Near Death

When it gets good

Share of positive reviews by how many hours the reviewer had played when writing the review.

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Based on all 1,086 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 297 reviews: 4.2h for positive, 2.2h 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 (77.8% 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)

• Reestablished Contact Contacted McMurdo after the crash 100%
• Powered Up Got the blue generator up and running 65%
• Empty Cupboard Found a distinct lack of food in the Hab 59%
• Change of Plans Survived the fall and decided not to wait for a rescue 57%
• Established HQ Made it to the garage and started working on an escape plan 54%
• Next Gas: 225 Miles Installed an extra fuel tank on the snowcat 45%
• Going HAM Got the antenna and installed it on the snowcat 44%
• Better Safe Than Sorry Repaired the orange generator 41%
• Cartographer Got the maps from Science 41%
• Tourist Completed the game on Easy difficulty 40%
• How's the Weather? Got the radar and installed it on the snowcat 40%
• Lifelines Created 10 unique rope pole segments around Sutro Station 36%
• Snow Shark Completed a game of pool in the Hab 28%
• Adventure is Just Bad Planning Completed the game on Normal difficulty 28%
• Well-Prepared Created all of the equipment upgrades in Near Death 19%
• Lights in the Darkness Placed 10 different light poles around Sutro Station 16%
• True Adventurer Completed the game on Hard difficulty 6.0%
• Shackleton's Heir Completed the game on Condition 1 difficulty 4.8%