When does Contradiction: Spot The Liar get good?

Give it 1 hour. In the first 2 hours almost 1 in 3 reviews are negative (29%); after 7h it's 1 in 30 (3%). Fully opens up by hour 7.

How many players finish Contradiction: Spot The Liar?

65% of players who start reach the ending.

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Contradiction: Spot The Liar

Jul 10, 2015 Steam: Overwhelmingly Positive

Give it 1 hour

Gets good by 1h almost every game dips in hours 2–3

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

Reach the ending 65% of players who started

Started playing 81% of owners

Steam reviews 95% positive of 3,259

What the data shows

In the first 2 hours almost 1 in 3 reviews are negative (29%); after 7h it's 1 in 30 (3%).
Fully opens up by hour 7.
Few early reviews, so this is a rough estimate.
65% of players who start reach the ending.
The biggest drop-off is between “6pm unlocked” (You completed 5pm!) and “7pm unlocked” (You completed 6pm!): from 100% to 88% of starters.
81% 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 3,268 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 299 reviews: 8.1h for positive, 5.9h 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 (81.3% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.

Started playing 100%
6pm unlocked You completed 5pm! 100%
7pm unlocked You completed 6pm! Most players quit here 88% −12
8pm unlocked You completed 7pm! 80% −8
9pm unlocked You completed 8pm! 74% −6
10pm unlocked You completed 9pm! 70% −4
11pm unlocked You completed 10pm! 69% −1
Midnight unlocked You completed 11pm! 68% −1
GAME COMPLETED! Well done - you've completed the game! 65% −4

story milestone ending biggest drop-off

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

All achievements (17)

story milestone ending side

6pm unlocked You completed 5pm! 100%
NO CHEATS USED! You didn't use any cheats during 5pm - congratulations! 98%
7pm unlocked You completed 6pm! 88%
NO CHEATS USED! You didn't use any cheats during 6pm - well done! 82%
8pm unlocked You completed 7pm! 80%
NO CHEATS USED! You didn't use any cheats during 7pm - excellent work! 75%
9pm unlocked You completed 8pm! 74%
10pm unlocked You completed 9pm! 70%
11pm unlocked You completed 10pm! 69%
Midnight unlocked You completed 11pm! 68%
NO CHEATS USED! You didn't use any cheats during 8pm - amazing! 68%
NO CHEATS USED! You didn't use any cheats during 10pm - fantastic! 67%
NO CHEATS USED! You didn't use any cheats during 9pm - brilliant! 65%
GAME COMPLETED! Well done - you've completed the game! 65%
NO CHEATS USED! You didn't use any cheats during 11pm - incredible! 63%
NO CHEATS USED! You didn't use any cheats in the final chapter - well done!! 58%
GAME COMPLETED WITH NO CHEATS! Amazing... Incredible... How can this be?!! You completed the whole game with no cheats!!! 54%

Steam page Updated: 2026-10-19.