When does Thumper get good?

Hooks you almost right away. In the first 2 hours 1 in 6 reviews are negative (18%); after 7h it's 1 in 40 (3%). Fully opens up by hour 7.

How many players finish Thumper?

8% of players who start reach the ending.

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Thumper

Oct 10, 2016 Steam: Very Positive

Hooks you almost right away

Gets good by 3h almost every game dips in hours 2–3

Fully opens up by 7h rated like by long-time players

Reach the ending 8% of players who started

Started playing 79% of owners

Steam reviews 92% positive of 4,429

What the data shows

In the first 2 hours 1 in 6 reviews are negative (18%); after 7h it's 1 in 40 (3%).
Fully opens up by hour 7.
The opening is criticised less than in 77% of games we track.
8% of players who start reach the ending.
The biggest drop-off is between “Level 1” and “Level 2”: from 100% to 70% of starters.
79% 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 4,431 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 297 reviews: 7.3h for positive, 3.1h 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 (79.4% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.

Started playing 100%
Level 1 Complete Level 1 100%
Level 2 Complete Level 2 Most players quit here 71% −29
Level 3 Complete Level 3 48% −22
Level 4 Complete Level 4 30% −19
Level 5 Complete Level 5 19% −10
Level 6 Complete Level 6 13% −6
Level 7 Complete Level 7 11% −2
Level 8 Complete Level 8 9% −1
All Levels Complete Complete all levels 8% −1

story milestone ending biggest drop-off

Story milestones were labeled by AI from achievement names and descriptions; mistakes are possible.

All achievements (19)

story milestone ending side

Level 1 Complete Level 1 100%
Level 2 Complete Level 2 71%
Level 3 Complete Level 3 48%
Level 4 Complete Level 4 30%
Level 5 Complete Level 5 19%
Level 1 S Rank Get S Rank on Level 1 17%
Level 6 Complete Level 6 13%
Level 2 S Rank Get S Rank on Level 2 11%
Level 7 Complete Level 7 11%
Level 8 Complete Level 8 9.2%
Level 3 S Rank Get S Rank on Level 3 8.1%
All Levels Complete Complete all levels 7.7%
Level 4 S Rank Get S Rank on Level 4 5.2%
Level 5 S Rank Get S Rank on Level 5 3.4%
Level 6 S Rank Get S Rank on Level 6 2.6%
Level 7 S Rank Get S Rank on Level 7 2.4%
Level 8 S Rank Get S Rank on Level 8 2.3%
Level 9 S Rank Get S Rank on Level 9 2.1%
All S Rank Get S Rank on all levels 2.0%

Steam page Updated: 2026-10-19.