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Give it 4 hours
What the data shows
- In the first 2 hours 1 in 6 reviews are negative (17%); after 5h it's 1 in 25 (4%).
- Fully opens up by hour 5.
- The opening is criticised less than in 79% of games we track.
- 19% of players who start reach the ending.
- The biggest drop-off is between “Like Clockwork” (Unlock Orange Colour) and “Back to the Fuchsia” (Unlock Pink Colour): from 82% to 62% of starters.
- 86% 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 11,509 Steam reviews in every language. Median playtime in a sample of 114 reviews: 6.6h for positive, 1.9h 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 (85.9% of owners), so people who bought the game and never launched it don't count.
- Started playing 100%
- Aquacadabra Unlock Aqua Colour 100%
- Shrinking Violet Unlock Purple Colour 89% −11
- Like Clockwork Unlock Orange Colour 82% −7
- Back to the Fuchsia Unlock Pink Colour Most players quit here 62% −20
- Caught Red Handed Unlock Red Colour 44% −19
- In a Blue Moon Unlock Blue Colour 40% −4
- A Yellow Streak Unlock Yellow Colour 37% −3
- Into the Limelight Unlock Lime Colour 34% −3
- With Flying Colours Complete the game 19% −15
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
- Aquacadabra Unlock Aqua Colour 100%
- Showing True Colours Change colour for the first time 97%
- Shrinking Violet Unlock Purple Colour 89%
- Like Clockwork Unlock Orange Colour 82%
- Back to the Fuchsia Unlock Pink Colour 62%
- Pigment of Your Imagination Make 5000 obstacles disappear 59%
- Caught Red Handed Unlock Red Colour 44%
- In a Blue Moon Unlock Blue Colour 40%
- A Yellow Streak Unlock Yellow Colour 37%
- Into the Limelight Unlock Lime Colour 34%
- With Flying Colours Complete the game 19%
- With Compliments Watch the credits 16%
- Cyantific Apparatus Collect all the mysterious fun secret beakers 10%