Church 74%
- Outside the Fold Discover a Transient Area 72%
- I HATE NEEDLES Complete a level without Healing 61%
- Good Doggy? Open the Dog 60%
- Deeper Down Descend to a Lower Area 59%
- Itchy Find a Tick 59%
- Bubbling Places Visit an Ephemeral Location 52%
- Generational Trauma Get crushed in the Factory 51%
- Broken Locale Visit an Aberrant Location 44%
- Awoken Reach the Center 43%
- Meanwhile... View the Epilogue 41%
- Wrong Number Make a phonecall 40%
- Last Song Listen to Psychopomp's Song 38%
- What's your name? Remember the distant past 27%
- Tracing the Fabric Play with a Mod! 27%
- PeacefulPomp Complete a level without using your Hammer 16%