Monkey Island™ 2 Special Edition: LeChuck’s Revenge™
Hooks you almost right away
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 9 reviews are negative (11%); after 7h it's 1 in 20 (5%).
- The opening is criticised less than in 89% of games we track.
- 64% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “Largo Embargo Complete” (Complete Part One: Largo Embargo) and “Four Map Pieces Complete” (Complete Part Two: Four Map Pieces): from 100% to 70% of starters.
- Only 61% 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 3,021 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 299 reviews: 8.6h for positive, 10.4h 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 (61% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Largo Embargo Complete Complete Part One: Largo Embargo. 100%
- Four Map Pieces Complete Complete Part Two: Four Map Pieces. Most players quit here 71% −29
- LeChuck's Fortress Complete Complete Part Three: LeChuck's Fortress. 68% −3
- A True Pirate Complete the game. 64% −4
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (12)
story milestone ending side
- Largo Embargo Complete Complete Part One: Largo Embargo. 100%
- Keeping it Old School Switch to classic mode at least once. 85%
- Four Map Pieces Complete Complete Part Two: Four Map Pieces. 71%
- LeChuck's Fortress Complete Complete Part Three: LeChuck's Fortress. 68%
- A True Pirate Complete the game. 64%
- Call 9-1-1 Call the LucasArts helpdesk when walking through the jungle on Dinky Island. 55%
- Helium Inhaler Guybrush inhales some helium. 49%
- Turning the Lights Out Complete the game by using object highlighting five times or less. 47%
- Five Minutes Later... Allow Guybrush to die. 43%
- Free Thinker Beat the game using fewer than 10 hints. 34%
- Monkey Master Beat the game without using one hint. 31%
- Speed Demon Finish the game in under three hours. 6.9%