RATSHAKER™
Hooks you right away
What the data shows
- 93% of first-hour reviews are positive — about the same as players with 3+ hours (93%).
- The opening is criticised less than in 94% of games we track.
- 60% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “A Cabin In The Fields” (Enter the house) and “Wife Shaker” (Beat the game): from 89% to 60% of starters.
- 96% 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 3,940 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 295 reviews: 1.7h for positive, 1.2h 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 (96.5% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- A Cabin In The Fields Enter the house. 89% −11
- Wife Shaker Beat the game. Most players quit here 60% −29
story milestone ending biggest drop-off
Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.
All achievements (13)
story milestone ending side
- Shake it Baby Shake the RAT for the first time. 100%
- Shake it Real Good Shake the RAT 100 times. 99%
- A Cabin In The Fields Enter the house. 89%
- Video Killed the Rat-io Star Watch the advertisment. 86%
- Exterminator Kill the RAT. 83%
- Cracking Up Crack the RAT to turn it into a glowstick. 75%
- Wife Shaker Beat the game. 60%
- YOUCH!!!! Get crushed by the anvil. 38%
- Rodent Engineering Shake the RAT to start the generator. 35%
- Ratibiotics Shake the rat to purge the infection. 34%
- Stage Fright Don't go into the house for a minute after opening the door. 30%
- Caught Rat Handed Face the flashing lights and accept your fate. 11%
- Savouring Your Meal Linger in the meat maze for 5 minutes. 9.0%